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City Drive 2019 — 8th April: hold the date for more ‘new-start stories’…

February 27, 2019
by Alun Severn
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During City Drive last year BSSEC sponsored a very successful and enjoyable event called New-Start Stories: The Unvarnished Truth. We found that while new-start social entrepreneurs were keen to tell their stories and people were keen to hear them, there were very few opportunities to
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John Taylor Hospice launches ‘special moments’ art competition for children

February 19, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Children aged 11 and under across Birmingham and the West Midlands are being offered the chance to win art materials in a competition to picture their ‘special moments’. The art produced by winners and runners-up will be featured in a special month-long exhibition at
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Forthcoming free training sessions at the Women’s Enterprise Hub

February 15, 2019
by Alun Severn
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The Women’s Enterprise Hub has just announced the following sessions. Book early to avoid disappointment. Social Media Workshop 27th February 10am-1pm Learn all you need to know about Social Media for your organisation: • General introduction to different social media platforms.
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New CIC opens its doors on Erdington High St — HUB 109 has great ambitions

February 11, 2019
by Alun Severn
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A new Community Interest Company has opened its doors at 109 High Street, Erdington, and is busy combining serviced and hot desking space, business incubation support, business consultancy and social benefit. It is called HUB 109 and its founder Sean Alimajstorovic has been explaining
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Calling Birmingham-based social enterprises — City Drive is back for 2019: be part of it

February 11, 2019
by Alun Severn
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CityDrive 2019 is a week-long festival of social enterprise in Birmingham organised by iSE. iSE is now seeking social enterprises that want to be part of the exciting CityDrive 2019 programme. From pop-ups, workshops and marketplaces, talks, debates, networks and awareness raisin
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Keeping swimming open at Moseley Road Baths — this historic Edwardian pool is now run by a community-managed charity

February 11, 2019
by Alun Severn
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There are only three Grade II* listed swimming baths in the country still in use for public swimming and of these Birmingham’s Moseley Road Baths, an Edwardian time capsule which first opened its doors to the public in 1907, is the oldest. It has been saved as a result of a determined
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Third sector digital leaders programme

February 05, 2019
by Alun Severn
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The School for Social Entrepreneurs and Zoe Amar Digital have just announced a partnership to deliver Third Sector Digital Leaders, a course to help charity, social enterprise and non-profit leaders be confident about leading digital change in their organisations, helping them be more
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Complete the Birmingham Social Enterprise City survey and be entered in our FREE prize draw — 1st prize, an iPad

February 05, 2019
by Alun Severn
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    UPDATE (03/06/19): Please note that the survey has now ended. The prize draw will take place in the next few days. Further to this post, the Birmingham Social Enterprise City steering group is conducting a baseline survey to establish key facts about the sector’s so
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Coventry & Warwickshire CDA announces FREE social enterprise support programme for 2019

February 04, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Coventry and Warwickshire Co-operative Development Agency has just announced that its social enterprise support programme for 2019 is now open. Pre start, start-up and growth social enterprises based in Coventry and Warwickshire can apply for between 12 and 24 hours dedicated support
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