The Big Issue
Weekly magazine • Publisher – Dennis and The Big Issue Ltd. • Genre – Independent/Current Affairs/Entertainment/Street magazine • First published – 1991 • Creators – John Bird and Gordon Roddick • Current cover price - £2.50 • Current circulation – 82,000 • Distribution method – “ Since the magazine was founded, we have been in partnership with the people who sell it. Vendors buy The Big Issue for £1.25 and sell it for £2.50 . Each seller is a micro-entrepreneur who is working, not begging ” T he magazine is one part of The Big Issue Ltd alongside: The Big Issue Foundation – an independently funded charity which provides support and guidance for vendors in areas such as training, education, health and housing Big Issue Invest – helps to finance sustainable social enterprises, charities and a social trading platform The Big Issue Shop – buyers purchasing eco-friendly products, or products from organisations which use profits to support social enterprise