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September Social Enterprise Mentor networking event — Dudley

August 04, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Cloudberry and Social Enterprise West Midlands, will be running the next Social Enterprise Mentor networking event in Dudley on 10th September. Social Enterprise Mentor is the Midlands leading networking event for social enterprise providing social entrepreneurs and social enterprises
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Free Social Enterprise Networking Events in October

October 07, 2012
by Alun Severn
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Social Enterprise Mentor, the Midlands leading networking event for social enterprises or those interested in the sector, is on the move this month to Wolverhampton and the Jewellery Quarter (Birmingham) So join us in October, with our networking partners, as we bring to you our popul
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Back from its ‘summer’ break — Social Enterprise Mentor is on the move again

September 05, 2012
by Alun Severn
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  Social Enterprise Mentor is back from the ‘Summer’ break  to bring you our popular brand of conversation, coffee and collaboration…plus a little bit of sunshine! Join us as we go on the move, with SEWM CIC and our sponsor Citizen Coaching CIC, to The Pump Cafe
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Two Years of Social Enterprise Mentor Networking

February 09, 2012
by Alun Severn
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Social Enterprise Mentor turn 2 years old this month…or to put it another way… Over 600 cups of coffee (tea, wine, water, etc) Lots of conversations and business outcomes Almost 9,000 website visits Social Enterprise Mentor, Birmingham’s only monthly networking event dedic
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Social Enterprise Mark’s 50in250 Campaign Comes to West Midlands

February 06, 2012
by Alun Severn
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The Social Enterprise Mark’s ’50 in 250′ campaign to get 50 large companies to sign up to buy from at least 5 Social Enterprise Mark holders within 250 days will be held in Birmingham on Friday 2nd March 2012. Register Here. This campaign, which is supported by Cloud
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Free Networking Events in Birmingham and Wolverhampton

January 18, 2012
by Alun Severn
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Social Enterprise Mentor is Birmingham’s leading networking event for those in, interested in or supporting social enterprise and is returning to 2012 with two very special events. Wolverhampton Join us for our first visit to Wolverhampton on Tuesday 7th February 4.00-5.30 at The Ligh
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Cloudberry to launch PopUpMarket

October 16, 2011
by Alun Severn
24 Carrots, PopUpMarket, Social Enterprise Mentor
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Cloudberry, organisers of Social Enterprise Mentor, are working with 24 Carrots Food Market to launch a new exciting Pop Up project in Birmingham aimed at encouraging young people and communities to gain an experience of social entrepreneurship. As the name suggest, market stalls will
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Social Enterprise Mentor teams up with PCC CIC for Networking plus Health Event

September 07, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Social Enterprise Mentor returns after the Summer break  for free, informal networking in Birmingham on Thursday 15th September 2011 – register for networking here! Social Enterprise Mentor is Birmingham’s leading networking event for those in, interested in or supporting
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Help us make your networking event better…for you!

July 27, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Social Enterprise Mentor is Birmingham’s leading free networking event for social enterprise providing social entrepreneurs and social enterprises the opportunity to meet up and exchanging ideas, best practice and expertise. Once a month the informal ‘non sell’ networking provides the
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Social Enterprise Mentor networking comes to Coventry

June 13, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Birmingham’s networking event for social enterprises and entrepreneurs, Social Enterprise Mentor, has been growing in popularity since it started in February 2010. It has helped 100’s of people to find out more about the movement, start their enterprises, build relationshi
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Networking for Success

May 23, 2011
by Alun Severn
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  Social Enterprise Mentor’s networking for May proved very popular with around 80 students and social enterprises coming together to find out more about how Birmingham’s university population could help influence social enterprise across the city. The event took place at o
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Enjoy Networking – A Guide for People Who Don’t Do Networking

May 15, 2011
by Alun Severn
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If you get scared by networking events or you think networking is a waste of time then come to Social Enterprise Mentor to discover a different way to meet people. Our events are free, informal and fun…to help you at our next event on the 19th May we’ve produced A Guide to
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Social Enterprise Mentor Launches Big Brain Networking

April 08, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Try a new way of building your business with Social Enterprise Mentor’s Big Brain Networking™ What is Big Brain Networking™? A new style of networking and collaboration from Social Enterprise Mentor that breaks down business and corporate boundaries to encourage social innovation, as
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Everyone’s talking social media, but who’s using it?

April 05, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Social Media is a real talking point following Voice 11 and the recent survey from O2 (read BSSEC article here), but which social media are social enterprises using and which is the most popular? Social Enterprise Mentor has a new survey on the website asking just that question! So if
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Getting sales and marketing – Right from the start!

March 14, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Would you like to develop a strong marketing and sales strategy for your social enterprise or small business? This fun, interactive session will teach you the main marketing and sales principles that will enable you to develop a strategy that will reach your target markets and sales.
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A Year of Networking

February 06, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Social Enterprise Mentor, Birmingham’s only monthly networking event dedicated to supporting Social Enterprise, is one year old this month. For those that do not know about Social Enterprise Mentor the premise is simple – you turn up, grab a coffee and chat! There’s
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Social Enterprise Mentors — new networking initiative

March 15, 2010
by Alun Severn
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Mark Ellerby has started a new Social Enterprise Mentors networking initiative. It revolves around the idea that social enterprises can gain a lot — and be each other’s mentors — by informal networking, information exchange and sharing experiences. The second network
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