Author Archives: Kary
Social Value Bill
Many people will know that Chris White MP has been working for nearly 2 years on a Private Member’s Bill to ensure that social value is considered in public services commisioning. It is rare for a Private Members Bill to … Continue reading
My name is Kary and I have RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
This morning I read a blog post that encouraged us to look for the end of the rainbow when times are tough…
Well 2011 has certainly been a tough year for me, and having thought long and hard about sharing this ‘thing’ that has happened to me and my life, I now realise that it is essential to tell my story. Continue reading
Social Enterprise in Surrey
I was recently asked by the Surrey Social Enterprise Network to manage two events for them to highlight the diversity of enterprise in the County and raise the profile of some of the great initiatives out there. The first event at Royal British Legion … Continue reading
What is a social enterprise?
Since setting up Pluspoint I have been privileged to work with and support some amazing social entrepreneurs and enterprises. I suspect that in common with many people I find the term confusing and often wonder what the term social enterprise means, … Continue reading
Social resilience led by Social Entrepreneurs
Social enterprises are undoubtedly at the forefront of highlighting social issues but also increasingly enviromental issues and at the same time they are bringing a bottom up approach to the economic recovery. I am very fortunate to be involved with this growing … Continue reading
Managing Public Relations
For the past 6 months we have been working hard at Pluspoint managing both marketing and Public Relations for The Lightbox in Woking, centred around their excellent exhibition Escape to Wonderland; Children’s Book Illustration. It has been a delight to be involved with … Continue reading
Ambassador Academy Dinner
The Pluspoint team managed a very successful launch event for our clients Connect 2 Innovation last week. Over 120 innovators and leaders of high growth companies gathered in the glorious setting of the Picture Gallery at Royal Holloway University of London … Continue reading
Why blog?
Everywhere you turn there is yet another article, workshop or event about the merits of social networks and that we must tweet and blog if we want to ensure our business is found. So most of us have now heard about the benefits, we know that this … Continue reading
