Forum Reports
Explore reports and insights from BSSEC’s Social Economy Forum sessions, bringing together learning, experience and opportunities from across the social economy in the West Midlands.
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Trading for Impact: How to Build and Scale New Income Streams
How organisations can reduce grant dependency and build sustainable income through trading, partnerships and diversification.
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Breaking Barriers: Supporting Women-Led Social Enterprises
A discussion on the experiences and challenges of women leading social enterprises, with insights on support, confidence and creating more inclusive leadership pathways.
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Shared Value in Practice: Partnerships for Social Impact
Insights into how practical approaches to creating shared value, with insights on how social economy organisations can work with the private sector to deliver social and economic impact.
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Collaborating for impact: Growing social economy partnerships
Exploring how collaboration and partnerships can strengthen the social economy, with insights on working together to increase impact, influence and access to opportunities.
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ACCESSING BUSINESS SUPPORT IN THE WEST MIDLANDS – what is changing?
Looking at how business support in the West Midlands and how social economy organisations can better access funding, advice and growth opportunities.
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ASSETS AND SOCIAL ECONOMY SUSTAINABILITY. Building Resilient Organisations.
Exploring how assets can support long-term sustainability, with insights on ownership, community use and building stronger, more resilient social economy organisations.
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Sustainable Social Value: Creating Long-Term Impact
Insights on how sustainable social value can create long-term impact through procurement, partnerships and community investment.
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Social Investment: Funding Growth and Sustainability
Practical insights into social investment, including funding readiness, investment challenges and opportunities for organisations looking to grow their impact sustainably.
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Data 101 for VCFSEs: Measuring Impact and Value
How VCFSE organisations can use data more effectively to measure impact, strengthen decision-making and demonstrate social value.
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Financial Planning & Your Social Business
A discussion on financial planning, resilience and sustainability, with practical considerations for organisations navigating growth, uncertainty and long-term stability.
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Wellbeing in a Social Economy Setting
Focusing on wellbeing within the social economy, including the challenges of balancing impact, workload and organisational sustainability.
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Market Innovation: Creating New Opportunities
Looking at how innovation can help social economy organisations respond to changing markets, create new opportunities and strengthen long-term sustainability.
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People & Skills needed to grow the Social Economy
Examining the people and skills challenges facing the social economy, including recruitment, workforce development and creating sustainable career pathways.
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Business Support across the WMCA Region
Discussing how business support can better meet the needs of social economy organisations, including access to advice, funding and tailored support pathways.
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Understanding Consortium Working
Exploring the opportunities and challenges of consortium working, including collaboration, shared delivery and building stronger partnerships across the social economy.
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Partnership Working: Building Stronger Collaboration
Bringing together perspectives on partnership working, including collaboration, shared goals and building stronger relationships across sectors and communities.
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Accessing Contracts through Procurement
Exploring how social economy organisations can access contracts through procurement, including commissioning opportunities, barriers and practical considerations.
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Finding and accessing new market opportunities
Looking at future market opportunities and how social economy organisations can respond to changing economic and community needs.
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