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Social Enterprise World Forum 20129 makes history — first SEWF to be held in a developing economy

October 22, 2019

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 23rd – 25th October 2019 The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is the leading forum for international exchange and collaboration in social entrepreneurship and social investment. And this year, it is making history — SEWF enters its second decade and fo

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John Taylor Hospice is a finalist in this year’s Social Enterprise Awards from SEUK

September 23, 2019

Finalists for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2019 have just been announced, and Birmingham’s own John Taylor Hospice has been nominated in the ’employee engagement’ category. The awards, hosted by national membership body SEUK recognise businesses that give back, en

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iSE announces workshops promoting supplier opportunities in the built environment marketplace

September 23, 2019

iSE announces the following… Tim Landreth (ISE) has been beavering away at finding opportunities for you to work on some of the major projects and with some of the major clients in the region. To support you accessing these opportunities, ISE is holding a series of workshops to

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West Midlands public sector organisations join forces for social value event for the VCSE sectors

September 16, 2019

West Midlands Combined Authority, Birmingham City Council, Solihull Metropolitan Council, Walsall Metropolitan Council and the Social Value Portal invite social enterprises and voluntary and community organisations in the region to join them at an event aimed at promoting a bette

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Good Finance Live! is coming to the Midlands

September 11, 2019

Good Finance LIVE! hosted by iSE and Good Finance in collaboration with Big Society Capital and Access Foundation is coming to the Midlands. This free event will take place at BVSC on Tuesday 29th October 2019 from 10.00am until 3.00pm. It is aimed at social enterprises, chariti

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The Community Business Trade Up Programme

August 27, 2019

The Community Business Trade Up Programme is run by the School for Social Entrepreneurs, in partnership with Power to Change. This programme helps the leaders of community businesses in England. It focuses on growing income from trading, to improve impact and sustainability. It offers

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Social Enterprise Mark CIC announces new entry-level accreditation scheme for younger and new-start social enterprises

July 17, 2019

Social Enterprise Mark CIC, the organisation behind the nationally recognised Social Enterprise mark accreditation scheme has just announced the launch of a new accreditation for new-start and young or emerging social enterprises. Called the Aspiring Social Enterprise accreditation, t

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Social Enterprise City — survey reveals important new trends in the sector

July 08, 2019

The latest baseline survey of social enterprise activity in the city conducted on behalf of the Birmingham Social Enterprise City steering group during February-May 2019 and published July 2019 gives us a much more detailed profile of the sector in Birmingham than we have ever pr

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Explaining Birmingham’s social economy

June 17, 2019

Last week, Simon Veasey from ISE and myself did our bit for international relations. We were asked by Bridging to the Future’s MD Duncan Chamberlain to help give an overview of social enterprise and the wider social economy in Birmingham to a group of 26 educators, students

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Please help by giving iSE some feedback on City Drive 2019

May 29, 2019

Rebecca Giannelli at iSE has just been in touch to say: CITY DRIVE once again proved to be the biggest social enterprise event in Birmingham’s calendar, with 18 events taking place all over the city. Here at iSE we thoroughly enjoyed what was a non-stop week showcasing Birmingham as a

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Graduate Planet CIC funds pioneering environmental workshop for 60 schoolchildren

March 19, 2019

We’ve written before here about Graduate Planet CIC, the specialist social enterprise recruitment consultancy which uses its surpluses to support environmental action. Its founder Kate Evans recently worked with energy data specialists SPS International in Warwick to help the co

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City Drive 2019 — social enterprise conference: 8th April

March 11, 2019

→ UPDATE: The full City Drive programme is now available. City Drive 2019 kicks off in grand style this year with a Social Enterprise Conference. The conference theme is exploring new business ideas that maximise social impact. Details WHEN: 8th April 2019, 9.00am registration,

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New CIC opens its doors on Erdington High St — HUB 109 has great ambitions

February 11, 2019

A new Community Interest Company has opened its doors at 109 High Street, Erdington, and is busy combining serviced and hot desking space, business incubation support, business consultancy and social benefit. It is called HUB 109 and its founder Sean Alimajstorovic has been explaining

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Keeping swimming open at Moseley Road Baths — this historic Edwardian pool is now run by a community-managed charity

February 11, 2019

There are only three Grade II* listed swimming baths in the country still in use for public swimming and of these Birmingham’s Moseley Road Baths, an Edwardian time capsule which first opened its doors to the public in 1907, is the oldest. It has been saved as a result of a determined

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ART Business Loans announces major community share offer

January 07, 2019

BSSEC member ART Business Loans has just announced the launch of a major community share offer aimed at raising £500,000 from individuals and organisations that can be lent to businesses, social enterprises and third sector organisations in the West Midlands, enabling them to protect

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JTH announces Christmas tree recycling scheme

December 19, 2018

John Taylor Hospice has a brilliant plan that will take the hassle out of your new year Christmas tree disposal – it has just announced a Christmas tree collection and recycling scheme which will be good for the environment and good for its fundraising. For a suggested donation of £8,

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Social enterprise in Orlando, Florida

November 19, 2018

Simon Veasey, iSE’s director of business development, has just returned from a holiday in Orlando, Florida. But it wasn’t all Mickey Mouse and Disney — he also made time to visit some of the city’s social enterprises. He has been kind enough to write the guest

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Special feature: Birmingham social enterprise city — official launch was a night to remember

November 16, 2018

In a social media age superlatives have become a devalued currency and so I won’t employ them here. But I think it can safely be said that last night’s official launch event to mark Birmingham’s recognition as a social enterprise city was a genuine milestone for the

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John Taylor Hospice opens second shop

November 13, 2018

Back in May of this year we covered the opening of the first John Taylor Hospice shop, located at 121 High Street, Erdington B23 6SA. This first experiment with retailing has proven so successful for the organisation that it has already opened its second shop at 370 Birmingham Road, W

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Birmingham social enterprise city — official launch event announced

October 22, 2018

The official launch event for Birmingham Social Enterprise City has been planned to coincide with national social enterprise day, Thursday 15th November 2018, and you are invited to join us for an evening of celebration. The launch event is taking place with the kind support of U

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