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The UK’s prime minister, David Cameron, outlined a bold new vision for a smarter state last week, outlining how;
The UK’s prime minister, David Cameron, outlined a bold new vision for a smarter state last week, outlining how;
“What energises many markets are new insurgent companies, who break monopolies and bring in new ways of doing things’
That was followed by one of his minsters confirming how social enterprises
outperform mainstream small & medium businesses in almost every area of business.
And shortly after by much speculation about the future nationalisation then privatisation of housing associations - following the Prime Minsters confirmation that housing associations are part of the public sector and his view that they aren’t particularly efficient or effective at what they do.
Together with the wide support we have received so far by email, in person and via social media, these have reaffirmed our commitment to establishing 4Vie as a Viable, Independent and Ethical #4thway to providing genuinely affordable rented homes in the UK.
A social enterprise with just one social purpose - to provide genuinely affordable homes for those locked out of home ownership, social housing or stuck in high cost & insecure private renting, and provide them with a share in it. A new, European based model. One that would rather see customers online than inline. Independent rather than dependent on government. Mutual rather than disassociated from the public. Not social housing as we know it.
Our recent startup crowdfunding campaign was not a resounding success, but we have taken many positives from it. Via messages of support in person, by email and via social media, and via lessons from similar ‘insurgent’ companies who originally failed to spark the imagination such as Amazon, Twitter, AirBnb and Uber, but are now $bn going concerns.
These are the companies with whom we share a common purpose: reinventing an existing model with a superior consumer experience which offers better value: for customers and investors.
And we have much in common with many of these companies . Their basic idea and value proposition now seem obvious, but this was not always the case in their early days.
The biggest ideas are not clear when you first see or hear them, either because the idea seems too small, regulations are high, or the fundamental assumption seems flawed. But successful companies often start with executing very well on an initial concept that is the beginning to a much bigger offering.
AirNB co-founder Brian Chesky recently outlined the problems with perception for new companies on the block:
outperform mainstream small & medium businesses in almost every area of business.
And shortly after by much speculation about the future nationalisation then privatisation of housing associations - following the Prime Minsters confirmation that housing associations are part of the public sector and his view that they aren’t particularly efficient or effective at what they do.
Together with the wide support we have received so far by email, in person and via social media, these have reaffirmed our commitment to establishing 4Vie as a Viable, Independent and Ethical #4thway to providing genuinely affordable rented homes in the UK.
A social enterprise with just one social purpose - to provide genuinely affordable homes for those locked out of home ownership, social housing or stuck in high cost & insecure private renting, and provide them with a share in it. A new, European based model. One that would rather see customers online than inline. Independent rather than dependent on government. Mutual rather than disassociated from the public. Not social housing as we know it.
Our recent startup crowdfunding campaign was not a resounding success, but we have taken many positives from it. Via messages of support in person, by email and via social media, and via lessons from similar ‘insurgent’ companies who originally failed to spark the imagination such as Amazon, Twitter, AirBnb and Uber, but are now $bn going concerns.
These are the companies with whom we share a common purpose: reinventing an existing model with a superior consumer experience which offers better value: for customers and investors.
And we have much in common with many of these companies . Their basic idea and value proposition now seem obvious, but this was not always the case in their early days.
The biggest ideas are not clear when you first see or hear them, either because the idea seems too small, regulations are high, or the fundamental assumption seems flawed. But successful companies often start with executing very well on an initial concept that is the beginning to a much bigger offering.
AirNB co-founder Brian Chesky recently outlined the problems with perception for new companies on the block:
‘no one even wanted to invest in Airbnb. One of the reasons was they thought the idea was crazy. People thought I’d never stay in a stranger’s home. That’s creepy’
Our bigger offer is Viable. We can deliver genuinely affordable homes without any government subsidy, and the rented housing which the public, the economy and the UK wants and needs.
Join us as we take forward our vision of an open source, open book and open social enterprise.
#WhatIfWeCan
#BeTheChange
@4vieUk
Join us as we take forward our vision of an open source, open book and open social enterprise.
#WhatIfWeCan
#BeTheChange
@4vieUk
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