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iSE announces women’s FUSE programme now open for applications

February 28, 2020
by Alun Severn
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iSE has just announced that its women’s FUSE programme is now open for 2020 applications. Delivered with HSBC, the FUSE programme helps women in the West Midlands who want to start social enterprises. See below. Please note booking is essential. To book send mail to Ashleigh How
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iSE is recruiting a new chief executive

February 25, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Further to this post, iSE’s recruitment exercise for a Chief Executive Officer to replace Sarah Crawley has begun. Make no mistake, jobs of this calibre do not come along every day in the social enterprise sector in Birmingham. Click on the graphic below to download the PDF Cand
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Calling all social entrepreneurs — free learning programme & grant

February 25, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Calling All Social Entrepreneurs – Free Learning Programme & Grant Charles Rapson, the chief exec of the School for Social Entrepreneurs Midlands has just announced the following… The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) is soon to start recruiting for its much sought
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Digbeth — ‘Shop for Change’ marketplace

February 25, 2020
by Alun Severn
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The Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter has just announced a Digbeth Shop for Change Marketplace… Full details below: The Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter is running a Digbeth Shop for Change Marketplace. This will be for any and all Digbeth — social enterprises, charities,
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Comments now working

February 25, 2020
by Alun Severn
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This post is a sticky. For the time being, newer posts appear beneath it. If you have been trying to comment on the blog — perhaps especially this post — but have been unable to, our apologies. There has been a problem with the comments facility but our good friends at Cit
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Start-Up Connections…from the University of Birmingham

February 25, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Free networking and information session for new-start businesses of all kinds — connecting new-starts with the help and resources they need The University of Birmingham has just announced a free new-start business networking and information event for new-starts of all kinds. Start-Up
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Sarah Crawley to leave iSE

February 24, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Sarah Crawley has announced that she will be leaving iSE at the end of June 2020. Sarah and I have worked together for over seventeen years and for a good part of that time she has served as chair of BSSEC and one of its Directors. This, thankfully, will continue and I look forward to
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Could your social enterprise benefit from a fully funded extra pair of hands?

February 17, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Could your social enterprise benefit from a fully funded extra pair of hands? The University of Birmingham is looking for social enterprises to take part in the Impact Internships programme. The University of Birmingham has received donations from alumni to offer social enterprises in
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Make Someone’s Day — new movement for friendliness launches in Birmingham

February 13, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Do you know that 37% of Birmingham residents aged over 65 live alone? And that almost half of all Birmingham residents (49%) say that their neighbours are strangers to them? A new city-wide campaign — a movement for friendliness — is being launched to try and counter this
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