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Changes UK — warehouse furniture clearance this Saturday

May 30, 2018

This coming Saturday, 2nd June, from 10am-4pm, Changes UK is holding a furniture clearance. A furniture recycling project it was hosting has closed and everything must go! Everything is FREE but donations are requested. It’s going to be a fantastic day. There will be Changes UK

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John Taylor Hospice — great turn-out for opening of first shop

May 14, 2018

Back in January we wrote that John Taylor Hospice, the UK’s only social enterprise hospice, had unveiled its latest three-year strategic plan and that this included a commitment to open its first shop. Now that shop — the first in the hospice’s 100-year history – has

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The changing face of social enterprise — creating social value through inter-trading

May 10, 2018

We wrote recently about Graduate Planet CIC in one of our ‘changing face of social enterprise‘ stories. It’s a new-start social enterprise recruitment consultancy which uses its surpluses to support environmental action. Its founder Kate Evans was one of the spe

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UnLtd’s Impact Investment Fund — drop-in event Birmingham

April 16, 2018

Are you an early stage social venture working in the employment sector? Do you need investment and practical support to scale your venture? Then UnLtd wants to hear from you. UnLtd’s Impact Investment Fund will shortly hold three drop-in sessions — relaxed and informa

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Success! Birmingham’s social enterprise city application approved

April 16, 2018

In this post we drew attention to the closing day of City Drive 2018 when there will be a grand social enterprise festival at the banqueting suite of the Council House [details below]. Well, we have just had news confirming that there really will be something worth celebrati

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Resonance celebrates launch of West Mids impact fund — central Birmingham event, you are invited

April 10, 2018

Resonance, a relatively small social investment company, may be a new name to many readers but in just a matter of months it has become a significant new player in what it calls social impact funding in the West Midlands. Using an already proven model that takes advantage of social in

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There’s still time to feature in our coverage of newer, younger social enterprises

April 09, 2018

As part of our Big Lottery ‘Awards for All’ project we’re still on the hunt for interesting news stories from newer, younger social enterprises that will help illustrate new, changing and emerging trends in the sector. We’ve been posting these stories on

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New-start stories: the unvarnished truth — 23rd April, 5-7pm, Evolve @ The Adam & Eve

April 09, 2018

It’s extremely hard for new social enterprises to find a time and place to discuss shared problems, reflect on their experiences, have a good natter — and if needs be let off steam. We thought it would be a good idea to sponsor a City Drive event which we hope will offer j

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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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Share your memories of John Taylor Hospice

April 04, 2018

John Taylor Hospice, the UK’s only social enterprise hospice, has just launched an appeal for stories, reminiscences and memories from people who have some prior connection with the hospice. For more than 100 years JTH has helped and supported thousands of families and employed

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ART’s Steve Walker wins Responsible Finance leader of the year

March 29, 2018

It has just been announced that Dr Steve Walker, co-founder of ART Business Loans (ART) and chief executive since before its launch in 1997, has been named Responsible Finance Leader of the Year at the 2018 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards. The UK-wide awards, delivered in partnershi

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New-start stories: the unvarnished truth — 23rd April, 5-7pm, Evolve @ The Adam & Eve

March 28, 2018

Since July of last year, as part of an Awards for All funded project BSSEC been searching out and publishing the stories of newer, younger social enterprises. We have called these stories the changing face of social enterprise. The reason for doing this was two-fold. First, the sector

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City Drive is back for 2018 — with a packed week of events and some very special news

March 21, 2018

With 2018 marking the fifth anniversary of the Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter, iSE’s week-long CITY DRIVE 2018 series of events will kick off again on Monday 23rd April and this year it will be very special. BSSEC is pleased to be sponsoring an event to showcase the cha

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UnLtd announces drop-in session to publicise its Thrive programme

February 14, 2018

UnLtd has just announced that it is holding a drop-in session to promote its Thrive programme. When & where: Tuesday 20th March 1pm-3pm at the UnLtd Offices, Unit G2, The Arch, Birmingham Area, 48-52 Floodgate St, Birmingham B5 5SL. Thrive is UnLtd’s new social acceler

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We’re still on the look-out for newer, younger social enterprises with an interesting story to tell

January 31, 2018

As part of our Big Lottery ‘Awards for All’ project we’re still on the hunt for interesting news stories from newer, younger social enterprises that will help illustrate new, changing and emerging trends in the sector. We’ve been posting these stories on

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Next DSEQ network meeting considers HS2 disruption with guest construction speakers

January 18, 2018

This, just in from iSE and the Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter… The Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter networking meeting is upcoming on Tuesday 13th February 2018, 8.30am to 10.00am. We recently completed a successful consultation with members of the Digbeth Social Enterprise

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The changing face of social enterprise — Impact Hub Birmingham

January 09, 2018

For the last two and a half years, a repurposed factory in Digbeth – the creative heart of the city and Brum’s first officially recognised Social Enterprise Quarter – has been home to a new player in social enterprise: Impact Hub Birmingham. Impact Hub Birmingham is part innovation la

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The changing face of social enterprise — YMCA Birmingham

January 04, 2018

If you were to ask people to name an important new player in the social enterprise sector, I’m not sure that YMCA Birmingham would necessarily be the first name that would come to mind. But this just shows how outdated our views about ‘charities’ sometimes are. As pa

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John Taylor Hospice unveils plan to extend services, increase volunteering and launch JTH shops

January 02, 2018

John Taylor Hospice, the UK’s only social enterprise hospice, has just unveiled its latest three-year strategic plan. This sees the organisation planning to increase and widen its community engagement and volunteering programmes; maximise income from commercial services, donatio

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‘Screw the business plan — give me jobs’: Changes Gardening’s James Coote on growing a successful service user-led enterprise

December 20, 2017

The Manager of the Changes Gardening service, James Coote, doesn’t give a damn about the business plan. For James it’s all about recovery. Lots of community groups run gardening projects to help with people’s mental health. We can all understand that working with nature can be c

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