NESsT’s new five-year strategy includes transitioning toward impact investing by managing a series of social investment funds. Here’s how we integrated a professional lending operation to complement our outstanding business mentoring and grant financing program.
NESsTing Upon the Thames
Claire Wilkinson has been newly appointed to the Board of NESsT UK. She’s walking the 184 miles of the Thames Path from the barrier east of Greenwich to the river’s source in Gloucestershire. While she walks, she’s going to consider social entrepreneurship and write a blog for us. She’s hoping to encourage donations to NESsT, to raise money for social enterprises generating dignified jobs for people most in need.
Latest post: 25 June 2019
From Foster Care to Programmer: Guest Blog from Ola, inaugural graduate of the Możesz ITy programme by Coders Lab
Pedala: From Idea to Sales to Scaling
Alexandre and Vinicius set out to launch an ecological delivery social enterprise. They quickly realized they didn’t have all the right skills to run a company. A good idea and passion aren’t enough to make a social enterprise successful; entrepreneurs need specialized skills and advisory to make their businesses a long-term success.