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The Community Business Trade Up Programme

August 27, 2019

The Community Business Trade Up Programme is run by the School for Social Entrepreneurs, in partnership with Power to Change. This programme helps the leaders of community businesses in England. It focuses on growing income from trading, to improve impact and sustainability. It offers

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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

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

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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Breakfast briefing — social enterprise applications to the Queen’s Enterprise Award for Sustainable Development

July 24, 2019

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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Business growth planning workshop for women at the Women’s Enterprise Hub

July 10, 2019

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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iSE and USE IT! programme seek social enterprise work placements

March 19, 2019

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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Forthcoming free training sessions at the Women’s Enterprise Hub

February 15, 2019

The Women’s Enterprise Hub has just announced the following sessions. Book early to avoid disappointment. Social Media Workshop 27th February 10am-1pm Learn all you need to know about Social Media for your organisation: • General introduction to different social media platforms.

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New CIC opens its doors on Erdington High St — HUB 109 has great ambitions

February 11, 2019

A new Community Interest Company has opened its doors at 109 High Street, Erdington, and is busy combining serviced and hot desking space, business incubation support, business consultancy and social benefit. It is called HUB 109 and its founder Sean Alimajstorovic has been explaining

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Keeping swimming open at Moseley Road Baths — this historic Edwardian pool is now run by a community-managed charity

February 11, 2019

There are only three Grade II* listed swimming baths in the country still in use for public swimming and of these Birmingham’s Moseley Road Baths, an Edwardian time capsule which first opened its doors to the public in 1907, is the oldest. It has been saved as a result of a determined

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Coventry & Warwickshire CDA announces FREE social enterprise support programme for 2019

February 04, 2019

Coventry and Warwickshire Co-operative Development Agency has just announced that its social enterprise support programme for 2019 is now open. Pre start, start-up and growth social enterprises based in Coventry and Warwickshire can apply for between 12 and 24 hours dedicated support

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iSE’s start-up programme FUSE is back for 2019

December 20, 2018

iSE is seeking its next cohort of social change-makers, do-ers, entrepreneurs and innovators to join FUSE, its acclaimed start-up programme. Could it be you? FUSE offers six months of free business support and includes workshops, coaching and mentoring. For more information send mail

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Fuse — social enterprise start-up support

August 02, 2018

iSE runs a number of different FUSE social enterprise start-up programmes throughout the year. The programmes are for people who want to develop a business that is financially sustainable but also (and importantly) delivers a strong and measurable social impact. The Fuse is for social

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iSE announces FUSE social enterprise Summer Camp

June 14, 2018

iSE runs a number of different FUSE social enterprise start-up programmes throughout the year. The programmes are for people who want to develop a business that is financially sustainable but also (and importantly) delivers a strong and measurable social impact. Its Summer Camp is for

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What does a social enterprise consultant do all day?

April 04, 2018

If you have ever wondered what a social enterprise consultant does all day, there is a terrific post over on the iSE website by Elizabeth Forrester which will satisfy your curiosity. From fine-tuning business models to developing marketing strategies; from financial planning to confid

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School for Social Entrepreneurs Midlands — new support & grant programme open for applications

February 20, 2018

This, just in from the School for Social Entrepreneurs Midlands… Social Enterprise Learning Programme + Grant + Mentor + Peer Support Applications to the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs programme opens on Monday 5th March with a closing date of 26th April 2018. The programme is

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Mentors play a special role in the USE IT programme — and iSE wants to recruit more

February 12, 2018

For the past 12 months iSE has been working on an innovative new project, USE IT! (Unlocking Social and Economic Innovation Together). We’ve written about the programme extensively elsewhere on this blog, most recently in this post. One of the lessons of the USE IT programm

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iSE takes on interns to map social enterprise tourism opportunities in USE IT area

January 31, 2018

For the past 12 months iSE has been working on an innovative new project, USE IT! (Unlocking Social and Economic Innovation Together). We’ve written about the programme extensively elsewhere on this blog, most recently in this post. iSE has just announced that it has n

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Social entrepreneurs and USE IT — catalysing social change in Birmingham

January 24, 2018

For the past 12 months iSE has been working on an innovative new project, USE IT! (Unlocking Social and Economic Innovation Together). ISE’s role in this three-year project, funded by ERDF as part of the UIA programme, is to work in Ladywood, Handsworth and Smethwick to grow the socia

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‘Thrive’ — UnLtd launches new social ventures support programme

January 22, 2018

UnLtd has just announced that it has launched a brand new UK wide, three-year Accelerator programme called ‘Thrive’. Thrive will provide 6-months of intensive support to social ventures addressing ‘Access to Employment’ and wanting to scale up quickly, with an opportunity for these so

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SURGE Growth Accelerator Programme for charities, social enterprises and social businesses

November 24, 2017

Coventry University Social Enterprise (CUSE) introduces a unique and powerful 3-day residential growth accelerator programme for leaders and senior managers of established charities, social enterprises and social businesses who are looking for a tailored growth plan for their enterpri

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