Sir Ronald Cohen launches fundraising appeal for Future Business Centre
The pioneer of the social investment movement, Sir Ronald Cohen, helped launch the public fundraising campaign for the Future Business Centre – Cambridge’s first purpose-built incubation centre to help social and environmental businesses start up and succeed.
Cafe opportunity at the Future Business Centre - request for expressions of interest
The Future Business Centre, due to open in October this year, is a different kind of enterprise hub; more than just a set of workspaces for rent, it will be a place where people will be encouraged to establish and grow their businesses while providing a social or environmental benefit. It now seeks expressions of interest from potential operators for its Cafe, which will be located in the heart…
Allia opens up social impact bond market to individual retail investors
The first public opportunity to invest in a social impact bond launches today, giving retail investors a unique opportunity to invest in making a positive social impact that will repay capital plus a variable return according to success. Offered by Allia, a charitable social investment organisation, the Future for Children Bond will invest into the social impact bond (SIB) for Essex County…