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New social enterprise call centre aims to create 10,000 jobs

November 27, 2009
by Alun Severn
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Thanks to Deanne at iSE for this snippet. Call Britannia, a new UK social enterprise call centre has become the first business to secure funding from the Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund, according to Social Enterprise magazine. The new business, which is headed by Karen Darby, the f
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Gateway Family Services becomes first Birmingham SE to be awarded Social Enterprise Mark

November 20, 2009
by Alun Severn
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At a drinks reception last night to celebrate Social Enterprise Day, Gateway Family Services (GFS) announced that it has become the first Birmingham-based winner of the Social Enterprise Mark, an independently evaluated ‘kitemark’ scheme  which started in the south-west an
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Social Enterprise in Action

November 19, 2009
by Alun Severn
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Action for Blind People is set to work with social enterprises throughout England to offer work experience placements to blind and partially sighted people looking for employment. Thanks to funding by the National Lottery through Big Lottery Fund, Action for Blind People has developed
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SEC publishes first “state of the sector” survey on Social Enterprise Day

November 19, 2009
by Alun Severn
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Social Enterprise Day greetings! The Social Enterprise Coalition has just announced publication of its first ever ‘state of the sector’ survey (opens PDF in new window). Sponsored by the Office of the Third Sector, its findings make encouraging reading. Almost a  thousand
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