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Lost in France

Although Geof Cox Associates will continue to be based in the UK I have moved my home to France.It's nothing to do with France's socialist government!  My partner Pauline will be running the 'Hirondelles' Gites of Brittany business - eventually as a social  enterprise - it's on the new Velodyssey Atlantic Cycling Route which runs for over a thousand kilometres from the UK to…See More
Sep 16, 2012
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An ethical investment parable

Two keen bargain hunters go out to get some good deals. Shopper A decides to only look in John Lewis.  Shopper B is less particular: he'll look in Lewis', of course – also anywhere else he might get some better deals.  When they get home their partners want to know how well they've done.  Of course they assume Shopper B must have done better – since he looked at the best deals in Lewis' and everywhere else, wheras Shopper A only looked in Lewis'.  Surely the result is a foregone…See More
Jan 18, 2012
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Geof Cox replied to Emma Lindley's discussion 'Mental health, employment - social enterprise challenges' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"The miEnterprise project offers a radically different approach to helping people with mental health problems off benefits and into work - supported self-employment - using a mutual self-help 'enterprise circle' methodology backed by new…"
Jan 12, 2012
Jeff Mowatt replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'Social Enterprise & Open Source Culture' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"Iain, We're also a social enterprise based on an IT business. The model is based on earned income through development and support services, which provides core funding for our advocacy and strategy…"
May 29, 2011
Jeff Mowatt replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'Social Enterprise & Open Source Culture' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"Geof, Last things first, the outline of a community economic development approach.shifting the emphasis from production to people. It had demonstrated proof of concept when between 1999 and 2004 it was deployed to source an economic development…"
May 29, 2011
Geof Cox replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'Social Enterprise & Open Source Culture' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"Iain - thanks for the insight into RISE - looks like a great project - I'm a Ubuntu user too so fully appreciate it. I'm a bit surprised not to see acknowledgement of a similar 1998 paper by Frank Hecker in Wasserman's work on open…"
Apr 19, 2011
Iain Lucas replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'Social Enterprise & Open Source Culture' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"Hi Geoff, RISE Computers Ltd is a social enterprise providing IT services and only use open source approaches and philosophy in a lot of our enterpise practices. Wikinomics is a good read on this approach.  For us, as a social enterprise, we…"
Apr 16, 2011
Robert Ashton replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'Social Enterprise & Open Source Culture' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"I think the driver is default human behaviour - true social enterprise operates in a way that 'feels' right - I'm becoming interested in the anthropological dimension - in other words, social entrepreneurship as a way of reverting to…"
Apr 16, 2011
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Social Enterprise & Open Source Culture

I wonder if any Fellows share a concern I will be exploring at this year's Future of Everything Conference, 12th-13th May in Manchester: the uncritical adoption by social enterprise of conventional business approaches to intellectual property rights and other business and finance tools.I want to explore the way emergent online ‘peer production’ and ‘collaborative consumption’ business models – and especially those arising…See More
Apr 15, 2011
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Adrian Ashton replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'A political divide in social enterprise' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"there have been some intersting discussions around these questions recently over on the socialedge forums - (one such example being http://www.socialedge.org/discussions/scale/is-size-the-enemy-of-the-social-enterprise); strikes me that with…"
Nov 22, 2010
Alastair Irvine replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'A political divide in social enterprise' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"The real question is how to make existing plc's more accountable. To bring local accountabiity to global businesses. In theory the mechanisms are there - shareholder meetings attended by pensions funds, over which the 'people' have…"
Nov 22, 2010
Jeff Mowatt replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'A political divide in social enterprise' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"Geof, Yes, it is a local approach for us in that we advocate "for the development of localized people-centered economics on a global basis" as it says on our home page. The approach has been to leverage investment in impoverished…"
Nov 18, 2010
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A political divide in social enterprise

I'm fresh from the Guardian Social Enterprise Conference where I was leading the 'clinic' on different forms of social enterprise and legal structures.   Although tied up there most of the day I was amused in the opening plenary to hear one speaker contrast social enterprises and charities - and literally a minute later the next speaker opening with the words 'we are a social enterprise and a charity'.  I've already shared my thoughts on this recently on the…See More
Nov 18, 2010
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Cecile Gillard replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'Tax Concessions for Social Enterprise?' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"Hi Jeff Charities are at liberty to engage in political debate and activities, provided they do not endorse and promote party political views and observe other appropriate independence and other standards. The Charity Commission, to its credit, has…"
Aug 13, 2010
Jeff Mowatt replied to Geof Cox's discussion 'Tax Concessions for Social Enterprise?' in the group Social Entrepreneurs Network
"Cecile the situation with VAT is the same for many small businesses which social enterprises often are. The point I was making about being more than business is one of a business being more than business. Our founder was a former founder of a…"
Aug 13, 2010

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Lost in France

Although Geof Cox Associates will continue to be based in the UK I have moved my home to France.



It's nothing to do with France's socialist government!  My partner Pauline will be running the 'Hirondelles' Gites of Brittany business - eventually as a social  enterprise - it's on the new Velodyssey Atlantic Cycling Route which runs for over…

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Posted on July 3, 2012 at 15:28

An ethical investment parable

Two keen bargain hunters go out to get some good deals. Shopper A decides to only look in John Lewis.  Shopper B is less particular: he'll look in Lewis', of course – also anywhere else he might get some better deals.  When they get home their partners want to know how well they've done.  Of course they assume Shopper B must have done better – since he looked at the…

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