Spotlight on The Big Issue’s new volunteering initiative »
A Good Week was pleased to see The Big Issue sellers were out in force with some new recruits last week. There’s a lot of stigma attached to the scheme and to homelessness in general, but we think The Big Issue is set to make a real difference with this new idea. Katherine Horsham shares ...
A Good day with Violet Cakes »
Violet Cakes is a Good cake company based in East London. Every cupcake and piece of cake is unique and made with seasonal, organic ingredients. We spoke to Claire Ptak on her latest venture and how she does Good through baking. Claire Ptak is a food stylist, food writer and food developer. Claire has written 4 ...
A Good read: Who Cares Wins »
‘Social media is forcing businesses, politicians and leaders to be more socially responsible’. This is what David Jones, CEO of global communications agency Havas and Founder of One Young World is arguing in his latest book Who Cares Wins. Here’s what we thought… The book maps several important radical shifts happening at the moment as ...
The Social Enterprise Qualification: a Good thought »
We went down to the Houses of Parliament last week to support the Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) in launching their new Social Enterprise Qualification (SEQ). A global landmark in fostering entrepreneurship, the accredited scheme seeks to instil a confident can-do attitude in our young people as well as ideas of business that go beyond profit. ...
Life Clubs goes online — from Good to great! »
Life Clubs got involved with A Good Week last year and continues to represent some of the positive and lively things going on in the the field of personal development. Already a great idea, you probably think Life Clubs couldn’t get any better – but now you may never miss a session again! You may ...
