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BSSEC publishes sixth annual report

August 22, 2018
by Alun Severn
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We’re very pleased to publish our sixth annual report covering the financial year 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018. We have continued to support and promote City Drive, annual celebration of social enterprise in Birmingham, which has gone from strength to strength, thanks large
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Calling social enterprise and third sector employers — could you use an extra pair of hands?

August 14, 2018
by Alun Severn
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University College Birmingham business school is looking for charities, businesses and social enterprises in Birmingham that may be able to offer voluntary work experience for students in the next academic year. UCB’s business school students study Marketing, Events, Finance, HR
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Birmingham Social Enterprise City — what can you and your enterprise do?

August 13, 2018
by Alun Severn
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Outside of London, Birmingham has the greatest single concentration of social enterprises. Now, building on our success in establishing the Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter, social enterprises in Birmingham have set their sights even higher and have now secured SEUK’s official recogn
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Changes UK is recruiting

August 10, 2018
by Alun Severn
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Birmingham’s fastest growing recovery charity, Changes UK, which is making great strides in  helping establish user-led social enterprises as part of its support programmes, is recruiting. There are three vacancies: Social Enterprise Manager Location: Recovery Central, 9 Al
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New research finds that devolution deals are doing nothing to address women’s inequality

August 07, 2018
by Alun Severn
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Some may argue that what follows has little to do with social enterprise or the wider third sector. I disagree. Inequality is of critical interest to all organisations that are committed to giving practical expression to equality both in what they do and in the employment practices th
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Fuse — social enterprise start-up support

August 02, 2018
by Alun Severn
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iSE runs a number of different FUSE social enterprise start-up programmes throughout the year. The programmes are for people who want to develop a business that is financially sustainable but also (and importantly) delivers a strong and measurable social impact. The Fuse is for social
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