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RBS SE100 index says West Mids second to London for number of social enterprises

August 29, 2013
by Alun Severn
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This is curious. Sarah Crawley has just sent me a link to the latest information on the RBS SE100 index. You can join the SE Index free of charge and apparently (I haven’t tried) benchmark your financial and social performance against other social enterprises. But the index is a
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Government challenged on its ‘mutuals’ claims

August 21, 2013
by Alun Severn
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Co-operativesUK and the TUC have just published new best practice guidance on the formation (or ‘spinning-out’) of public service mutuals. In doing so they  challenge the government’s record on mutuals. The new report says that in some cases public sector staff have
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BSSEC — first annual report available

August 20, 2013
by Alun Severn
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As we incorporated as a CIC in early 2012, this year we have published our very first annual report. You can read about the highlights of our work during the year ending 31st March 2013, our priorities for the future and why we believe that championing the strategic development of the
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Woodland Trust — extra free tree packs for community groups

August 20, 2013
by Alun Severn
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300 extra free tree packs from The Woodland Trust available for communities, schools or groups applying before the 13 September deadline!
 The Woodland Trust is offering community groups, youth groups and schools the chance to apply for extra packs of free trees for delivery in Novemb
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John Taylor Hospice C.I.C celebrates second year as ‘independent social enterprise’

August 16, 2013
by Alun Severn
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I was fascinated to receive this news this morning. The John Taylor Hospice in Erdington is about to celebrate its second birthday as a Community Interest Company. It is the only social enterprise hospice in the UK. Established over a hundred years ago, the John Taylor Hospice became
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Zero hours contracts – is third sector the guiltiest party?

August 05, 2013
by Alun Severn
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I’ve been following the zero-hours debate over recent days and thinking it’s about time this was focused on. We all know someone — and often a younger person — employed on zero-hours, and typically they’ll be in retail or some other part of the service se
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