Roundtable Reports
Explore reports and insights from BSSEC’s Social Economy Forum sessions, bringing together learning, experience and opportunities from across the social economy in the West Midlands.
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Social Economy Accelerators: Supporting Growth and Innovation
Examining how accelerator programmes can support social economy organisations to grow, build resilience and access new market opportunities.
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Generation Z and the Social Economy: Future Opportunities and Inclusion
Exploring how Generation Z is reshaping recruitment, workplace expectations and service delivery across the social economy.
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Health and Social Care: Community-Led Approaches and Collaboration
Bringing together perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing health and social care organisations, from leadership and collaboration to long-term sustainability.
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Meaningful Pathways to Work in the West Midlands
Highlighting how social economy organisations can create employment pathways through skills development, collaboration and inclusive approaches to work.
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Supporting the Social Economy in the West Midlands
Exploring how collaboration, investment and ecosystem support can help social economy organisations navigate challenges and achieve sustainable growth.
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Social Procurement and the Social Economy
Examining how procurement, social value and collaboration can help social economy organisations access new contract opportunities and grow sustainably.
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Routes to Impact: Are We Chasing Figures or Positive Impact?
A discussion on social value, impact measurement and whether current approaches truly reflect the difference organisations make in communities.
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The Role of the Private Sector in the Social Economy Ecosystem
Looking at how private sector partnerships, social procurement and supply chain opportunities can support the growth of the social economy.
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Are Social Economy Organisations Making the Best Use of Technology?
Considering how technology, digital skills and emerging tools such as AI can support growth, innovation and resilience across the social economy.
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How can the social economy support Achieving Net Zero?
Focusing on how the social economy can contribute to Net Zero through innovation, collaboration, skills development and community-led action.
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Society’s Problems Need Solutions: Social Economy is the Solution
Reflecting on the role of the social economy in tackling inequality, strengthening communities and creating more sustainable approaches to economic development.
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Communicating the Social Economy and Social Enterprise
Discussing how stronger branding, storytelling and communication can help more people understand, support and buy from the social economy.
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Business Support within the Social Economy Ecosystem
Considering how business support, collaboration and access to market opportunities can help social economy organisations grow and thrive.
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Developing a Social Investment Ecosystem in the West Midlands
Examining how confidence, business support and investment readiness can help social economy organisations access finance and achieve sustainable growth.
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