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SEUK announces ‘state of social enterprise 2017’ survey

April 27, 2017
by Alun Severn
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Every two years SEUK carries out the largest national survey of the social enterprise sector and publishes a report of its findings. The 2015 survey was in our view the best so far — packed with key data and sector trends and useful to anyone wanting to draw on a natio
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Birmingham City Council revises Birmingham Business Charter for Social Responsibility and supporting policies

April 24, 2017
by Alun Severn
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Birmingham City Council has made some recent changes to its Social Value Policy, The Living Wage Policy and the Birmingham Business Charter for Social Responsibility (BBC4SR). The details (and downloads) can all be found on the ‘guidance’ page of the Birmingham B
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Patients and families supported by John Taylor Hospice tell their stories in film

April 18, 2017
by Alun Severn
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As part of a major University of Birmingham project called Life: Moving, patients and their families receiving care from the John Taylor Hospice have been trained in film-making and have created a series of short films exploring their personal experiences. The project aims to challeng
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Rethinking the ‘social enterprise city’ idea

April 10, 2017
by Alun Severn
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Further to this post, I’m delighted to announce that the “Is Birmingham a Social Enterprise City?” event we sponsored as part of City Drive was a great success.  We hoped that the event would provide an opportunity to rethink the ‘social enterprise city’ co
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Women’s Enterprise Hub, free workshop — Working with Angel Investors

April 10, 2017
by Alun Severn
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The Women’s Enterprise Hub is hosting a free workshop on the 25th April (08.30am-10.00am) and again on the 27th June (same time) called “Working with angel investors — attracting and partnering social angel investors”. → Download the flyer (pdf). → Please note
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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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Busy, busy…Jericho Foundation scoops apprenticeship awards and puts in an appearance at No. 10

April 05, 2017
by Alun Severn
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The Jericho Foundation has been typically busy over recent weeks. Two of its young social enterprise employees scooped awards at the 2017 Star Apprenticeship Awards ceremony, held at the MacDonald Burlington Hotel on the 10th March.  Billy, one of Jericho’s catering apprent
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“Promising Practice” — NHS England publishes paper on STPs and the third sector

April 03, 2017
by Alun Severn
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We’ve written extensively about health and social value on this blog, and more recently, with specific reference to Birmingham and Solihull, have been exploring the role that NHS sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) should be playing in helping to embed socia
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