News and insight from Cambridge Social Ventures

Valerie Lolomari, Founder of the Women of Grace social enterprise that advocates against gender-based violence, was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year’s Honours list for “services to the prevention of violence against women and girls”. Women of Grace is in the current cohort of Cambridge Social Ventures, the incubator of the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School.

Mona Shah, who founded the Harry Specters chocolate business after being inspired by her autistic son, was honoured with an MBE for services to training and employment for young people with autism in the King’s Birthday Honours announced on 13 June. Harry Specters participated in the Cambridge Social Ventures programme, part of the Cambridge Centre of Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School.

An organisation supported by Cambridge Judge Business School is on a mission to reintroduce wildlife back into nature with help from non-expert Citizen Keepers in the community.

Six women who participated in the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation programme are among social entrepreneurs cited in WISE100.

Short videos about social ventures are released by the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge to highlight the impact of people and firms on society.

Cambridge Judge, Fauna & Flora, and the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme team up on a guide to establishing and operating Nature-Positive Enterprises (NPEs).

Company values reflect a business’s principles to staff, recruiters, clients and investors – shaping office culture and driving growth. In this special Insight article, we talk to 4 ventures which have received support from Cambridge Judge Business School about what company values mean to them.

Beth Kume-Holland is the Founder and CEO of Patchwork Hub, a venture supported by Cambridge Social Ventures at Cambridge Judge to help inclusive employers connect with skilled disabled job seekers. She talks about bridging the disability employment gap and providing opportunities for all to thrive in work.

On International Women’s Day 2023, Becky Cotton (EMBA 2015) has been announced as a winner of an Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award, which recognises trailblazing women entrepreneurs.

Something new for the office party? Five tips for building a sustainable fashion business from startups supported by Cambridge Social Ventures at Cambridge Judge Business School.

Harry Specters chocolate firm, which was on the Cambridge Social Ventures programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, wins distribution deal with supermarket chain Aldi.

Three women whose ventures have joined the Cambridge Social Ventures programme at Cambridge Judge Business School are named to ‘100 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch’ list by NatWest and the Telegraph.