Social entrepreneurs are certainly making a lot
of waves at the moment – everyone from Jeff Skoll to Bill Gates is
starting or funding businesses with a mission.  The message is that style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>you can
have a social mission and still make lots of money and more and more of the
leading entrepreneurs are taking this route

FreshIdeas Events are discussing this at our next
event in central London on Wed evening 25^th
March.  This presents an excellent opportunity to
join successful UK entrepreneurs and find out about the opportunities and
people in this growth area.  

Leading entrepreneurs will offer insights from
their own experiences as to what it takes to grow a successful business with a
social mission and the programme will include talks on social
business models, getting finance for your venture and the value of branding and
marketing the social aspect of a business to an increasingly money-conscious
consumer.  Speakers and topics include:

Karen Darby,
founder of the online comparison service, SimplySwitch which created 100s of
jobs in one of the most deprived areas in the UK and sold for £22m.  Karen
is now working on Call Britannia her next big venture, she is on a mission to
create 10,000 jobs in the UK and will discuss starting a business with a social
mission, building a team and raising finance.

Chris Arnold,
former creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi & author of forthcoming
"Ethical Marketing and the New Consumer" – on understanding the
consumer interest in ethical and social brands and the effect of the recession
on this.
 
Bridges Ventures
-  a Venture Capital company with a social mission – on attracting finance for
your business or idea.
 
The event is followed by a networking session and a chance to meet and discuss
your business with exhibitors.

Book online at www.freshideasevents.com
– we have a few remaining places and recommend prompt booking to get
them.

Location:
HSBC, 78 St. James’s Street, London SW1A 1JB
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Regards,

Jackie Brennan
FreshIdeas Events Ltd
 
Mob: + 44 (0) 7748 963770
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