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How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
People in wheelchairs at a post-Naidex social event organised by Sociability
Accessibility

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers

Sociability app founder Matt Pierri is on a mission to make the lives of disabled people easier and the world more accessible with the help of Big Issue Invest
Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Monica Galetti
Food

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people

How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
B Corp Month

How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy

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Poverty levels are stubborn – but the public purse is strained. Could impact investment solve the problem?
Ronnie Cohen

Poverty levels are stubborn – but the public purse is strained. Could impact investment solve the problem?

Big Issue Invest appoints ex-CEO of Standard Bank as new Chair
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest appoints ex-CEO of Standard Bank as new Chair

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Our journalism

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025

Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Employment

Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work

‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
Big Issue Invest

‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Social Enterprise

How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise
Ruka Hair at an industry event
Big Issue Invest

How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise

What is social impact financing – and should your organisation consider it? 
People packing boxes at a food bank. Representing the type of organisation that might seek social impact financing.
Big Issue Invest

What is social impact financing – and should your organisation consider it? 

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Food and nutrition
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Food and nutrition

Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding
Big Issue Invest

Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding

Charity

What would happen if the UK’s volunteers stopped volunteering?
Volunteering

What would happen if the UK’s volunteers stopped volunteering?

I’m a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need
Childline counsellor
Jenny Cockle

I’m a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
Live Aid

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?

Apprentice star Mike Soutar: ‘I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline’
TV

Apprentice star Mike Soutar: ‘I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline’

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