Author Archives: Sarah Dunwell

About Sarah Dunwell

Sarah Dunwell is executive director of Arena Partners and has twenty years experience in the corporate and business sector. After a number of senior roles in customer service and retail management, Sarah led her own successful catering business and is experienced in business turn around and SME growth. Sarah has a particular interest in the role of robust business planning and development in the not-for-profit sector. Her passion lies in seeing social businesses grow successfully and sustainably through creating mature businesses that deliver strong social agendas.

deal or no deal

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Sarah Dunwell

Let’s be honest Endemol are the gods of car crash TV.  Love it or hate it they have the format cracked and they very very rarely get it wrong.  Some of their formats work better in some countries and some … Continue reading →

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the beating heart

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Sarah Dunwell

  When I mentioned last time about riding the waves I didn’t realise how wet I was going to get!  The last week has been filled with meeting with investors and partners and government ministers who are all fascinated with … Continue reading →

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The movement of the waves.

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Sarah Dunwell

There is a lot going on at the moment in the world of social enterprise and in our world here at Create.   We are in the middle of Big Society Week and there is a huge buzz and an even bigger … Continue reading →

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Big society, big politics and parties.

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Sarah Dunwell

My business partner and I have been invited to the Big Society party and apparently everyone who is anyone is going, so I was feeling a little bit churlish and ungrateful for sticking the invitation on the pile of “to … Continue reading →

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General Election Madness

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Sarah Dunwell

David Cameron must be wondering how it all went so wrong.  A better example of wrong place, wrong time couldn’t be found, as his lack-lustre success in the run up to the election replaces what should have been a meteoric … Continue reading →

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This weeks budget…fireworks or fluff?

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Sarah Dunwell

I’d anticipated budget day more eagerly this year than in the past.  Would it be a budget for economic recovery or an election winner?  Would Social Enterprise and indeed the SME sector in general win any favours or would we … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my first ever blog!

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Sarah Dunwell

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle. Continue reading →

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