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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DRIVE 2022: Social Enterprise Showcase Starts Today!

June 06, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, Digbeth, iSE CIC, SED22, socent, social enterprise, Social Enterprise Drive, Solihull
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iSE SED22
TODAY’S THE DAY!! Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs opens Birmingham’s biggest festival showcasing social enterprise… events kick off at 10am with the launch of SE TV and includes 18 events over 5 days…. a social enterprise something for everyon
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iSE CIC: SED22 Special

May 25, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, BSSEC, events, iSE CIC, networking, SED22, socent, social economy, social enterprise, Social Enterprise Drive, West Midlands, WMCA
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SED22 Special
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 and CONNECT with social entrepreneurs and innovators. With social enterprise experience
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Social Enterprise Drive 2022: celebrating Social Enterprise Resilience

May 05, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, BSSEC, CIC, DSEQ, Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs, iSE CIC, SED22, socent, social enterprise, Social Enterprise Drive, Solihull, West Midlands
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iSE CIC
Social Enterprise Drive 2022 is a week of diverse events celebrating social enterprises in Birmingham and beyond, annually facilitated by social enterprise development organisation, iSE (Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs).    Taking place from the 6th to 10t
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Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter returns with face-to-face networking

February 08, 2022
by Alun Severn
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iSE has just announced that it is delighted to be able to say that face-to-face networking is back for Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter supporters, bringing together social enterprises, mission-led businesses and not for profits in Digbeth, Cheapside and Highgate. If you haven’
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Be part of Social Enterprise Drive 2022

February 02, 2022
by Alun Severn
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iSE has just announced that Social Enterprise Drive is back for 2022. This year the week-long festival of social enterprise will take place slightly later — in early-June rather than April as has been the case previously. What began life as a local Digbeth-based initiative nine
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Virtual networking event for social enterprises in the health and wellbeing sector

January 27, 2022
by Alun Severn
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iSE is offering another free online networking event for social enterprises and trading third sector organisations — this time, for those active in the health and wellbeing sector. Date and time: Wednesday 23rd February 2022 • 10:00am-11:30am.    → Book your
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Building a Board and good governance — free online workshop

January 18, 2022
by Alun Severn
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Building a Board and Good Governance Wednesday 26th January 2022 10:00 – 12:00 GMT iSE and the GBSLEP Growth Hub are holding an exciting workshop for existing social enterprises and trading third sector organisations. The workshop, Building a Board and Good Governance, is designed to
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iSE and the Social Enterprise Academy: Rethinking income streams

January 17, 2022
by Alun Severn
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iSE is partnering with the Social Enterprise Academy to deliver an exciting new fully-funded programme for leaders of social impact organisations. Join them for an impactful and responsive online learning programme. Through a blend of live facilitated sessions and self-directed l
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Social enterprise networking in Digbeth

November 18, 2021
by Alun Severn
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iSE says: Calling Birmingham-based social enterprises, mission-led businesses and not for profits! Come along to Centrala Space in Digbeth for brunch time networking, conversation and connection in the heart of our Social Enterprise City. Let’s catch-up, network and reconnect with eac
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iSE marks Human Rights Day at the Women’s Enterprise & Community Hub

November 17, 2021
by Alun Severn
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To mark Human Rights Day 2021 on the 10th December the Women’s Enterprise and Community Hub is holding its first ever Unity Fair — and it needs your support. The event will be based at the Women’s Enterprise and Community Hub in Sparkbrook, Friday 10th December and w
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Social enterprise networking in Digbeth

October 07, 2021
by Alun Severn
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iSE has just announced that face-to-face social enterprise networking in Digbeth is back for the Autumn. This, just in: iSE is delighted to be back with face-to-face networking for October! Join us from 10:00am-12:00pm on Wednesday 20th October 2021 at Centrala, Digbeth for brunc
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iSE & Witton Lodge offer new work, wellbeing and enterprise programme

July 14, 2021
by Alun Severn
Employment support
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iSE and Witton Lodge Community Association are now delivering a new ESF-funded employment and enterprise programme called the WOWED project — which stands for World of Work, Wellbeing and Enterprise Development. The project offers: Basic skills support Confidence/assertiven
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iSE is recruiting

June 23, 2021
by Alun Severn
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This just in from iSE… Exciting new job opportunities in the social enterprise sector iSE CIC has two exciting vacancies based at our Women’s Enterprise & Community Hub in Sparkbrook, working for project lifespan on our new WOWED project. The two posts are: Business Advisor:
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iSE welcomes new chief executive

May 13, 2021
by Alun Severn
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Further to this post, the Chair of iSE’s board of directors, Dr Steve Harding, has issued a statement welcoming iSE’s new chief executive, Cathy Brown. Cathy will replace Sarah Crawley, iSE’s founder and only CEO since the company’s formation, on the 1st July.
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Join iSE for a special Social Enterprise Day 2020

November 12, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Thursday 19th November is Social Enterprise Day, held as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. As we near the middle of lockdown #2,  iSE wanted to do something to help keep up the spirits of the sector, while also promoting the work that social enterprises do. So join them for a
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WiSE Wednesday Webinar #9 — Social investment: hear from the entrepreneurs

October 05, 2020
by Alun Severn
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  iSE welcomes you to the last of its WiSE Wednesday webinars for 2020 — a  social investment panel conversation with Melanie Mills, Senior Director, Social Sector Engagement at Big Society Capital and social entrepreneurs who have taken social investment. &n
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iSE is recruiting…

September 28, 2020
by Alun Severn
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iSE is looking for an exceptional and ‘social enterprise passionate’ individual to fill the role of Hub Manager and continue the success of its Sparkbrook Women’s Enterprise and Community Hub (WECH). Following a massive refurbishment, the HUB offers inspiring of
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iSE’s WiSE Wednesday webinars return on 16th September

September 03, 2020
by Alun Severn
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  On Wednesday 16th September 2020 iSE’s WiSE Wednesday webinar series returns following an August summer break.    The discussion topic, including open Q&A, will be Digital Transformation — in a low tech environment with Pauline Roch
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Women’s Enterprise Hub — evolving to meet new needs

August 17, 2020
by Alun Severn
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Since 2015 iSE has been delivering specialist enterprise support for women from its Women’s Enterprise Hub on Ladypool Rd, Sparkbrook. This was a partnership between iSE and Birmingham City Council. Things have moved on significantly. In March 2020 iSE secured a fifteen year lea
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Bright Enterprise — BE more enterprising, BE more you: helping women entrepreneurs towards their first £1,000 of turnover

August 13, 2020
by Alun Severn
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iSE has just announced a new women’s enterprise support programme, operating from its Women’s Enterprise & Community Hub (WECH) in Sparkbrook. The announcement reads: The Women’s Enterprise and Community Hub (WECH), based in Sparkbrook, announces a new enterprise
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