2nd November 2022
Our 2022 Roundtable Series has explored various themes of interest, all relating back to stimulating and developing eco-systems to enable the growth of the regional social economy. The September 2022... Read more
21st October 2022
The ENVIRONMENT round of the Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) from Social Investment Business (SIB) is open for applications from social enterprises and charities. This environment round is delivered in partnership... Read more
14th October 2022
Power to Change has launched a new fund to support community businesses who are making and using technologies that generate benefit for and give power to communities. Power to Change... Read more
20th September 2022
We are delighted to share a guest blog from Zehir Kadra who talks about his journey from social entrepreneur to sustainable social enterprise and changing lives through soccer... In... Read more
5th September 2022
Peter Holbrook CBE, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise UK, shares an open letter following the announcement of Liz Truss as leader of the The Conservative Party... "Liz Truss’ appointment as Prime Minister comes at... Read more
22nd August 2022
For Women. By Women After nearly 30 years, WAITS charity has elevated the lives and dramatically improved the circumstances of over 10,000 individuals. An extraordinary achievement and worthy of celebration.... Read more
15th August 2022
More than 16,000 Birmingham Games 2022 sports items are being made available to social enterprises, sports clubs, community groups and Not-For-Profit organisations in the West Midlands. The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth... Read more
11th August 2022
Further to our earlier post, BSSEC Talking Collaboration and Clusters, in which we introduced the idea of facilitated roundtable discussions to help promote the plans BSSEC CIC has been part of... Read more
26th July 2022
WELCOME TO OUR GUEST BLOG FROM IAN CUTHBERT Ian is the founder of Fovea Creative, a creative agency previously known as Cuthbert Design Since 1996, Ian has been supporting the... Read more
15th July 2022
WELCOME TO OUR GUEST BLOG FROM HEIDI FISHER MBE Heidi is Founder of award-winning social enterprise, Make An Impact CIC BSSEC CIC is committed to, and working on, the growth... Read more
1st July 2022
WELCOME TO OUR GUEST BLOG FROM EMILY DARKO Emily is Director of Research at Social Enterprise UK Through our work at BSSEC CIC, we are aware of the importance of... Read more
21st June 2022
Shared on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority: UK SPF for at Risk Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations As set out in the UKSPF prospectus, the initial focus of... Read more
9th June 2022
Dormant assets could unlock £1b to boost social enterprise and level up communities Social Enterprise UK and Big Society Capital are among a coalition of organisations promoting the Community Enterprise Growth Plan, described... Read more
7th June 2022
As you all know at BSSEC we aim to keep you in touch with National Policy and changes pertinent to the social economy and we have been informed that last... Read more
1st June 2022
A new training programme, Shift Birmingham, is open for applications. It's for Birmingham people wish to explore how power and resources in the city can be rebalanced to improve local... Read more
25th May 2022
Birmingham's biggest festival showcasing social enterprise is coming 6th-10th of June and you can be part of it! Join Social Enterprise Drive to START a social enterprise, SCALE your business... Read more
12th May 2022
In our earlier posts, we have been examining the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Growing the Social Economy in the WMCA area: A Framework for Action, the document that underpins WMCA’s... Read more
28th April 2022
As part of their response to the Covid-19 pandemic during the autumn of 2020, Project Aspie launched a new initiative called Open Space Online. Project Aspie is an award-winning organisation... Read more
14th April 2022
The Social Investment Business (SIB), Access – The Foundation for Social investment, The Ubele Initiative and Create Equity have today announced £2m worth of grant and support funding to be... Read more
7th April 2022
“It's collaborative, not competitive." Cathy Brown, CEO of Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs CIC (iSE CIC), discusses why intermediaries need to look past their competitiveness and collaborate to help emerging social... Read more1st April 2022
During 2019/20, a Social Economy Task Force made up of social sector practitioners and experts from across the region was convened by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), tasked with helping... Read more
22nd March 2022
Roots HR CIC is helping take the risk out of managing your social sector workforce For over 13 years, Roots HR CIC has provided a high quality, affordable people management... Read moreCopyright 2025. All rights reserved by BSSEC CIC.