Archive for January 2024
Ripples Story: “The spirit of enterprise”
In this article, Alan Qualtrough, Editor at The Stonehouse Voice CIC, discusses how the Rank Network has fostered a flourishing social enterprise network and entrepreneurship in Plymouth. Nudge Community Builders The Rank Foundation’s focus on Plymouth sowed the seed of enterprise, which has blossomed vigorously. Enterprises run by individuals or small teams have flourished, as…
Read MoreRipples Story: “The cycle of improvement”
In this article, James Beecher, Project Manager at Creative Sustainability, shares how Profit for Good helped Access Bike recover from the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and find the road to sustainability. Access Bike is a community bike workshop and youth space in an old Mill building in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Our mission is to reduce the financial…
Read MoreRipples Story: “The power of circular economies”
In this article, Fiona Keir, Operations Officer at Green Hive, shares how the Green Hive workshop became self-sufficient in income from selling their recycled products, in order to meet their running costs.
Read MoreRipples Story: “Building relationships”
In this article, Elenid Roberts, Transport Coordinator at Yr Orsaf, describes how her organisation transformed an empty building into the Cymru Fydd community hub, a beacon of support and opportunity in Gwynedd, North Wales with help from our Profit for Good Programme. Located in the heart of Dyffryn Nantlle in Gwynedd, North Wales, Cymru Fydd…
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