FYI: Exclusive: Treasury explores reinvestment act

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? 社會企業家的事業 my facebook  &  my twitter & my tumblr --- 2009年9月30日 星期三，Social Enterprise <socialenterprise@se-livewire.com> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Social Enterprise <socialenterprise@se-livewire.com> 主題: Exclusive: Treasury explores reinvestment act 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2009年9月30日,星期三,下午10:02 To share this message, click here click here to see all our lovely images in your browser 30 September '09 EXCLUSIVE: Treasury Secretary ‘extremely interested’ in Community Reinvestment Act EXCLUSIVE: 'Bitter' Westminster drops challenge to Coin Street 'blot on landscape' New SEC boss beat 'high-level, commercial' applicants for the job Labour conference: Brown to partner with Eden on 'green jobs' initiative Grow expands thanks to new £4m deal and The bottom line: driving change in road safety Brand new features from Social Enterprise magazine now online – click here EXCLUSIVE: Treasury Secretary ‘extremely interested’ in Community Reinvestment Act Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne has revealed that the government is looking at the possibility of US-style Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which compels banks to invest in deprived neighbourhoods. more... EXCLUSIVE: 'Bitter' Westminster drops challenge to Coin Street 'blot on landscape' Westminster City Council has announced it will not appeal against a High Court decision to give the green light to a social enterprise development on London's South Bank. more... New SEC boss beat 'high-level, commercial' applicants for the job The newly appointed CEO of the Social Enterprise Coalition beat strong applicants from the private and financial sectors for the job, it has been revealed. more... Labour conference: Brown to partner with Eden on 'green jobs' initiative The government plans to partner with eco social enterprise the Eden Project to create 10,000 green jobs for young people, Gordon Brown said in his keynote party conference speech yesterday. more... Grow expands thanks to new £4m deal Social enterprise the Grow Organisation has just sealed a deal worth £4m that will help 1,200 long-term unemployed people into work during the recession - with some help from Big Issue Invest. more... Other top stories on www.socialenterpriselive.com Social investment guru cleans up global toilet market, New members sought for Social Enterprise Coalition board   Not a subscriber? Here's what you're missing! In 60 seconds: Resource allocation Figured out: Healthy creativity (FREE) Business surgery: Building relationships   Subscribe here The bottom line... The death of a friend in a road traffic accident led Wale Yusuff to start a social enterprise teaching young drivers road safety...and he wants government to get on board. more... Social Enterprise Livewire is sponsored by Markel, specialist insurance providers to the sector. Markel are a long established insurance underwriter who have provided insurance for both commercial and not-for-profit organisations for a number of years. Our Social Welfare Insurance is particularly suited to social enterprises as each risk is written on its individual merits and our bespoke insurance arrangements are complemented by risk management support services. © Social Enterprise Magazine 2009 Social Enterprise LIVEWIRE is produced by London Fields Publishing on behalf of Social Enterprise. No part of this publication may be produced in any material form (including photocopying it or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 6-10 Kirby Street, London, England, EC1N 8TS. Applications for the copyright owner¹s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher. The registered office of London Fields Publishing is 15 Clifton Road, London N22 7XN. Company registered in England no. 4219483

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