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Consultant and social entrepreneur
Robert Ashton is a social entrepreneur, campaigner and bestselling business author. His 12th book, How to be a Social Entrepreneur,was published by Capstone in October 2010.
He works with grassroots organisations, charities, schools, social enterprises and housing organisations, helping them become more entrepreneurial, and has advised government on the subject of social enterprise.
Locally, Robert is a vice patron of Norfolk Community Foundation, an organisation he helped establish, and chairs Human Library UK CIC, a new organisation that challenges prejudice.
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Robert Ashton believes you have to think more creatively to reach the right people.
A shifting political atmosphere is putting power in the hands of the inexperienced, warns Robert Ashton.
The former PM and the banker's actions faced consequences in different generations. Robert Ashton discusses their very different responses to a problem born from a shared interest.
New policy initiatives such as the Localism Act may have more potency in the hands of a younger generation of decision-makers, argues Robert Ashton.
People not process should be in charge of making decisions, says Robert Ashton.
A charity has a big decision to make. But Robert Ashton is unsure of whether the charity will be able to make it.
Words can be used to excuse the inexcusable, says Robert Ashton, as he reflects on the report into Stafford Hospital.
Do you often feel, despite your qualifications, that you're not taken seriously? Robert Ashton reflects on why personal experience carries weight.
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