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Big Issue Founder addresses social entrepreneurs in the North West to celebrate successes of £25 million fund tackling inequity
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Big Issue Founder addresses social entrepreneurs in the North West to celebrate successes of £25 million fund tackling inequity
Big Issue Group teams up with Teemill to launch range of clothes designed by top UK fashion designers
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Big Issue Group teams up with Teemill to launch range of clothes designed by top UK fashion designers
Social Enterprise leading the charge in tackling prisoner education secures £150,000 of investment
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Social Enterprise leading the charge in tackling prisoner education secures £150,000 of investment
Big Issue Group reports extraordinary 58% growth in reach, as more people seek to engage with the organisation, during cost of living crisis
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Big Issue Group reports extraordinary 58% growth in reach, as more people seek to engage with the organisation, during cost of living crisis
Lincolnshire-based NW Counselling Hub CIC secures £50,000 investment from Big Issue Invest
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Lincolnshire-based NW Counselling Hub CIC secures £50,000 investment from Big Issue Invest
UnLtd. and Big Issue Invest’s £10 million pound Fund announces new investment into neurodivergent talent startup
![Neuropool GIF](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Neuropool-GIF.png?w=768)
UnLtd. and Big Issue Invest’s £10 million pound Fund announces new investment into neurodivergent talent startup
Release prisoners a day early to access essential services, Big Issue founder tells Lords
![Lord Bird, founder of the Big Issue](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Lord-Bird-Lords-hero.jpg?w=764)
Release prisoners a day early to access essential services, Big Issue founder tells Lords
Big Issue launches newsletters for readers in cost of living crisis
![Working On It.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Working-on-it_web2.png?w=768)
Big Issue launches newsletters for readers in cost of living crisis
Newcastle-based cultural not-for-profit receives £45K in funding from Big Issue Invest
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Newcastle-based cultural not-for-profit receives £45K in funding from Big Issue Invest
Entrepreneurial social enterprise that helps young people from underrepresented communities receives £127K from Big Issue Invest
![Foundervine](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Image-credit-Foundervine-resized.jpg?w=768)
Entrepreneurial social enterprise that helps young people from underrepresented communities receives £127K from Big Issue Invest
Big Issue Group reports significant rise in vendor numbers as Cost-of-living Crisis bites
![Big Issue Vendor, Lawrence. Image Credit: Louise Haywood-Schiefer](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RS-Lawrence.jpg?w=768)
Big Issue Group reports significant rise in vendor numbers as Cost-of-living Crisis bites
“We can all work towards raising our basic living standards for people of all walks of life. Because united we have the power.”: top Comedian Dane Baptiste calls on support for Big Issue vendors as he joins organisation as official Ambassador
![Image: Dane Baptiste, Big Issue Group Ambassador](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dane-B-.jpg?w=768)
“We can all work towards raising our basic living standards for people of all walks of life. Because united we have the power.”: top Comedian Dane Baptiste calls on support for Big Issue vendors as he joins organisation as official Ambassador
Social enterprise providing film training to young disadvantaged people receives £150K in funding from Big Issue Invest
![Chocolate Films](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Chocolate-Films-RS.jpg?w=768)
Social enterprise providing film training to young disadvantaged people receives £150K in funding from Big Issue Invest
New investors announced for social impact investment Fund that back people the mainstream does not reach
![Foundervine](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Image-credit-Foundervine-resized.jpg?w=768)
New investors announced for social impact investment Fund that back people the mainstream does not reach
Big Issue Group calls on businesses to back a specialist recruitment service supporting people who face barriers to sustainable employment as gap in labour market persists
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Big Issue Group calls on businesses to back a specialist recruitment service supporting people who face barriers to sustainable employment as gap in labour market persists
Big Issue celebrate the top 100 Changemakers in society for 2023
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Big Issue celebrate the top 100 Changemakers in society for 2023
Big Issue Group has seen seven times more vendors needing critical fuel and food support this winter
![Big Issue vendor](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1544_Paul-M-column.jpg?w=768)
Big Issue Group has seen seven times more vendors needing critical fuel and food support this winter
Ten-year-old is announced as winner of the Big Issue Kids Christmas cover competition
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Ten-year-old is announced as winner of the Big Issue Kids Christmas cover competition
“The subscriptions have been a game-changer. If they hadn’t come in I don’t know what would have happened.” Norwich Big Issue vendor talks about the importance of supporting network of 1,500 vendors via subscriptions this Christmas
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“The subscriptions have been a game-changer. If they hadn’t come in I don’t know what would have happened.” Norwich Big Issue vendor talks about the importance of supporting network of 1,500 vendors via subscriptions this Christmas
Virgin Media O2 to roll out free mobile data to all Big Issue vendors
![Lawrence Chaser, Big Issue vendor. Image credit: Louise Haywood-Schiefer](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RS-Lawrence.jpg?w=768)