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NatWest SE100 announces 2015 awards — over £30,000 will be won

July 28, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Each year The NatWest SE100 Index recognises social enterprises listed in the Index that have demonstrated some of the best business practice within the sector. In 2014 five social enterprises were awarded £32,500 in prize money – and this year there again five NatWest SE100 awards to
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GBSLEP announces workshops for next round of ERDF calls

July 20, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP has just announced that it is hosting information events on the government’s European Structural and Investment Funds Programmes 2014-20. ESIF Workshops across the area are planned for: ERDF Priority Axis 3 – Enhancing the competitiveness of small
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Women & Enterprise — what’s on July, August & September 2015

July 16, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Throughout the summer and into early autumn iSE and the Women & Enterprise programme have some exciting workshops for women who want to start or develop a social enterprise. 27 workshops and events, to be precise. They include: Know Your Market Spotlight! Running a Creative Busine
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Wates Group calls on housing and construction sector to do more business with social enterprises

July 13, 2015
by Alun Severn
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“Social enterprises are the cornerstone to local economic growth and regeneration. We believe that making them an integral part of our supply chain is a sure-fire way to inject capital directly into the economy and we urge our industry peers to join us in this effort.” – Stewart Reid,
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BLF announces ‘Help Through Crisis’ fund of £30m

July 06, 2015
by Alun Severn
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The Big Lottery Fund has just announced a new ‘Help Through Crisis‘ programme worth £30m aimed at “projects that draw on the strengths and personal experiences of people facing hardship so that they can overcome immediate difficulties and be ready for opportunities a
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Women’s Enterprise Hub Sparkbrook to open soon

July 06, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Further to this post, the Women’s Enterprise Hub Sparkbrook will open soon, offering 3,260 sq ft of newly refurbished office space for women only. Located in a self-contained part of the Southside Business Centre in Ladypool Road, the Hub has 10 small business units that will accommod
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New social housing/enterprise initiative in Digbeth seeks partners

July 06, 2015
by Alun Severn
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A new social enterprise initiative designed to redevelop derelict/disused public houses to provide social housing and create enterprise initiatives that offer training, work experience and employment opportunities in the local area is looking for a partner. The project is working with
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