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Free LinkedIn workshop with Citizen Click at The Women’s Enterprise Hub 17/09/19 — open to all

July 31, 2019
by Alun Severn
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The Women’s Enterprise Hub is offering a free mixed workshop on how to use LinkedIn effectively as a tool in your business. Please note that booking is essential — send mail to Ashleigh Howe or ring 0121 663 1711. The workshop will be delivered by social enterprise Citizen
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UnLtd’s Thrive accelerator programme, ‘Solutions for an Ageing Society’, now open for applications

July 29, 2019
by Alun Severn
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UnLtd has just announced that Thrive, its new social accelerator programme designed to help ambitious social ventures to grow, has re-opened for applications. The ‘Solutions for an Ageing Society’ (SfAS) Accelerator is looking for eight game-changing social businesses who want to grow
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Co-operatives WM announces study visit to Robert Owen museum, Powys

July 24, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Co-operatives WM has just announced that its Member Education Group is organising a study visit to the Robert Owen museum, Powys. There will be an introductory talk at the museum about Robert Owen and his links to Newtown, a detailed view of the museum, followed by a guided walk aroun
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Breakfast briefing — social enterprise applications to the Queen’s Enterprise Award for Sustainable Development

July 24, 2019
by Alun Severn
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8.30am – 10.00am on Thursday 15th August iSE, Avoca Court, 23 Moseley Road, Digbeth Birmingham B12 0HJ iSE has just announced that it will host a breakfast briefing to support social enterprises seeking to apply to the Queen’s Enterprise Award for Sustainable Development. C
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Birmingham Social Enterprise City — survey prize draw winners

July 18, 2019
by Alun Severn
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When we began the first city-wide baseline survey of social enterprise in Birmingham, as part of building a more robust evidence-base for Social Enterprise City plans, we promised a free prize draw, with an Apple iPad as the first prize, and a second prize of a backpack from social en
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Social Enterprise Mark CIC announces new entry-level accreditation scheme for younger and new-start social enterprises

July 17, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Social Enterprise Mark CIC, the organisation behind the nationally recognised Social Enterprise mark accreditation scheme has just announced the launch of a new accreditation for new-start and young or emerging social enterprises. Called the Aspiring Social Enterprise accreditation, t
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Business growth planning workshop for women at the Women’s Enterprise Hub

July 10, 2019
by Alun Severn
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iSE has just announced that in conjunction with HSBC it is offering a free business growth planning workshop for women — details below. Booking essential, please – by email to Ashleigh Howe.
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Social Enterprise City — survey reveals important new trends in the sector

July 08, 2019
by Alun Severn
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The latest baseline survey of social enterprise activity in the city conducted on behalf of the Birmingham Social Enterprise City steering group during February-May 2019 and published July 2019 gives us a much more detailed profile of the sector in Birmingham than we have ever pr
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Healthwatch Birmingham receives national recognition and wins contract to continue providing service

July 03, 2019
by Alun Severn
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Healthwatch Birmingham, the independent champion representing public and patients’ experiences of using local health and social care services, has just published its Annual Report 2018/2019. The report details the organisation’s most successful year to date: 59% more peopl
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