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How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise
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How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise

Struggling to secure finance for your social enterprise? Founder Tendai shares how Ruka scaled with values-aligned investment from Big Issue Invest – and why mission-driven capital matters
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.
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What is social impact financing – and should your organisation consider it? 

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

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

Big Issue draws big names to £25m fund to help marginalised people become entrepreneurs
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue draws big names to £25m fund to help marginalised people become entrepreneurs

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Social investment could create '36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities'
Lord Victor Adebowale at Corporate Challenge Year 1 impact event.
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Social investment could create '36,000 jobs in our most deprived communities'

How The Big Issue helped bring online laughter classes to locked-down Brits
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How The Big Issue helped bring online laughter classes to locked-down Brits

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