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The Pump seeks business partner to realise full potential of on-site café

April 10, 2017
by Alun Severn
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The Pump is a hub for youth work and activity in Kitts Green, East Birmingham and offers music, dance and dance studios, a performance space, a cyber-cafe and a day nursery. Formerly known as the Shard End Community Building Project (SECBP), The Pump is the realisation of a vision of
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Upcycle Birmingham opens new retail store

December 08, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Castle Vale TRA’s new furniture upcycling business, Upcycle Birmingham, has gone from strength to strength. With the furniture upcycling side of the business now firmly established in its expanded workshop at Unit A2, OYO Business Park, 187 Park Lane, Castle Vale, B35 6LJ, the c
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Sector turns to retailing to diversify income and products

December 08, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Over the past couple of years we have started to see some exciting new developments in social enterprise retailing — both  in new social enterprise shops opening, and in the production of goods for retail. This new trend towards retailing widens the market for social enterprise, creat
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FoE/The Warehouse is looking for social enterprise suppliers of retail items… Interested?

November 26, 2015
by Alun Severn
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This, just in from our friends at FoE/The Warehouse. If you are interested in joining FoE’s supply chain please contact the general manager Phil Burrows on 0121 632 6909 or send him mail.  He will need to know your wholesale terms, conditions and prices. Many thanks!
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Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter celebrates 2nd anniversary with special Xmas event

November 26, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter was established in 2013 as an initiative to unite all Digbeth-based social enterprises, encourage peer to peer support, and get more people “buying social”. DSEQ is celebrating its 2nd Anniversary this Christmas and invites you to get into
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CitizenHome — new social enterprise retailer opens in Jewellery Qtr

November 24, 2015
by Alun Severn
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→ Update: CitizenHome website now launched. The stable of enterprises run by Citizen Coaching has grown again. First there was Citizen Coaching, providing counselling services; then there was Citizen Click offering great value web design, IT support, social media training and more. An
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