Big Issue Invest Ltd (BII) is a specialist provider of finance to social enterprises. Wholly owned by The Big Issue magazine, BII is led by social entrepreneurs and staffed by social financiers. BII finances social enterprises throughout the UK, including the trading arms of charities, non-profit distributing firms and, on an exceptional basis, socially driven, for-profit businesses. BII has an ongoing social enterprise loan program and also manages a distinct Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) which will channel third party investment into risk capital investments in high growth UK social enterprises.