An award winning magazine that offers employment opportunities to
people in poverty, The Big Issue Group strive to dismantle poverty through creating opportunity, for over 25 years, in the process of becoming one of the most
recognised and trusted brands in the UK. Their mission is to dismantle poverty
by creating opportunity, through self-help, social trading and business
solutions. The Big Issue magazine launched in 1991 in response to the growing
number of rough sleepers on the streets of London, by offering people the
opportunity to earn a legitimate income through selling a magazine to the
public. 25 years later, our vendors come from a variety of backgrounds and face
the myriad of problems associated with poverty and inequality. Vendors buy The
Big Issue magazine for £1.25 and sell it for £2.50, meaning each seller is a
micro-entrepreneur who is working, not begging. Therefore, it is vitally important
that buyers take their copy of the magazine when they
pay for it. In 2016, The Big Issue sold its 200 millionth copy, celebrated its
25th anniversary and launched The Big Issue Shop, a fully customised online platform committed
to selling products with a social echo.
No comments:
Post a Comment