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iSE & Witton Lodge offer new work, wellbeing and enterprise programme

July 14, 2021

Employment support

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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September 2020 FUSE programme is open to applications now

August 13, 2020

Further to this post, iSE has just announced that its social enterprise start-up programme targeting new health and wellbeing-led enterprises has opened for a further enrolment for September. Applications close at the end of August and the programme will begin in September (date

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Free WiSE Wednesday webinar from iSE — Recovery, Innovation & Growth: 22nd July

July 15, 2020

iSE CIC announces the expert speaker for the next WiSE Wednesday webinar on Wednesday 22nd July 2020 at 10.00am. She is award-winning social entrepreneur Daniella Genas, founder of She’s The Boss and international speaker on innovation, motivation and growth, an

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WiSE Wednesday — free webinar from iSE: Levering Localism with Kevin Davis, CEO The Vine Trust

July 05, 2020

The next of iSE’s WiSE Wednesday free webinars takes place on Wednesday 8 July at 10am and is given by Kevin Davis, CEO of The Vine Trust and a Black Country LEP Board Member. He will be talking about Levering Localism. Kevin Davis will pose the que

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iSE opens second FUSE new-starts programme to meet high demand

June 30, 2020

Following exceptionally high demand for registration, social enterprise development organisation iSE has reopened its FUSE start-up programme to new applications for an additional July programme. If you have an emerging social enterprise idea with potential to create social impact and

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WiSE Wednesday #5 — Finance & funding your enterprise: Matt Smith, chief executive The Key Fund

June 19, 2020

WiSE Wednesday – FINANCE & FUNDING YOUR ENTERPRISE with Matt Smith, CEO of The Key Fund iSE CIC would like to welcome you to hear expert speaker, Matt Smith, CEO, The Key Fund, discussing enterprise finance and funding options in the fifth of a special series of social enterp

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iSE celebrates 20th anniversary

June 03, 2020

During June 2020 iSE celebrates its 20th anniversary. BSSEC and iSE have worked together for almost the entirety of that time and for a good part of it Sarah has also served as chair of BSSEC and one of its Directors. I think many will agree that without the efforts of Sarah and her v

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WiSE Wednesday webinar #3 — Developing an Agile Workforce

May 20, 2020

Following on from the previous session on mentoring for change, iSE CIC announces its third social enterprise WiSE Wednesday webinar, Developing an Agile Workforce with HR specialists Roots HR CIC on Wednesday 27th May at 2.00pm. Roots HR Director, Alison Smit

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iSE’s FUSE start-up programme now open — new online delivery from June

May 18, 2020

iSE provides new-start social entrepreneurs with support and development opportunities to build sustainable social enterprises. Its FUSE programme is for near-trade or early-start stage social entrepreneurs in the West Midlands that want to fast-track their idea, grow networ

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Human Lending Library recruits ‘crisis experts’ offering FREE advice

May 11, 2020

Further to this post, more news just in about new experts joining the Human Lending Library scheme in Birmingham. Read on for more. In response to the challenges social enterprises and charities are facing due to coronavirus, four new experts have joined the Human Lending Library to o

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iSE offers WiSE Wednesday webinar — Mentoring for Change

May 07, 2020

iSE CIC is excited to announce the second WiSE Wednesday webinar, Mentoring for Change with Kendra Walsh, Director of Expert Impact, home of the Human Lending Library. There’s a lot of talk about ‘pivoting you business’ but what does it mean, how do

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Human Lending Library launches in Birmingham

April 06, 2020

Following in the footsteps of London, Manchester and New York, iSE is delighted to be working with charity Expert Impact to bring the Human Lending Library to Birmingham. What is the Human Lending Library? The Human Lending Library connects some of the world’s most succ

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