caa a22 4500 606152202 CHVBK 20210128100548.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11266-014-9473-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11266-014-9473-y Intermediary Perceptions of Investment Readiness in the UK Social Investment Market [Elektronische Daten] [Richard Hazenberg, Fred Seddon, Simon Denny] The ‘social investment market' in the United Kingdom is a growth area due to the governments' focus upon building up the supply-side element of the market over the last decade, often through the direct financing of ‘Social and Investment Finance Intermediaries' (SIFIs). However, this ignores problems that can occur on the demand-side of the social investment market, such as a lack of ‘investment readiness' amongst social enterprises seeking investment. Indeed, whilst there is now a significant body of policy-based and practitioner research exploring the social investment market, there remains a paucity of empirical academic research. The research reported in this paper sought to explore SIFI perceptions of what constituted investment readiness in the social investment market. Semi-structured interviews were held with the fund managers (or relevant personnel) at 15 SIFIs in order to explore what they believed constituted investment readiness and how they assessed this. The results indicate that the conception of investment readiness in the social investment market is similar to that held in mainstream financial markets. The results are discussed in relation to the prior literature and theories of the social investment market. International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University, 2014 Social finance nationallicence Social enterprise nationallicence Social investment nationallicence Investment readiness nationallicence UK nationallicence Hazenberg Richard Institute of Social Innovation and Impact, University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Thornby 1, NN2 7AL, Northampton, UK aut Seddon Fred Institute of Social Innovation and Impact, University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Thornby 1, NN2 7AL, Northampton, UK aut Denny Simon Institute of Social Innovation and Impact, University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Thornby 1, NN2 7AL, Northampton, UK aut VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 26/3(2015-06-01), 846-871 0957-8765 26:3<846 2015 26 11266 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9473-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9473-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hazenberg Richard Institute of Social Innovation and Impact, University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Thornby 1, NN2 7AL, Northampton, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Seddon Fred Institute of Social Innovation and Impact, University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Thornby 1, NN2 7AL, Northampton, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Denny Simon Institute of Social Innovation and Impact, University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Thornby 1, NN2 7AL, Northampton, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 26/3(2015-06-01), 846-871 0957-8765 26:3<846 2015 26 11266