Tag: Funding
![Funding, finance and support update for Transition Enterprises Funding, finance and support update for Transition Enterprises](http://reconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/refund-database-320x198.jpg)
Mark Simmonds takes us on a journey through the funding, finance and support landscape for Transition Enterprises and Social Enterprises. 2016 will be an interesting year for Transition Enterprises and social enterprise in general. There is a growth in the DIY sustainable enterprise culture as a response to climate change, a broken food system, a […]
![Is debt a dirty word? Is debt a dirty word?](http://reconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Energy4All_Kids_at_Fens_site_Pure_Leapfrog-352x198.jpg)
Very interesting question posed in today’s guest blog from Alex Germanis of Pure Leapfrog…. In the subsequent fallout from the war on Wonga, has debt once again become the bad guy? There certainly are unpalatable consequences to bad debt, yet throughout human history we have used debt, whether in barter-based economies or today’s complex […]
![ClearlySo and raising capital for social enterprises ClearlySo and raising capital for social enterprises](http://reconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Screen-Shot-2013-05-28-at-15.45.05-319x198.png)
Simon Evill is social business manager for ClearlySo, the gatekeeper to its capital raising services and consultant to new members. Here he gives a timely review of ClearlySo’s activities in the social enterprise sector and delivers some useful advice to social entrepreneurs looking for investment to scale up. ClearlySo is a financial intermediary […]
![Carbon Leapfrog and support for community energy projects Carbon Leapfrog and support for community energy projects](http://reconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Screen-Shot-2013-05-20-at-14.47.01-319x198.png)
We are at an interesting junction in the evolution of community energy in the UK. The path to creating ownership of energy generation at the local level has never been easy, but as we make our way through 2013, it seems that the government has finally awakened to the cause, and community energy groups are […]
![The amazing story of community currencies in Brazil: Interview The amazing story of community currencies in Brazil: Interview](http://reconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_2423-352x198.jpg)
When it comes to the great global transition to a better world some places are completely fascinating to observe. For example, Bhutan and its policies of Gross National Happiness or Germany and their spread of community renewables. Brazil’s story of community banks and currencies is also absolutely fascinating. This article is linked to another article titled The […]
![Top 40 Platforms for Crowdfunding Social Change Top 40 Platforms for Crowdfunding Social Change](http://reconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/top_40_platforms_for_crowdfunding_social_change-352x198.jpg)
This post is a guest blog by Josef Davies-Coates and it originally appeared on the P2P Foundation blog. Crowdfunding is a new word for an old idea. The Oxford English dictionary defines it as “the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, […]
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