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iSE and the Social Enterprise Academy announce new leadership development programme

March 26, 2019
by Alun Severn
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iSE has just announced that it is working in partnership with The Social Enterprise Academy to deliver a new regional leadership development programme that has been designed by and for the social enterprise sector. The programme is designed to provide practical opportunities to explor
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Graduate Planet CIC funds pioneering environmental workshop for 60 schoolchildren

March 19, 2019
by Alun Severn
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We’ve written before here about Graduate Planet CIC, the specialist social enterprise recruitment consultancy which uses its surpluses to support environmental action. Its founder Kate Evans recently worked with energy data specialists SPS International in Warwick to help the co
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iSE and USE IT! programme seek social enterprise work placements

March 19, 2019
by Alun Severn
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iSE’s business development manager, Simon Veasey is keen to hear from social enterprises that can offer local unemployed people the opportunity to undertake work placements with employers that have a strong social mission. Read what he has to say below. Simon Veasey writes: One
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Full City Drive programme now available

March 18, 2019
by Alun Severn
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The full City Drive 2019 programme is now available — click here. → See all posts tagged City Drive
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Talent Match programme concludes with ICC breakfast event — keynote speakers include West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street

March 15, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Many local businesses report recruitment challenges — but our region continues to have high unemployment amongst young people. How can that be? To mark the end of the successful Talent Match employability programme for 18-24 year olds BVSC is holding a special ‘Open Minds&
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In memory of Mark Ellerby — social entrepreneur, activist & friend

March 13, 2019
by Alun Severn
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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death on the 7th March 2019 of our friend and colleague Mark Ellerby. There will be few in the social enterprise sector who didn’t know Mark in one way or another, whether through his own social enterprise, Cloudberry Innovati
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City Drive 2019 — social enterprise conference: 8th April

March 11, 2019
by Alun Severn
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→ UPDATE: The full City Drive programme is now available. City Drive 2019 kicks off in grand style this year with a Social Enterprise Conference. The conference theme is exploring new business ideas that maximise social impact. Details WHEN:  8th April 2019, 9.00am registration,
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City Drive 2019 — Impact Investing for Place: 11th April

March 07, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Hold the date for yet another interesting and unusual City Drive event… Impact Investing for Place. Details below. In promoting this event, Sarah Crawley explains: I am especially delighted that we are running this event as I believe it’s the first conversation of its kind. The
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ART Business Loans’ community share offer — interested investors have 18 days left

March 06, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Further to this post, ART Business Loans has just announced that investors interested in taking advantage of its recent community share offer have just eighteen days left to do so. The share offer closes on the 24th March 2019. This is a community share offer and is open to busin
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Hold the dates — for these very special City Drive events

March 04, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Hold the dates for these very special City Drive 2019 events… WHAT: Jewellery Quarter Music Walk WHEN: Wed, 10 April 2019, 11am to 1pm; COST: £5.92 (inc booking fee) WHERE: Jewellery Quarter, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE Join Jez Collins, founder of the Birmingham Music Ar
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City Drive 2019 — You are invited to ‘New-Start Stories’

March 01, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Further to this post, you are warmly invited to ‘New Start Stories’, sponsored by BSSEC and held as part of City Drive. Come and hear from four very different new starts and find out what starting a social enterprise is really like… Light refreshments will be served.
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