*Warning. Contains Satire*. Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You.

This week’s Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You has been overshadowed by news of a dangerous virus which has finally taken hold in parts of the UK, and now threatens to wreak havoc.

But enough about UKIP (can we put him in quarantine?), here’s your round-up of social enterprise news.

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Far more London-centric than it should be: Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You

Uh-oh.  A lot of this week’s news is events taking place in London, I’m afraid.  If you aren’t from London and want to quickly pass over the articles that aren’t of interest, I’ve handily marked them out for you using Cockney rhyming slang.  This took longer to do than I thought it would.

In all seriousness – if you have an event / funding opportunity / article that you’d like promoted and you are outside of the capital, please send it over and I’ll try to pop it in next week.

Photo Credit: bthomso via Compfight cc

Photo Credit: bthomso via Compfight cc

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I guess now it’s time that you came back for good -Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You

A dual purpose headline that not only reflects the fact that I’m back from holiday but also acts as a tribute to Jason Orange, who this week announced that he was quitting Take That. (He was one of the ones that isn’t Gary, Mark or Robbie).

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Besides idle celebrity tittle-tattle, this week’s Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You picks up on the best bits from around the sector while I was away.  There’s quite a lot…!  Continue reading

Demob-happy and counting down to 5…it’s Have I Got Social Enteprise News For You

That’s right, Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You is switching on the out-of-office, packing it’s bags and heading on holiday for a couple of weeks (Bordeaux, San Sebastian, Rome and Venice – all tips gratefully received), so the next edition won’t be until the end of September. See you then!

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News + social media tools + this boring headline = Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You

It’s been a bit of a quiet week this week (perhaps no surprise with the bank holiday), so along with the usual news I’ve included some tools that may help with your social media efforts – the marketing ones a few weeks ago were well received so hopefully these will be too!
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