Reasons to be cheerful, part 3: Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You

Alrighty! Today is International Happiness Day so I’m making an attempt to be extra chipper today. What is International Happiness Day?  Now in its third year, it’s a United Nations-backed campaign calling for happiness and well-being to be given greater priority when measuring global progress.  This year’s theme is around connecting with people, so I’d like to wish you a super Friday (which is always the happiest day anyway…)

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Having its cake and eating it: Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You

It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You. It’s also my birthday, so if you fancy tweeting @schsocent and suggesting that I should be allowed to go home / to the pub early it would be appreciated – if you click this link it will do it for you.  You only have to make one click! (The phone number is 020 7089 9210 if you think that you can make a good case for it over the phone).

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I’m actually not much of a fan of birthday cake

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Back to work: Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You

I’m back and refreshed after a week in the sun.  (I am a little tired, I woke up especially early to watch the cricket this morning only to find that England had already lost.) A lot has been going on at SSE recently; congratulations to everyone who graduated from our Fellowship course on Wednesday, another excellent group of social entrepreneurs becoming SSE Fellows. Applications for our Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs Programme have been streaming in, keep them coming.

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All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You

I am very excited, as I’m off on holiday to the Canary Islands tomorrow and can briefly escape this cold weather.  No Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You next week, but I’m sure that you’ll manage without it.

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Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You: Rebooted

A very wise man reminded me earlier this week that ‘a change is as good as a rest’. Never one to ignore advice, I decided that it was time to go full Gok Wan and give Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You a makeover.  The content will remain the same though; useful links buried amongst inane babble and appalling puns.

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