8th March 2023
It’s International Women’s Day, and what a great day to be exploring ‘equity’ as this year’s theme. I’m challenged when given this topic as I want to be really positive... Read more
2nd December 2022
BSSEC CIC is sharing three varied, key national initiatives that support social economy growth across the UK. West Midlands organisations are encouraged to consider how to engage with these opportunities... Read more
18th July 2022
A public consultation opened on Saturday 16th July 2022 about how £738 million of dormant assets should be spent in England, potentially putting at risk the future flow of millions... Read more
9th June 2022
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... Read more
7th June 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... Read more25th April 2022
Engage for Good, Birmingham's voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) network facilitated by BVSC, has established a Ukrainian solidarity network, to bring together all organisations that want to be... Read more9th March 2022
[caption id="attachment_19306" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Photo: National Lottery Community Fund/SESF[/caption] The National Lottery Community Fund in conjunction with the Social Enterprise Support Fund has just announced a fresh round of grant... Read more22nd February 2022
There is an interesting post (Social value? All you have to do is ask -- and now you can) over on the State of Life blog, somewhat over-excitedly welcoming what the... Read more17th February 2022
For some time now Sarah Beaumont has sat as a member of the VCSE Advisory Group convened by the government's Crown Representative for the VCSE, Claire Dove CBE. This group... Read more27th January 2022
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... Read more26th January 2022
Find It in Birmingham has just announced that on Thursday 3rd February 2022, from 09:00am-10:00am, the West Midlands Growth Hubs will be hosting a FREE online Meet the Buyer event... Read more24th November 2021
[caption id="attachment_18921" align="aligncenter" width="700"] L to R: Social Economy Task Force chairs, Carole Donnelly and Gill Morbey, with Mayor Andy Street. Pictured at Moseley Road Baths, a social enterprise managed... Read more22nd November 2021
[caption id="attachment_18908" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Click for NLCF page[/caption] The National Lottery Community Fund has just announced that a second round of funding totalling £16.3m in grant support is being made... Read more18th November 2021
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... Read more17th November 2021
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... Read more16th November 2021
The University of Birmingham has just announced that its Impact Internships programme, which offers fully funded undergraduate interns to social enterprises and SMEs, has just opened for a further round... Read more3rd November 2021
Anyone who has read either the BSSEC website or blog over the past decade or so will be familiar with the website design work of social enterprise Citizen Click. This... Read more25th October 2021
[caption id="attachment_18826" align="aligncenter" width="510"] Steve Dixon, Changes UK, wins Barclays' National Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2021 (photo: Changes UK)[/caption] Ground-breaking, Birmingham-based recovery charity Changes UK has just announced... Read more14th October 2021
In 2009 Social Enterprise UK carried out its first state of the sector survey and with each passing survey these exercises have become more sophisticated and arguably more valuable. The... Read more9th August 2021
This just in from Coventry & Warwickshire CDA: Coventry and Warwickshire CDA is a not for profit organisation which aims to support local people to lead economically active and fulfilling... Read more20th July 2021
Five years ago SEUK established an ambitious Buy Social Corporate Challenge. It was launched to considerable fanfare in Downing Street, with seven founding corporate partners committing to open up their... Read more14th July 2021
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.... Read moreCopyright 2023. All rights reserved by BSSEC CIC.