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ClearlySo
Newsletter - October
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Keeping you informed about the social
business and enterprise sector, and ClearlySo's
progress.
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Greetings!
After a couple of weeks
concentrating on the conference welcome back to the good old
fashioned ClearlySo newsletter. Here's what we have this
week.
- Best of the blogs
- Conference countdown
- Social investment speed
dating
- Social business
spotlight
- Featured term from the
glossary
- News roundup
Read on and enjoy!
Tom and the ClearlySo team
P.S. Please forward this to anyone you think would be interested,
and help us raise the profile of our member businesses. 
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| Best
of the Blogs |
 Photos, quick pitches and the mother of all team
building events. Here's what's making noise on our
blogs.
- The road to nowhere: Rodney Schwartz asks if
social enterprise can fix public transport
- The Social Stock Exchange: In his regular
piece in Third Sector Rodney Schwartz asks if we really need a social stock exchange
- Building the Big Society: What does the Big
Society mean for social enterprise?
- Building a great team: See why ClearlySo staff
and team bonding don't always mix
- Photo finish: See social enterprise at is best
in our photography competition
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Conference
Countdown
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 We're into the home stretch for our ClearlySo
Social Business Conference. With great speakers, the chance to
pitch for investment and meet with other social entrepreneurs it's
a great opportunity for anyone interested in the social business
and enterprise sector.
A highlight of the conference will be our quick pitches. These allow entrepreneurs to
pitch their business ideas to the conference. The best will go
through to the social surgery at the end of the day where they can
present their concept to a panel of expert judges. Places are
almost full so if you haven't registered yet do so now before it's
too late.
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| Social Investment Speed
Dating |
 Back by popular demand is our social investment
speed dating. As always the concept is ever so simple.
Entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch one on one to interested
investors who in turn get three minutes to ask any questions. It is
only the briefest of introductions, but magic can result. We've
just heard of another investment from our recent social investment evening run
with Coutts.
The next social investment speed dating takes place in
December. However there is yet more on the horizon. In March we're
taking speed dating international as we head for Zurich for our
inaugural pan-European speed dating event. Watch this space for
more developments.
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| Social Business
Spotlight |
At
the last count we had more than 1,600 social businesses on our
website. Here's one of them:
Charity
Bank is the only bank in the country that is also registered as a
charity. It provides a safe way for customers to use their savings
for charity while also earning a return in the process. Recently it
also entered into a merger with Investing for Good in what has
been hailed as a prime example of cooperation in the social
enterprise sector. For more information, visit its profile on our
site.
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Featured
Term from the Glossary: Microfranchise
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A
microfranchise is a business development tool that applies the
replication concepts of traditional franchising to small businesses
in the developing world. Microfranchises streamline and replicate
sound business models, providing a low-cost way to start a
business, often with an accompanying training and support package
to ensure success. The businesses are designed for
microentreprenuers and usually target development issues such as
health, sanitation, and energy.
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| Social
Enterprise - Latest News |
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Before we go, here's a roundup of the
latest news in the social business and enterprise
sector.
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That's all for now. Have a great month. In
the mean time, do check up on www.clearlyso.com for all the latest
developments in the world of social enterprise.
Sincerely,
Tom Cropper
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