Big Issue Invest

big issue invest (bii) is the social investment arm of the big issue group. we are defined by our philosophy: a hand up, not a hand out. like the big issue, we aim to help people to help themselves by backing business-like responses to social problems with self-help and prevention at their core. our mission is to back sustainable social enterprises and ventures that help tackle poverty and inequality. bii has a track record in social investment and a reputation for innovation. our chair is nigel kershaw obe, a leading social entrepreneur and advocate for social enterprise. we are staffed by a team of experienced professionals with both investment and social sector experience. bii provides finance in the range of £20,000 to £3 million to social enterprises with a clear social purpose. we can provide debt finance, growth capital and early stage venture finance through a series of investment vehicles. to date we have invested over £30 million in hundreds of social enterprises with positiv