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07.09.10
Islington Giving’s UnLtd Challenge has launched!



Teaming up with Islington Giving, the search is on for inspirational individuals aged 11 years onwards who live or work in Islington with the passion, talent and ideas to make a positive difference to this diverse and vibrant borough. It’s all about supporting the people of Islington, helping them to connect with one another and providing innovative activities.

A share of the £25,000 prize fund is up for grabs alongside non-financial support to help turn ambitious ideas into a reality. Closing date for entries is Thursday 30th September.

For more information, click here.


31.08.10
Level 2 autumn 2010 applications now open



The Autumn Level 2 competition is now open for applications across UnLtd’s Millennium Awards, HE Social Entrepreneurship Awards, and Better Net Awards programmes until 12noon on Friday 24th September 2010.

The Awards of up to £15,000 are given to individuals with an existing and scalable project which offers innovative entrepreneurial solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing their community, the wider society and the world.

Previous recipients of the Award include Trabasack, Enabled By Design, The Choir With No Name, Pants To Poverty to name but a few!

An online application form is available for potential applicants to fill in.

Please click here for more information.


16.08.10
The UnLtd 4iP Challenge is on!



As the UK becomes increasingly connected through digital technology and social networks, UnLtd and Channel 4’s digital investment fund 4iP are challenging the British public in their search for the 50 best digital ideas. These ideas should be bold and ambitious and incorporate the digital and mobile environment through websites, mobile applications and games.

The UnLtd 4iP Award aims to use the constantly connected aspect of the Internet and mobiles to improve the health and well-being of the UK by focusing on positive body image and healthy food habits. Each Award Winner will receive up to £5,000 to develop their idea or prototype and place them firmly on the path of social entrepreneurship.

Click here for more information




30.06.10
UnLtd Engage: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation



With the UK population continuing to age the UnLtd Engage Awards, in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, aim to encourage older people to respond to this issue by creating solutions to make ageing easier. It’s about making the most of opportunities, and as the retirement age is now uncapped, see how work and volunteering can enable people to share wisdom, inspire self-belief and live healthier, longer and happier lives.

The 30 Start-Up Awards of up to £2,500 will help individuals to develop their ideas for social change, build positive perceptions about ageing and promote the entrepreneurial spirit of older people.

Click here for more information




30.06.10
3 out of 4 Social Entrepreneurs affected by Budget cuts



A survey carried out by UnLtd has revealed that the majority of social entrepreneurs are unsure of what to expect following the emergency budget announcements last week, with 3 in 4 expecting their venture to be affected.

With news of the Government planning spending cuts of £30bn by 2014/15, 39% of respondents are feeling less confident as a result, with 45% believing it will create a negative effect on their venture. Social entrepreneurs expect the key taxation measures that will affect them most will be the increase in VAT to 20%, with 69% expecting the rise to have a negative effect on their venture. Some believe that the emergency budget announcements will be worse for early start-up social entrepreneurs and the less well-off who will now have less funding or resources available. The survey also reveals the Coalition Government is met by a general sense of uncertainty with 44% not knowing if they will affect their venture for the better or the worse or indeed make any difference.

Despite these uncertainties and the challenges ahead, the survey indicates the value of social entrepreneurship will be even greater; presenting an opportunity for determined, creative and resourceful social entrepreneurs prepared to take risks and respond to a changing environment.

Click here for more information




02.06.10
Level 2 Spring Award Winners announced!


We are pleased to announce the recipients of our Level 2 Spring 2010 competition supporting the UK’s leading new social entrepreneurs.

Level 2 Awards are awarded to individuals with innovative entrepreneurial projects which demonstrate scalability and long-term growth potential and offer inspirational solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing communities, wider society and the world.

Awards were available across four of our programmes including the Higher Education Social Entrepreneurship Awards and the Better Net Awards for online projects. There were 24 Awards made in the latest round – to view the full list of Award Winners, click on the following link – Level 2 Spring Award Winners

Congratulations to them all!



28.05.10
New themes announced for UnLtd 4iP Awards Programme



Two new themes have been announced for the Awards Programme from UnLtd and 4iP, which helps individuals develop early stage digital media ideas and prototypes and build the skills, capabilities and partnerships to turn prototypes into social businesses.

Funding of up to £5,000 is now available to individuals with ambitious ideas for websites, applications or games which help people understand how they feel about their body; and the best, food-focused, high-impact digital products or services that are user-centred and have the potential to be transformative.

UnLtd and 4iP are asking for the ‘Body Image’ and ‘Crowd/Sauce’ ideas to be ‘4’ in flavour – fun, straight talking, edgy and provocative, financially sustainable and to target mainstream audiences.

For more information, click on the following link – UnLtd 4iP Awards



27.05.10
Guinness Bring It To Life Awards


We are excited to announce the launch of the Guinness Bring It To Life Awards, in association with UnLtd and Rathbone. The Awards will work with people aged 25 – 35 who have a brilliant urban regeneration idea that will make a difference to their local community.

People will receive a Guinness Bring It To Life Award through UnLtd and will have access to funding, training and volunteer support from Rathbone and Diageo Great Britain to bring their social ventures to life. The Guinness Bring it to Life Awards honour Arthur Guinness’ commitment to supporting local communities.

For more information, click on the following link - Guinness Bring It To Life Awards.



29.04.10
Be Challenged. Be Inspired. Live UnLtd



UnLtd is delighted to announce the arrival of 'Live UnLtd', a new home for supporting the talent of young people in the UK who can transform the world around them.

Live UnLtd will become the world's largest initiative of its kind to positively engage young people, working with some of the most effective organisations and brands.

Launching with £5m of funding from Big Lottery Fund & the Millennium Awards Trust to provide a 'Dragon's Den' style platform for young people and packages of support; Live UnLtd is formed following UnLtd's success in distributing millions of pounds of funding to individuals for the likes of Sport Relief, Channel 4 and Vodafone and will create an umbrella for investing in young people around the UK to use music, sport, arts or traditional business to change the world around them for the better.

Live UnLtd will resource over 20,000 young people over the next five years and grow the foundations to fuel a social revolution - where young people are supported as the solutions to the problems affecting the UK.

www.LiveUnLtd.com


14.04.10
Justin's bringing Trabasack!



UnLtd Level 2 Award Winners, Clare and Duncan Edwards have received the ultimate endorsement with their Trabasack lap bag after Justin Timberlake, singer and worldwide superstar, featured their ingenious viral video on his website and Twitter. The singer wrote on his Twitter account, 'You wanted new music? Here you go (sorta):' and described it as 'Wow. Sharp. Witty. Bold. That's all we gotta say:' on his website, www.justintimberlake.com

The video features YouTube sensation and TV personality, Brett Domino, performing a medley of Justin Timberlake songs on the Trabasack lap tray. The video has now had over 60,000 views on YouTube after being released only a week ago.

For further information visit www.trabasack.co.uk


30.03.10
Success supporting social entrepreneurship across Leeds



For the past three years, UnLtd has partnered with the Leeds LEGI Sharing the Success Programme to support the development of social entrepreneurship across the most economically disadvantaged areas in Leeds.

Our overall aim was to support the ideas of those who wanted to develop a social enterprise or community based project that would deliver social impact, encouraging those from some of the most deprived areas of Leeds to become more entrepreneurial, thus creating social and economic change.

At the end of the programme, over 70 Award Winners have been supported in setting up a diverse range of social ventures and community initiatives, more than 30 jobs have been created and we have invested over £260,000 of funding in the Leeds LEGI area.

To view the full programme review, click here


04.03.10
Congratulations to UnLtd 4iP Award Winner!



Congratulations to UnLtd 4iP Award Winner Harriet Thomas, who has been awarded over £40k from 4iP for the roll out and development of her caring website icaring.co.uk.

icaring.co.uk will harness digital media to empower carers and people looking for care to take their needs into their own hands.


02.02.10
Level 2 Awards competition now closed!


The UnLtd Level 2 Awards competition has now closed.

Thank you to everyone who applied. Winners will be announced at the end of May.

Level 2 Awards are given to individuals with scalable projects that offer innovative entrepreneurial solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing communities, wider society and the world. Level 2 Awards include tailored packages of up to £15,000 plus additional non financial support via a dedicated Development Manager, enabling Level 2 Award Winners to drive forward a vision of long lasting social change.

For a list of previous Award Winners click here.



21.01.10
UnLtd looks back at another year of success



As the 08/09 UnLtd Annual Review looks back at another year of successes we're also celebrating a range of Award Winners' recent achievements; from Lincoln Moses, Manager of Continental Stars Football Club being honoured with an MBE for his services to community football, to Dave Miller from BikeWorks winning the 'National Award for Best New Social Enterprise' in the Enterprising Solutions Awards.

You can download a copy of our latest Annual Review here and a list of recent Award Winner achievements from here.


14.01.10
Big Green Challenge Winners Announced



UnLtd are pleased to announce that the hard work, support and dedication of the UnLtd Ventures team has resulted in three of the four award winners of NESTA's Big Green Challenge collectively scooping £700k of the £1m prize fund.

Congratulations to UnLtd Award Winners The Green Valleys, Household Energy Service & Low West Carbon.

The Challenge is designed to stimulate and support community-led responses to climate change. 100 of the most promising groups who received support from the Big Green Challenge team to develop their ideas, were shortlisted to ten finalists who put their ideas into practice to compete for the £1m prize.

Click here for full details on the winners.




08.12.09
Bikeworks named 'Best New Social Enterprise'



Level 2 Award Winner Bikeworks have won 'Best New Social Enterprise Of The Year' at the Social Enterprise Coalition Awards 2009.

Bikeworks is a social enterprise and a community cycling hub that uses cycling to deliver a combination of social, economic and environmental outcomes on a local level. Bikeworks focuses on how cycling can help people improve well being, health and access to affordable transport. Bikeworks also sells recycled bikes & provides a repair services to the public, improving access to safe, affordable cycling for all. (targeting in particular groups with low uptake of cycling e.g - people with disabilities, certain ethnic minority groups, teenage women).

The Bikeworks training programmes enable disadvantaged individuals to gain experience and employment as bike mechanics in the growing cycling industry in London. Bikeworks are exploring the option of replicating their model in other areas across the UK.

For more information visit www.bikeworks.org.uk


07.12.09
Social ventures get a New Year boost from UnLtd



UnLtd are pleased to announce the latest recipients of the Autumn round of our national competition, 'Level 2 Awards'.

Level 2 Awards are given to individuals with scalable projects that offer innovative entrepreneurial solutions to some of biggest challenges facing communities, wider society and the world. Level 2 Awards included tailored packages of up to £15,000 plus additional non financial support via a dedicated Development Manager, enabling Level 2 Award Winners to drive forward a vision of long lasting social change.

The projects from successful applicants in the latest round included everything from a waste management solution that re-uses displaced resources meaning what is sent to landfill becomes less than 5%; a Hip-Hop Shakespeare company creating education and employment opportunities; to an innovative lap tray & travel bag for wheelchair users and a service matching NHS surplus with demand from African NGO's.

For a full list of the Autumn 2009 Level 2 Award Winners, click here




24.11.09
HE students and staff to get support for social change



UnLtd and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)have joined forces to launch an awards scheme to promote and recognise social entrepreneurship activity in higher education (HE).

The scheme was launched by Angela Smith, Minister for the Third Sector, who commented, "This is an exciting and innovative partnership between UnLtd and the HEFCE. Not only will it make a difference to the growth and sustainability of the sector but it will make an impact on and benefit young people and higher education professionals who will better understand the principle of social entrepreneurship and social change".

Speakers at the launch included: Cliff Prior, UnLtd's Chief Executive, HEFCE director, John Selby, Dr Pamela Hartigan, Director of Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, O2 X Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Rajeeb Dey, Founder of Read International, Robert Wilson, David Sweeney, HEFCE Director of Research, Shahed Molvi, Head of Region for UnLtd, Serial Social Entrepreneur, Oli Barrett, Founder of Creative Careers Surgery, Shivani Mair and Dan Lehner from UnLtdWorld.

Higher education institutions are being encouraged to develop their enterprise skills in supporting activities that have a social purpose. The scheme will provide staff and students with support and funding for enterprising new ventures.

For more information and full criteria, visit:www.se-awards.org.uk


24.11.09
Level 2 Award Winner scoops national start-up award



Goodwill Solutions, which supplies furniture at affordable prices to charities and individuals in need, walked away with the Social Enterprise of the Year award at The Startups Awards 2009 on Friday 13th November.

The company sources obsolete and returned products that would otherwise be sent to landfill and then reworks and repairs them for resale. The company prides itself on providing employment opportunities for the long-term unemployed, disabled people and ex- offenders, and has prevented 120 tonnes of product going to landfill in the past year alone.

The winner of each category at the Awards was chosen from hundreds of entries by top judges including Doug Richard, founder of School for Startups and Margaret Manning, CEO of Reading Room. The successful businesses and the talented people behind them proved their brilliance after fighting off competition from hundreds of entries.

Mike Britton, founder of Goodwill Solution, said “I am delighted to win this award, its really unexpected and I would like to thank the judges for endorsing the work we do, Its nice to be recognised”.


06.10.09
mySociety founder appointed by Government

UnLtd Award Winner, Tom Steinberg has been appointed as an advisor by the Conservative Party to help them use digital technology to increase government efficiency, engage more with the public and open up government data and accounts.

Tom is the founder of MySociety.org, a non-partisan web-based project that promotes good ideas and enables people to use technology to improve and encourage civil society and community action. Since 2003, it has developed an influential steering group and run an open consultation forum for people to submit project ideas, resulting in over 250 proposals. Tom's Level 2 Award has enabled him to develop five short-listed project ideas submitted by the general public, into working projects and enabled him to grow his project into a sustainable social venture.

To find out more click here.



19.08.09
Victoria Anderson joins UnLtd



We are delighted to announce the appointment of Victoria Anderson as Director of Programmes and Operations, leading UnLtd's groundbreaking programmes in the South of England.

Victoria comes to us from the Charities Aid Foundation where she led on their Advisory and Consulting services designing and supporting the giving programmes of key corporate, non profit and individual donors. Her previous experience includes statutory fundraising for Save the Children and HelpAge International and grantmaking with the Big Lottery Fund.

Cliff Prior, Chief Executive of UnLtd, said "With the recession and the many challenges facing UK society, we need people starting up new social ventures more than ever - and they need the very best support. We are delighted to have Victoria leading that work with her breadth of experience in awards delivery and her understanding of what quality really means."


03.08.09
Mow & Grow achieves £1m turnover!



Congratulations to UnLtd project, Mow & Grow, who have achieved an outstanding £1m turnover.

Having already been named the UK’s No 1 growing social enterprise in the RBS SE100 in June, both for growth and social impact, 2009 is looking to be a fantastic year for Trevor Lynn and his team.

Trevor founded Mow and Grow to provide gardening services to vulnerable people to reduce crime and provide new skills for disadvantaged people, using long term unemployed volunteers.

UnLtd’s support has helped Trevor build from his initial local pilot scheme to an award-winning national, multi-brand, franchised operation.


29.07.09
UnLtd Sport Relief Awards Launch


UnLtd Sport Relief launched at a national celebration event at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on July 24th.

Taking place in the heart of the European City of Sport 2009, young people from all over the UK took over a venue that has hosted some of the UK's biggest sporting and music events. The event showcased the achievements of young people funded by the pilot Awards Programme as well as inspired those wanting to make their communities a better place. Those attending participated in a diverse range of sports and recreational activities and were the first to find out how to get their hands on the next round of funding.

For more information on UnLtd Sport Relief, click here.


08.07.09
UnLtd 4iP Awards Launches at Reboot Britain



UnLtd have announced their new joint awards programme with 4iP at the Reboot Britain event, offering a unique package of support to champion fresh digital ideas from individuals across the UK.

The joint awards programme will run across two years and is offering people up to £5,000 to get their socially motivated digital media idea off the ground. It targets those who need mentoring and support to take those first steps to grow their idea.

With the recession hitting enterprise hard, the UnLtd and 4iP partnership of an organisation that supports social entrepreneurs and a broadcaster both investing resources in individuals for creating social change is a landmark collaboration and nod towards the new social agenda for enterprise in the UK.

For more information, click here.



03.07.09
UnLtd’s Tony wins Support Professional Award



Congratulations to Tony Clabby, Development Manager at UnLtd’s Birmingham office who has been named the Social Enterprise Support Professional 2009.

Tony was recognised for his relentless work in helping individuals turn their ideas into a reality through funding, practical support and networking opportunities and for championing the social enterprise model in schools, colleges and universities.

The Business Support Professional Awards, sponsored by Advantage West Midlands’ Enterprise Board and organised by Business Enterprise Support (BES), celebrated the achievement of seven leading professionals, who between them had helped 10,000 companies get off the ground and played a role in creating more than 15,000 jobs.

Well done Tony!


29.06.09
MOTIV founder wins 'Entrepreneur of the Year'
Congratulations to UnLtd Level 3 Award Winner, Rose Marley, who has been named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in a national Triodos/Times competition.

Rose founded MOTIV to provide incentives for young people to attend school, improving school attendance and ratings in educational league tables as well as motivating young people to realise greater educational attainment and aspirations.

Click here for the announcement.


29.06.09
Grass Roots Growth
Congratulations to UnLtd project, Mow & Grow, who has been named the UK’s No 1 growing social enterprise in the RBS SE100, both for growth and social impact.

Trevor Lynn founded Mow and Grow to provide gardening services to vulnerable people to reduce crime and provide new skills for disadvantaged people, using long term unemployed volunteers.

Click here for the announcement.


06.04.09
SHINE 2009 - The Unconference for Social Entrepreneurs
Kings Place, London, Friday 15th May 2009, 10am - 6pm plus party 6.30pm - 10pm, The Hub, Kings Cross.

Carry on the conversation: The Hub Kings Cross, Saturday 16th May, 11am - 6pm

SHINE is the UnConference for Social Entrepreneurs, taking social ideas into action.

It's two days for you to come together with other social entrepreneurs: form practical collaborations, develop and pitch your ideas and debate the future of social enterprise.

This is your event. The UnConference format is peer-created, many to many, pick and mix and a knowledge-ecology.


» Click here for more information on how to get tickets

02.04.09
UnLtdWorld First Birthday party
UnLtdWorld - the platform for social entrepreneurs is celebrating turning one year old with a first birthday party!

To be held on May 5th the party will celebrate the achievements of the online community over the past year, see announcements of new developments and also see the announcement of the winners of the UnLtdWorld BRIC Awards

If you want to attend the party click here for more details (you will need to be a member of, or sign up to UnLtdWorld)


20.03.09
Stephen Fry adopts some land for Mothers Day
Stephen Fry, is doing something really smart for Mother's Day – adopting land from UnLtd Award Winner Healthy Planet. Unlike four million people buying flowers, Stephen's gift is unique & will stay green for much longer.

'My mother will love the idea of a gift that supports a conservation project here in England,' said Stephen. 'It's a mother's natural instinct to think of their children's future, so it's nice to say thank you in this way.'

UnLtd has also adopted a plot of land, not far from Stephen's check it out and adopt some land here


12.03.09
Temple Arts Events
UnLtd Award Winner Temple Arts are holding a Family Fun Day on 8th April 2009 1pm -5pm at The Garden Temple Arts Centre, Brockwell Park, Brixton.

As part of the weekly workshops running at Temple Arts, Lamont'e Johnson together with invited visual artists are facilitating a unique Fun Day for all the family.

Children, young people, adults and parents, grand-parents and senior citizens are invited to for the day to create, make and explore in Open Creative Arts workshops of Badge Making, Face Painting, Watercolours, Clay Building, Wheelchair Art, Bling Ya Bike, T-Shirt and Fashion design and making, Comic Book and Air-brushing Workshops.

To find out more go to www.artworksdirect.org/


10.03.09
UK Aware - free passes!
UK AWARE is the UK's only green lifestyle exhibition for people who want to learn how to reduce their carbon emissions. The event, in Olympia, London on Friday 17 & Saturday 18 April 09, will show you how easy greener living can be and how much money it can save you.

UnLtd has 100 free tickets to the conference to give away just enter the code 09UNLTD when you apply for a ticket here


20.02.09
Commission Youth Survey
The Commission for Youth Social Enterprise is conducting research on youth in the UK. Their research is a youth-led project with young people leading the development of the hypotheses, conducting the research and interviews, and analysing the data. The research project is comprised of focus groups, online surveys, and qualitative interviews.

Take the survey

The first 100 young people to complete the survey will receive a £10 gift certificate to iTunes Store.

The interim report is due for publication in April 2009 and updates can be found on the Commission blog. Check out the progress of their research and publications by visiting their new website: www.yse.org.uk


15.02.09
UnLtdWorld User Feedback Survey
UnLtdWorld is busy preparing for its first birthday celebrations, and fast approaching 10,000 users, so thought it would be a good time to check in and see how you're all finding the site. The team constantly striving to improve the UnLtdWorld platform and to continue to meet your most pressing needs as social entrepreneurs.

If you're a member of UnLtdWorld, we'd be really grateful if you could spend 5 minutes to answer the following questions to help us better help you.

You can find the survey here


09.02.09
HijackFive
HijackFive is the mission of UnLtd Award Winner Mark Bowness to convince Dawn Airey, head of Channel Five to hand over an hour of prime time programming to one member of the British public who will win their very own TV show as the cameras follow them for a week.

It is Mark's belief that there is a member of the public whose life is so interesting, or they believe in a cause that is so interesting that it would gain an audience of one million.

If you think this could be you, all you need to do is upload a 60 second video telling the masses why TV cameras should follow you for a week in the hope of hijacking Five and winning your own TV show.

Go to the HijackFive website to upload your video now!


28.01.09
UnLtd Advantage
Are you looking at growth and expansion?
Do you have a robust growth and business model?
Can you fully demonstrate the impact of your organisation?

In partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, UnLtd are holding a 2 day intensive development programme which combines practical experience with leading edge techniques.

Speakers confirmed include Claire Dove MBE, Chair of Social Enterprise Coalition and Chief Executive of Blackburne House and Professor Bob Doherty, Marketing Director at Divine Chocolate and Head of MA in Social Enterprise and CSR at Liverpool John Moores University
» Read more here

07.01.09
The Change Game - businesses that change the world
UnLtd, in partnership with CityZone presents “The Change Game - businesses that change the world” taking place on Wednesday, 21st January 2009, at 5pm at Cass Business School, London EC1

Speakers from companies that are changing the world - include John Bird, Founder, The Big Issue and Tim Smit, CEO and Founder, The Eden Project (to be confirmed). Companies will be invited to pitch their ideas to a panel of experts. For full details click here


09.12.08
The One Million Project Exhibition
The One Million Project exhibition, taking place from 17th - 19th July 2009 at The Barbican Centre in London, is about about discovering a common purpose and playing a part towards building a world that goes on to serve the needs of the many more generations to come.

This will be achieved through highlighting four key areas which have aided the development of the world so far (BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, ART, AND TECHNOLOGY).

Special offers on exhibition spaces are available for the UnLtd community are available - click here for more info


25.11.08
The Choir With No Name presents...CHRISTMAS!!
On December 18th, UnLtd Award Winner The Choir With No Name will be hosting their Christmas shindig at Only Connect theatre, Kings Cross.

Joined by a superbly talented house band and a stunningly good gospel choir, but, most fun of all directing the audience in an enormous, brilliant singalong, The Choir With No Name will be filling everyone with Christmas spirit!

Tickets cost £10, read more at www.choirwithnoname.org


11.11.08
ecoCampLondon

Hosted by UnLtd on Saturday 29 November, from 9.00am to 6.30pm ecoCampLondon is a BarCamp about the environment and sustainability. Unlike conventional conferences, BarCamps employ a highly democratic and user-generated meeting methodology, where the participants' level of engagement and sense of ownership make all the difference.

The inspiring principle of ecoCampLondon is that the planet belongs to us and we want to bring the discussion back to those opinionated people who are craving for a place where their ideas, projects, discussions can be valued by others and eventually brought forward.


» Check out the London, the South and the East of England Events Page for more info

31.10.08
With Others - Finding Home Launch
Liz Hingley, UnLtd Award Winner, is a British renowned photographer known for her intimate approach of documenting personal journeys. She produced the photographs 'With Others' whilst living in and working alongside Emmaus community members in France, Germany, Belgium, Bosnia, Holland and Italy, the communties offer an alternative way of life for the socially excluded.

The Emmaus photographs were commended in the 2007 International Ian Parry award. They will be featured in an exhibition at the Village Underground in East London alongside sound and furniture installations, and fashion designs by contributing artists. The exhibition responds to the activities and philosophy of the Emmaus communities and all profit goes to the organization.

The Launch Event is on Thursday 6th November from 6-9pm, at the Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch. The exhibition runs from 7th - 12th November

www.withothers.co.uk


29.10.08
Young UnLtd takes off with BLF
UnLtd, the Commission for Youth Social Enterprise, and Changemakers, are delighted to announce that the Big Lottery Fund are backing our work with young social entrepreneurs in a major new programme.

Following on from the success of The Big Boost, which gave 10,000 young people the chance to step forward as the solutions to many of our society’s problems, the new 5 year Young UnLtd scheme will help agencies to develop the skills to support young people as social entrepreneurs, making it a mainstream option for young people and a mainstream method for agencies working with young people.

We hope to open the doors next spring and will welcome partners who share our belief in giving young people the chance to lead.

Adam Nichols, Chief Executive of Changemakers, commented:“We are delighted to be continuing our partnership with UnLtd and the Commission for Youth Social Entrepreneurship and, in particular, to the opportunity this project presents to develop our work around the youth led commissioning, design and delivery of public services.”

Click here for more information about the Big Lottery Fund


15.10.08
Give your social enterprise idea an edge with a team to help you...

• Are you a social entrepreneur or do you run a voluntary group or charity?
• Would you like a dedicated team to help with turning your idea(s) into reality?

UnLtdWorld has teamed up with Future Foundations to work on a new programme which will team up social entrepreneurs, sixth formers and university students together to make a social impact.

If you have a great idea and vision, we have young people who really want to work with you. They will be trained in how a social project wors, how to set one up and what it takes. We will be matching the skills and interests of the pupils with the needs of your project.

For more information check out: http://socialenterpriseedge.eventbrite.com bearing in mind the closing date for registration is 29th October





03.10.08
Call for ideas from Social Innovation Camp
Over one weekend 5th-7th December, Social Innovation Camp are bringing together talented web developers and designers with people who know about social need to turn six ideas for web-based tools from back-of-the-envelope concept to working prototype in just 48 hours.

If you want to join them, you've got until Friday 7th November to submit your idea for a web tool to change the world. We'll be picking six of the best to be developed at the weekend and be in with a chance of winning a prize. Details for how to send us your ideas are here


23.09.08
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction is a new annual event bringing together community activists, policy makers, businesses leaders and young people from across the world to:

Connect: We are all connected. Meet different people and make new connections to share learning and ideas for building a better world

Collaborate: We succeed when we work together. Work with others to develop new ideas for social action.

Commit: We all have power: Commit to taking forward new actions for positive social change and to making a difference together.

It takes place on 17-18 November in London. Find out more on the UnLtdWorld group here


16.09.08
Big Green Challenge Top 10 Announced
On Thursday 11th September the top 10 finalists competing for the Big Green Challenge £1m prize were announced.

The shortlisted projects are:
Back 2 Earth
Community Sustainability Trust
Faith and Climate Change in Birmingham
The Green School Bus
Household Energy Services
Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust
Global Generation
Meadows Ozone Green Loans
The Three Green Valleys
Used Cooking Oil Alliance

The Big Green Challenge is being led in partnership between NESTA and UnLtd, read more here


10.09.08
Global Entrepreneurship Week
During the week of November 17 - 23, 2008, partner organizations of Global Entrepreneurship Week will conduct a range of activities - from simple speeches to comprehensive competitions - designed to inspire, connect, inform, mentor and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs.

The Week is a worldwide initiative that is linking all those willing to embrace it. Host organizations in each participating country are recruiting partners and coordinating related activities. The exact type of these activities, whether online or face-to-face, is limited only by the imaginations of the partners and the participants.

Find out more, connect with other people interested in Global Entrepreneurship Week and let the community know what you will be doing that week on UnLtdWorld here


10.09.08
UnLtd Sport Relief Deadline
Time is running out to make an application to the UnLtd Sport Relief Awards!!!! Do you know a young person who wants to make a difference in their community by organising sport or recreational activities? The FINAL DEADLINE for applications is October 1st so please do get going now if you know of somebody who might be interested!!


03.09.08
The Choir with No Name on the Secret Millionaire
Congratulations to UnLtd Level 1 Award Winner Marie Benton who was featured on Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire on Tuesday 2nd September

Marie founded the choir specifically for homeless people in London, based on the premise that choir singing is good for you, can lift spirits and encourage social cohesion. Marie was given £5,000 by the mystery entrepreneur, which enabled her to donate more time to the choir.

Find out more about the programme on Channel 4's website here


01.09.08
BASH win the Shoreditch Grand Prix!
Congratulations to UnLtd Award Winner BASH creations, who won the first annual Shoreditch Grand Prix this Sunday. The event saw 30 teams of entrepreneurs taking over the streets of Shoreditch in an event like no other, to raise money for Social Entrepreneurs and good causes.

All the teams battled valiantly, but first place went to BASH creations who ran a brilliant race. All the teams raised a lot of money for many different projects, next comes the ebay auction, where some of the tricycles are auctioned off to raise more money for good causes.

The Shoreditch Grand Prix is an event produced by UnLtd, Thin Martian and UnLtdWorld. Find out more here


27.08.08
UnLtd-Media Trust speed matching event
12th November 6-8pm, UnLtd, 123 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JJ

This is a chance to meet up to 10 media professionals and speak to each of them for 5 minutes about a specific need. You can then arrange to follow up with useful contacts after the event for free ongoing advice.

www.mediatrust.org

Please RSVP to: Nynke Brett, nynkebrett@unltd.org.uk
Tel 0207 566 1107.

Media Trust works in partnership with the media industry to build effective communications for the charity and voluntary sectors. Its media matching service brings together media and communications professionals with charities and voluntary organisations that would like to improve the way they communicate. The service is free and aims to match skilled advisors to a charity or voluntary organisation requiring help with a specific need. The wide range of skills covered include PR and marketing (the majority) through to design and web services and strategies.


21.08.08
The BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur 2008
Now in it’s third year, the BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur competition celebrates the achievements of small businesses that have demonstrated exceptional dedication and have found new directions to succeed in business with the help of technology.

A panel of judges will select the UK’s 20 most impressive entrepreneurs. From the 20 winners, the judges will also be looking for the best female entrepreneur, best male entrepreneur, the young entrepreneur of the year and the most original business concept.

Closing date is August 31st. Click here for more info


13.08.08
The Shoreditch Grand Prix
On Sunday 31st August 2008, heroes, helmets and hearts will do battle for the greatest sporting prize in the UK... to be the winner of the Shoreditch Grand Prix.

Social Entrepreneurs will be racing around Shoreditch competing to raise money for their projects.

The event is presented by UnLtd, Thin Martian and UnLtdWorld
» Find out more here

13.06.08
2-hour online PR advice from 10 Yetis
10 Yetis, UnLtdWorld's PR Partner, is a vibrant PR agency that excels when it comes to making you and your businessstand out. They like to keep things simple and concentrate on helping their clients achieve their goals. They offer their clients integrated campaigns that draw from their wide industry experience.
10Yetis have agreed to do a free online 2-hour PR session for UnLtdWorld members.

To take part, follow this event on UnLtdWorld.com and you can ask questions via comments - 10Yetis will respond to these questions in real time.

The event will take place on Thursday July 17th from 2-4pm.
You can learn more about 10 Yetis and the work they do at www.10yetis.co.uk


12.06.08
Tickets to 2gether08
UnLtd has 12 free tickets to give out to the festival. This ticket only covers the cost of your admission to the festival; unfortunately UnLtd cannot cover any travel, food or accommodation costs you may incur.

If you are interested in applying for 1 of the tickets please email your contact details and explain in no more than 100 words the project you are working on and how you think attending 2gether08 will benefit you and your project to ulrikahogberg@unltd.org.uk by 5pm on 19th June 2008. Those who win a ticket will be informed by 23rd June 08 and also receive more information about the outline of the day etc.

For more information on 2gether08, click here


09.06.08
Marketing Opportunity for Award Winners
UnLtd award winner Kevin King, is offering fellow UnLtd entrepreneurs a unique cut price marketing opportunity that will help grow your business or project, and demonstrate support of responsible drinking at the same time!

If you are looking to generate interest in your project, or build a solid client list for your business, Kevin is offering UnLtd members the chance to advertise on responsible drinking message cards distributed hand-to-hand to customers from within local nightclub, university and festival events for just the printing cost of the promotional material itself!

Call Kevin on 0208 1449908 to discuss running a promotional campaign in your area.


09.06.08
2gether08
UnLtd is delighted to be a partner in 2gether 08.

Sponsored by Channel 4, the focus of 2gether is to explore how digital technologies and social media can promote social innovation and create public value. The event will feature over 100 hours of content including keynote presentations, panel discussions, open space sessions, creative workshops, and awards ceremonies.

To find out more, get involved and to book your tickets visit 2gether08.com


12.05.08
The Catalyst Awards
The Catalyst Awards - Community Awards for Social Technology – are looking to shine a spotlight on projects which are improving communities through social technology. If you have such a project, big or small, we’d like to hear from you. We want to discover the undiscovered! Find out more at www.ukcatalystawards.com

You can enter yourself or nominate someone you know, either as individuals or as part of a business, charity or community group. We’re looking for examples of people creating new social technologies as well as using existing channels in a different way.


15.04.08
CAN Mezzanine Open Day
CAN Mezzanine is opening its doors once again on Thursday 1st May 2008. CAN Mezzanine Loman Street, SE1 will be open to the public from 9am-4pm.

This is an opportunity to see how the Mezzanine concept works and the community atmosphere enjoyed by the third sector organisations. The event will start with the chance to join the monthly breakfast event and chat to some of the current customers about life 'In The Mezz'.

For more information see the CAN website


08.04.08
Sharing Dreams across borders
On Thursday 8th May from 14.00-17.00, UnLtd and Dream a Dream invite you to "Sharing Dreams across borders"

Bringing together UK social enterprises working with young people and children - hosted by Vishal Talreja - Ashoka Fellow, Co-founder and Director of Dream a Dream, Bangalore India

Our event will focus on the work and experiences of Vishal in empowering children from disadvantaged backgrounds in India by developing critical life skills and also engaging the community through active volunteering.

To confirm your place at this event email nicolajones@unltd.org.uk
» For more information check out the events page

03.04.08
Shine: The Unconference for Social Entrepreneurs 2008
The team organising Shine: The Unconference for Social Entrepreneurs 2008 are looking to recruit a team of 12 hosts to be the face of Shine, who will welcome delegates and assist with the running of the event on the ground. The hosting team will act as the event’s guide system, providing key support in ensuring that delegates connect with the right spaces and sessions, and have all the information they need to participate.

If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact Grace at grace@germination.co.uk


20.03.08
UnLtdWorld Survey: How is the current financial crisis affecting you?
UnLtdWorld is currently doing a survey to gain insight into how the current economic climate is affecting social entrepreneurs. The survey aims to help us assess the implications of the current financial crisis.

Any information is completely confidential, but please be aware that the overall statistics may be published and used for marketing purposes.

Click here to take part

All completed surveys will be entered into a prize draw to win an ipod Shuffle!


19.03.08
Your Life Your Legacy Event
'Your Life, Your Legacy' will be one of the largest entrepreneurial gatherings of its kind in London, with promoters and invited delegates from over 22 countries combining their efforts to create a world stage event where entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs can connect, collaborate, create and contribute.

Roger Hamilton, Chairman of XL Results Foundation and the creator of 'Your Life, Your Legacy' will guide you to develop six powerful tools central to every fast growth venture.

You can find out more about the event here


18.03.08
MyBnk in Postive News
UnLtd Award Winner MyBnk was featured in Positive News last week.
MyBnk is growing and this year will see the MyBnk-in-a-box young people's bank scheme reach 30 new schools in London. MyBnk has also expanded its services to include high energy prop based assemblies, workshops and learning programmes that fit into structured learning within schools/colleges and supplementary schools.

Check out the article here


06.03.08
Spring Round of Level 2 Awards now closed
The Level 2 Application Process for Spring 08 has now closed, thanks to all those who have submitted applications. Those who are shortlisted will be invited to attend a regional seminar, and final decisions will be made in May.

If you are still interested in applying for a Level 2 Award but missed the Spring round of applications, please contact your regional office for more information on how you can apply for the next round of Awards.
» Level 2 Awards

14.02.08
Evaluating what we do: your chance to say what you think…
UnLtd is currently being evaluated by a team of external evaluators led by Dr Joe Cullen with the support of the Tavistock Institute. The team are currently wanting all those who have applied for UnLtd awards, whether or not they were successful, to participate in evaluating the experience they have had with UnLtd.

We want to learn from you about where we are adding value already, and where we could be doing this better. So please let us know what you’ve experienced and what you think about the work we do by completing this survey. Just follow this link

The last chance to take part in this survey is by 17th March 2008.
» Learn more about UnLtd Research here

12.02.08
Building Peaceful Communities Award
UnLtd has launched a £5000 award competition encouraging motivated young people to come up with ideas to promote peace and understanding in Northern Ireland.
The Building Peaceful Communities Award has been launched to mark the tenth anniversary of the Belfast Agreement.

The best entrepreneurial idea will win the £5000 award plus the support of an experienced Development Manager for guidance and direction. The winner will be given the chance to turn their ideas into a reality as well as developing skills along the way.

Closing date for applications is Friday 29 February 2008. Application packs can be obtained by contacting Jane Bryson, Awards Administrator on 028 9024 4007 or emailing janebryson@unltd.org.uk


» Click here to find out more

12.02.08
The UnLtd Cafe - Exeter
The Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre, Gandi Street, February 27, 2008, 11.00am-4.00pm

The UnLtd Cafe is your chance to meet like-minded award winners, talk about your inspirational work and learn from others how to meet any challenges you may be facing.

There will be a World Café session, a Surreal Saloon with award winner Belinda Harris-Reid and a Level 2 surgery for those who want to apply. To top off, enjoy some great food.

Register by emailing Annabel via annabelsampson@unltd.org.uk or by calling her on 07779472296

See theofficial invitationfor further details.


11.02.08
Level 2 Application Process is now open
The Level 2 Application Process has now begun.

Level 2 Awards are for entrepreneurs who can demonstrate a viable business case for their project development and a clear social need for their work. You can read more about them here.

To apply you must fill in an Expression of Interest (EOI) form and send back to your regional office before 12pm on March 6th 2008.

You can read more about the criteria, how to apply, get guidance on the application process and download the Expression of Interest Form here.


06.02.08
Evaluating what we do: your chance to say what you think…
UnLtd is currently being evaluated by a team of external evaluators led by Dr Joe Cullen with the support of the Tavistock Institute. The team are currently wanting all those who have applied for UnLtd awards, whether or not they were successful, to participate in evaluating the experience they have had with UnLtd.

Please know that your feedback and information will be anonymised which means that nothing you have to say will affect any current or future applications or support provided by UnLtd. We will also not be sharing this data with any other organisation.

We want to learn from you about where we are adding value already, and where we could be doing this better. So please let us know what you’ve experienced and what you think about the work we do by completing this survey. Just follow this link


01.02.08
Women in Ethical Business Awards 2008
The search is on for the best female-led ethical businesses in Britain.

Have you got what it takes to be the next Anita Roddick or Penny Newman? Does your business inspire others because it makes a difference? Can you demonstrate that you care as much about the top as you do the bottom line? Do you bring your ethical lifestyle choices into your everyday business decisions?

In association with eve magazine, the Triodos Bank Women in Ethical Business Awards (WEBA) celebrates the women running the nation’s best ethical businesses. The WEBA winners will be true entrepreneurs who are blazing a trail for doing business in a way that benefits people or the environment.

For further details call 0117 980 9631, e-mail weba@triodos.co.uk or visit www.activatemoney.com


10.01.08
Make Your Mark in 60 Seconds and win £5,000
UnLtd, Make Your Mark, SEC and ?Whatif are running a competition where you can win a £5,000 award from UnLtd to help you start up or develop your project.

All you have to do is video yourself doing a 60 second pitch of your idea, and upload it on to www.bebo.com/60seconds

Applicants must be between the ages of 14 and 30. The deadline for applications is the 18th of February, so don’t delay, get thinking of ideas now!

We will then make a shortlist of the best video pitches and the online community will vote for what they think is the best idea and the winner will be announced at this years Young Voice 08 conference in Liverpool on the 26th of February. You don’t need to worry about doing a super professional job, camera phones will do - it’s the idea that counts!


10.01.08
I-Genius World Summit Place Winners
Congratulations to the Award Winners who have won a free place at the i-genius world summit in Thailand.

UnLtd is sponsoring some of our Award Winners to take part in the i-genius world summit in Phuket next March, which is bringing together 100 inspiring social entrepreneurs from across the world to meet with leaders in government, business investors, NGOs and media organisations.

The chosen Award Winners will be reporting on the summit for UnLtd so watch out for upcoming news on the event.

For more information about the i-genius world summit, to hear more about the UnLtd award winners, or to find out who else will be in Thailand, contact team@i-genius.org.


13.12.07
India Learning Journey, Spring 2008
Building on successful annual expeditions since 2005, we will be running two Learning Journeys in 2008. The first of these, the Spring 2008 Journey, will take place from 5-18 April in southern India, with the London induction weekend on 7 & 8 March 2008.

Places are available for UnLtd Level 2 & Ventures Award Winners and senior leaders from the public, private and civil society sectors.

Participants will be selected on the basis of demonstrating a strong interest in social entrepreneurship, on their potential to contribute to the journey, and on being able to articulate a coherent rationale as to how they would use the experience to benefit their work and community.
» Level 2 and Ventures Award winners can find out more here

13.11.07
UnLtd India Learning Journey
Award Winners, UnLtd members of staff and some external participants are visiting other social entrepreneurs in India for a trip of mutual learning and understanding, culminating in an international conference on social entrepreneurship. To keep up to date with their progress, read their blogs here.


24.10.07
Ethical Pioneers: An interactive masterclass for the new entrepreneur
November 26 – December 8
This is a course about putting ethics, sustainability and success at the heart of your new business, educational venture or charity. It is for existing and aspiring entrepreneurs with a project currently in development. This is an exciting opportunity to refine your plans with immediate feedback from leaders in the field, to develop practical skills and networks and to build capacity and motivation towards achieving your vision. This highly interactive course will provide an exceptional and diverse range of contributors in a unique residential learning environment. For further information click here
Or download this document.


09.10.07
Social Entrepreneur Show 2-3 November
UnLtd will be at the Social Entrepreneur Show which is held at Olympia in London on November 2nd and 3rd. This is a brand new event which caters for social entrepreneurs and social enterprises in many different ways – there will be stalls to visit, seminars to go to which will be exploring things like legal structures, community interest companies, how to get contracts etc., one to one advice to register for and most of all an absolutely brilliant opportunity to meet with a huge range of support organisations. Tickets are free - yes, free! - and can be pre-booked through the website below. The event will run from 10am-5pm on Friday November 2nd and from 10am-4pm on Saturday November 3rd. For more information go to www.socialentrepreneurshow.co.uk
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12.09.07
CAN event announced - 30 October
CAN is running a high profile event: Scaling Up Social Enterprise, on Tuesday 30th October. Guests include the Rt.Hon.Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Competitiveness, who will join the official launch of Breakthrough II Social Investment Fund. He will accompany Permira's Damon Buffini and the founding partners of the fund to help scale up social enterprises along with leading social entrepreneurs, to launch the next phase of Breakthrough. For more information and too book your ticket, visit can.eventbrite.com
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06.07.07
Join Acevo for a sensational reduced price
Acevo is the membership body for the third sector leaders of today and tomorrow. UnLtd has teamed up with Acevo to give UnLtd Award Winners the oppurtunity to become an Associate member for just £130 a year, thats nearly half price!
Membership will provide you with amazing benefits such as networking oppurtunities, access to an extensive online learning network and much more. For more information and to apply for memebership please click here


12.03.07
The Autumn Level 2 competition has now closed
The deadline for applications has now passed for this round of Level 2 Awards. Thanks to all those that have submitted an expression of interest form. If you are successful in this round you will be contacted by the 14th of September. If you missed this round of awards dont worry, we will be taking more applications in Spring 2008.

If you are applying for a Level 2 Award and you are based in Scotland, please visit www.scotlandunltd.com


22.02.07
DTI’s Enterprising Britain 2007 competition.
The competition, a key part of the Government’s drive to increase entrepreneurship in the UK, identifies areas of enterprise excellence: those places that have created jobs, brought communities together, and made a real difference to local businesses and local people. Twelve regional winners will be selected over the next four months and a national overall winner will be picked in September. The overall UK winner will then represent the UK in the European Enterprise Awards at the end of the year. For more information click here


30.01.07
Your Ethical Business
UnLtd has helped to sponsor a new publication aimed to help social entrepreneurs like you. Your Ethical Business is a unique new 'how to' handbook covering everything you need to know about starting and succeeding in an ethical enterprise. It covers a wide range of useful topics from deciding on your ethical business model and raising 'clean' finance, to responsible marketing and ethically sound business practices. To find out more information on the book click here


23.01.07
Belu Water profiled in the Times
In a recent Times article on the immorality of bottled water, Belu water was noted as the ONLY bottled water brand that was ethical and environmentally friendly. Journalist, Giles Coren, said that he would boycott all other bottled water brands except Belu, a brand jointly created by UnLtd Award Winner Reed Paget. Belu water is sourced in England, comes in a biodegradable bottle and all profits go towards funding drinking water projects in Africa and India and river-cleaning projects in Britain.


20.11.06
Radio Documentary on BBC
Monday 18th December-BBC Asian Network
Award Winner Nathalie McDermott's project On Road Media airs its first radio documentary 'Sareena's Justice'next Monday 18th December on BBC Asian Network. Sareena, the citizen journalist, is a 21 year old British born Asian woman from Leyton. The documentary charts her journey through a 6 month training programme to become a magistrate.
» For more info click here

13.11.06
Enterprise Week 2006
The UK's biggest ever celebration of enterprise is taking place for the third year from 13th-19th November 2006.
Thousands of events are planned across the country with new initiatives, challenges and opportunities for schools, colleges, businesses and anyone interested in encouraging young people to make their idea's happen.For further information about Enterprise Week 2006 and how to get involved go to:www.enterpriseweek.org

» Or click here

18.10.06
Fuelling Enterprise Culture
Britain’s drive to create a new enterprise generation gets a major boost with the launch of the Fuelling Enterprise Culture prospectus. It is an easy to use prospectus encouraging organisations from every sector to play their part in encouraging a greater culture of enterprise and innovation amongst young people. It was launched on October 11th by the Make Your Mark campaign.
» To read more click here

30.08.06
'Making it Happen: Promoting Positive Mental Health & Well-being' - Wednesday 11th October 2006
CPD accredited conference to mark World Mental Health Day 2006 and the launch of The Wellbeing Project Community Interest Company. This conference is a must for professionals who are looking to learn the latest about the well-being agenda so that they can inform local policy and decision-making.
The internationally renowned speakers will shed light on the well-being agenda from the perspectives of health and social care, including the influence on primary care.
For more informationClick here


10.07.06
Level 2 Application Process has closed
The application process for the current round of Level 2 awards has now finished. If you have submitted an application, thank you for your interest and we will be in touch shortly. If you have missed the deadline, the next round of Level 2 awards will be launched in the Spring of 2007. Alternatively you may be eligible for a Level one award. To find out more information
» please click here

25.05.06
Pledgebank Competition
No Limits has joined together with Pledgebank.com to give Award Winners the chance to win up to £1000. All you have to do is submit a pledge on the Pledgebank website, www.PledgeBank.com, that you believe will have a large scale social impact and that is reliant on a certain number of people signing up in support of your pledge. Its simple and easy and there are 3 pizes up for grabs as well, so go ahead and make a pledge!
» Click here to find out more

05.04.06
Everyday Legends

Unltd and ?Whatif! have collaborated to publish a new book "Everyday Legends," the stories of 20 great social entrepeneurs. The individuals focused range from famous household names to UnLtd award winners and highlights the fact that ordianry people can make a big difference. To buy the book and find out more
» Click here

21.03.06
Unleashing potential, rewarding refugees!
UnLtd, with the support of the Home Office, has launched RISE, a new initiative to unleash, encourage and reward the potential of refugees as social entrepreneurs. If you want to make a positive contribution to society, we want to hear from you.
» Click here for more details

03.03.06
First UnLtd bloggers
Three award winners have pioneered UnLtd's first ever blogs. These online diaries are a reflection of the day to day lives of our award winners. They offer personal insights into their projects and the challenges that they face, and they also act as a forum to dicuss current issues that are important to them and the people around them. Discover what the life of an award winner is all about!
» Read our blog entries here

03.03.06
Edge Upstart Awards 2006
Edge Upstarts is a programme to encourage and promote practical learning. Nominations are now being taken for the 2006 Edge Upstart Awards. There are 6 award categories that encompass all different areas of social enterprise and will reward individuals that have made a vital contribution to training and practical learning. Nominations can be made at www.edgeupstarts.org
» To read the press release click here

08.02.06
First UnLtd bloggers
Three award winners have pioneered UnLtd's first ever blogs. These online diaries are a reflection of the day to day lives of our award winners. They offer personal insights into their projects and the challenges that they face, and they also act as a forum to dicuss current issues that are important to them and the people around them. Discover what the life of an award winner is all about!
» Read our blog entries here

01.11.05
Big Boost for Young Social Entrepreneurs
UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, in partnership with The Prince’s Trust, The Scarman Trust and Changemakers, is today, 1 November 2005, proud to announce the launch of The Big Boost awards programme for young people
» Find out more

26.09.05
Who do we work with?
A new report, profiling 12 social entrepreneurs supported by UnLtd, is now available. Helena Plater-Zyberk, one of UnLtd's 2005 MBA interns, has looked at what drives and motivates our award winners. The research has identified a number of fascinating insights and biographical trends shared by the research participants.
» To read our full report click here

04.08.05
Big Lottery Boost to Young Social Entrepreneurs
The Big Lottery Fund has announced a partnership with UnLtd that will help thousands of young people in England make their community improvement ideas a reality.
» Find out more...

26.01.05
Whitbread Young Achievers Programme
The Whitbread Young Achievers Programme is designed to recognise the achievements of young people who've made a difference to others throught their volunteering efforts across any one of four categories - arts, community, environment and sport, during the past 12 months.
» Find out more

03.12.04
Global Social Venture Competition Expands in UK
UnLtd is supporting one of the fastest-growing business plan competitions, through one of the most innovative business school partnerships in the UK.
» Find out more

08.10.04
Social Enterprise Network Event
For social entrepreneurs in the Reading area.
Date: Wednesday 3rd November
Location: RECA, Reading.
» Further information

08.10.04
Tools for Community Development
This February workshop will focus on the vital ‘tools’ needed for successful community development.
» more about this event

06.10.03
UnLtd Magazine - No Limits
Our quarterly magazine for Award Winners and Fellows is now available as a download. The magazine has interviews, articles and tips on how to make your project a success.
» Download No Limits