by Eamon Ryan | Mar 30, 2017 | Blog
Press Release, 30 March 2017 BNest 2016/2017 Programme Showcase BNest, the first dedicated Social Enterprise Incubator Programme in Ireland, being run in partnership with Nexus Innovation Centre UL, held a showcase event last Friday (24th) for its 2016/2017...
by Eamon Ryan | Mar 10, 2017 | Blog
by Bridget Kelly, founder of ADD Mid-West Support Group I learned so much… I would class my local Credit Union as a Social Enterprise. I was involved as a volunteer in my Credit Union for many years. The amount of training available at no personal cost except...
by Eamon Ryan | Jan 11, 2017 | Blog
by Suzanne Roche, founder of Limerick Gateway to Education Rewarding and challenging My journey regarding setting up within the charity sector as a social entrepreneur has been rewarding and challenging. Back in 2012 it was very much an all systems go for social...
by Eamon Ryan | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog
by Liam Fleming, founder of Siul Eile, Walking Programmes Personally rewarding Being part of the social enterprise space in Ireland is personally rewarding although there is also definite frustration at how social enterprise is rolled out in Ireland. Being a volunteer...
by Eamon Ryan | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog
As we approach the end of 2016, it is always a good time to reflect on lessons we have learnt over the year and thought I would try to reflect on what that has meant in terms of BNest. Firstly, it is the confirmation of the degree of passion by which people...
by Eamon Ryan | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog
Last week I was at a meeting where people were talking about how to enable business advisors to give meaningful support to social enterprises. I found myself, although speaking at the event, a tad disconcerted by the idea, although initially unsure as to why. Advisor...
