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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 the UKSPF programme in 2022-23 and 2023-24 will be on communities and place and local business interventio

Nuneaton Signs: Celebrating 40 years with Social Enterprise Fayre

June 15, 2022

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Nuneaton Signs is a social enterprise that employs more than 28 people with disabilities. Supplying nationwide to many blue chip companies, their ethos and unique status is ideal for companies looking to partner with a socially responsible supplier and focus on abilities rather t

Community Enterprise Growth Plan: Unlocking Dormant Assets

June 09, 2022

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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 as a “once-in-a-decade opportuni

Charity Commission: Changes of Charity Classifications

June 07, 2022

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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 week the Charity Commission launched user testing of its revised charity classification with charities – and they n

SEUK: Social Enterprise Awards – Open for Applications!

June 07, 2022

The Social Enterprise UK Social Enterprise Awards 2022 are the UK’s biggest celebration of social enterprises recognising the best in the sector. They are a chance to showcase the incredible contributions made by businesses that have been making a real difference in tackling social an

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DRIVE 2022: Social Enterprise Showcase Starts Today!

June 06, 2022

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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

SHIFT Programme: Economies that Everyone Can Shape

June 01, 2022

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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 economies across the city. Birmingham faces many crises including housing, work, living s

iSE CIC: SED22 Special

May 25, 2022

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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

BSSEC Talking Collaboration and Clusters

May 12, 2022

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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 ten-year plan for doubling the size of the West Midlands social economy, from around £3.5bn to £7

Social Enterprise Drive 2022: celebrating Social Enterprise Resilience

May 05, 2022

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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

Big Giveaway from BVSC

May 03, 2022

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BVSC is on the move and has announced a massive #giveaway of office and conference furniture and equipment… all of it free to #charities in #Birmingham!Items currently available include: ⭐️ Conference Tables (33 straight, 33 trapezium, 14 half round, 2 l

Project Aspie: Open Space Online opening up conversations

April 28, 2022

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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 based in Birmingham that raises awareness and the profile of people with Autism within the com

iSE CIC talks Social Enterprise Growth and Collaboration

April 07, 2022

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“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 enterprises more effectively. At the recent Soci

Roots HR CIC introduces new COMPLY Service for the Social Sector

March 22, 2022

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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 and employment law advice service, COMPLY, allowing micro, small and medium-sized social sector employers to com

Birmingham City Council launches new Match My Project portal

August 16, 2021

For some while now Birmingham City Council has been considering methods for making it easier for businesses to support local community projects — whether they wish to do this as part of their CSR commitments or in pursuit of specific Social Value pledges a company may have made

New project to boost digital literacy and inclusion in Northfield & Edgbaston

July 08, 2021

Northfield Community Partnership, Age UK and Gateway Family Services are just starting a new project focused on improving digital literacy and inclusion amongst the over-50s in Northfield and Edgbaston. The project is seeking to recruit 2 x Digital Literacy Project Workers. These are

Roots HR CIC announces free HR toolkits

July 01, 2021

If you’ve been planning to build up up your in-house resources on HR and recruitment, now is a very good time to do so. Social sector HR specialist Roots HR CIC has just announced that as part of delivering on its social mission it will be releasing a free HR toolkit every month

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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May 29, 2020

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Coronavirus — who gets paid and how much? Managing coronavirus as an employer

March 05, 2020

If you are already planning for how your workplace will manage the implications of coronavirus infections — by using the excellent guidance that NCVO has recently published, for example — you may be interested to know that BSSEC member Anthony Collins Solicitors has publis