SBI hosted a joint seminar with the British Ambassador in Helsinki. Lively discussion took place with UK Minister Greg Clark, social innovators and representatives from Finnish national and local government.
Jonathan Bland rallies troops to get behind the Commission’s proposals on social business: “Those with experience across the EU, and beyond, should mobilise to pool their knowledge to support the Commission and their partners in national and local government and make this ecosystem a reality.”
SBI guest blogger and associate Kirsten van den Hout contemplates recipes for success in social franchising.
Jonathan Bland is excited that the EU is finally recognising social enterprise but warns that EU regulations can kill social innovation if the left hand doesn’t know what the right one does.