I've been working on my mission a lot over the past few weeks. I've been doing a lot of work thinking about the difference I'm making and the difference I want to make through my business - Share Impact.
Read MoreThis question has been coming up a lot lately for me and my clients. It's a question I always come back to with my clients when they're trying to make strategic or operational decisions in their social enterprise, because it often provides an insight or direction to the solution they're looking for.
Read MoreWhy do so many social enterprises struggle to generate the income they need? It’s a question I’ve been answering ever since I started as a social entrepreneur back in 2013, and one of the main reasons why I set up my business Share Impact, to help social enterprises create sustainable trading incomes. In this blog I share the 4 most common reasons I’ve seen from working with hundreds of social enterprises.
Read MoreYou don't have to be anything more than you are right now to make sales with corporates as a social enterprise. Learn more about my experience making my first corporate sale, as a twenty-something with no sales or corporate experience.
Read MoreAre corporates buying right now, in a global pandemic? is it the right time to be pitching my offer to corporates right now? Two important questions social entrepreneurs are asking when thinking about creating, pitching and selling their services to corporates and businesses, and a valid fear considering everything thats’ going on. But YES corporates are buying right now and from social entrepreneurs. In this blog I explain why and how it’s not all doom and gloom.
Read MoreSustainable social enterprises often have multiple income streams and selling to corporates is a great way to increase your trading income your social enterprise. It’s how I got started as a social entrepreneur, selling our education programme to corporates in the energy, utility and construction sector. I now teach social entrepreneurs, like you, to do the same because with more income you can create more social impact.
Read MoreIf you’re a social entrepreneur or running a social enterprise you know the importance of measuring your social and environmental impact. In this short blog I share what you need to know to get started measuring your impact, including why it’s so important for your business success.
Read MoreWhen I started as a Social Entrepreneur back in 2013, I knew we had an incredible vision for what we wanted to deliver but I honestly didn't know how we we're going to generate a trading income. Now I teach social enterprises how to create their own unique income and sales strategy, that aligns to their values and uses the power of the impact they create to attract and connect with customers.
Read MoreAfter seven years of selling to coporates as a social entrepreneur and helping my clients do the same, I’ve learnt A LOT. Here I share my top six lessons I learnt the hard way so you don’t make the same mistakes.
Read MoreIf you’d like to sell to corporates but you’re wondering “What would they want to buy from me? What do I have that’s sellable?” I’m sharing some ideas and helpful questions in this blog to get you started.
Read MoreWhen I started as a Social Entrepreneur, back in 2013, I had absolutely no experience of selling and in truth IT TERRIFIED ME, but our business model was based on generating a trading income from selling to corporates so we had learn everything we could to finding, attracting and pitching to people in corporates. This is my story.
Read MoreMany of you write to me saying you’re trying to decide on a price that enables ethical brands or social enterprises to afford your services but you also need to pay yourself a wage, cover your business bills AND most importantly give back/make a donation to a charity or cause of your choice. The problem isn’t the price it’s your perception of the industry you’re selling to and the shift we all need to make in creating a new reality.
Read MoreThere’s this super simple approach I take each month to make sure I achieve my monthly income goals in my social enterprise and help my clients do the same. Watch the video to find out how.
Read MoreWe all know the importance having consistent, regular income to making our vision a reality but do you know all the elements needed to building a successful and sustainable social enterprise?
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I've been where you've been wondering if you can really carry on as a social entrepreneur earning just a pittance. I want you to know you can totally do this. You can earn what you need to create a profitable social enterprise and I'm here to show you how.
Read MoreAll in all it's been a good year but there's plenty of areas I want to improve on for 2020 and I don't know about you but there's four things that I've really struggled with this year time, cashflow, mindset, and consistent action.
Read MoreHard truths I recently shared with social entrepreneurs in Manchester which help us all become better social entrepreneurs.
Read MoreYou might feel uncomfortable with the idea of making a profit in your social enterprise, or decided that you want to be “not-for-profit” but I share here why it’s essential for social entrepreneurs to make a profit in their business and how they can overcome the icky feeling about it.
Read MoreThe third in our series of guest blogs from Dr Jane Durston on stress and how to mitigate it as a solo-preneur.
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