Claire Mansfield

Front and Centre, Putting Social Value at the Heart of Inclusive Growth

Repository entry 1 May 2019

The report titled “Front and Centre, Putting Social Value at the Heart of Inclusive Growth” by Social Enterprise UK, has found that local councils are increasingly using procurement to drive higher economic growth. It calls on central government, local councils and other public bodies to do more to use social value and put it at the front a…

The role of community businesses in providing health and wellbeing services: Challenges, opportunities and support needs

Repository entry 1 July 2018

A growing body of research shows how community businesses may be well-placed to address a wide range of health and wellbeing challenges. Recent survey evidence shows ‘improved health and wellbeing’ to be the most common primary aim for 25% of community businesses and a secondary aim for nearly 50%.

This research adopted a qualitative case …