12th December 2025
Best kept secret in Dudley: Provision House a powerhouse of compassion and local economic growth Last week I went to Dudley to visit Dinesh Patel, Head of Employability Programmes and... Read more
10th December 2025
On 12th November, leaders from across the West Midlands came together for the BSSEC Roundtable to discuss the pressing challenges facing health and social care social economy organisations. These organisations... Read more
30th October 2025
The heart of the Black Country: Why Access to Business is trailblazing the social economy in Wolverhampton If you want to find a real engine room of social change in... Read more
23rd October 2025
Wednesday 19 November 2025 | 9:00am – 4:00pm | Millennium Point, Birmingham | Part of the Social Economy Drive 2025 The Social Economy Conference & Expo is one of the... Read more
16th October 2025
Community wealth building (CWB) has become a familiar term in conversations about inclusive growth and local economic resilience. In the UK, many local authorities and partners are now embedding CWB... Read more
16th September 2025
Last week, I had the pleasure of catching up with Aftab Rahman, CEO of Legacy West Midlands (Legacy WM) in Handsworth. Legacy WM has a long history of serving Birmingham's... Read more
3rd August 2025
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) officially launched its comprehensive Growth Plan, a bold blueprint designed to turbocharge the region's economy, create 100,000 good jobs, and significantly raise living standards... Read more
28th July 2025
On 26th June, I attended the Business in the Community (BiTC) "Solutions for the Future - A Place-based approach" session, an insightful event dedicated to growing the local economy through... Read more
22nd July 2025
We’re excited to announce that nominations for the Social Economy Awards 2025 officially open on Monday, 21st July 2025! These awards are a key part of the Social Economy Drive,... Read more
4th June 2025
The West Midlands is on an ambitious journey to double the size of its social economy within the next decade. At the heart of this drive is a growing recognition... Read more
25th April 2025
In the West Midlands, the procurement world has changed. Whether we are from the social economy, public sector, or private sector, we need to consider how we are going to... Read more
12th January 2025
We are delighted to share the summary report of BSSEC CIC’s innovative technology event, ReBOOT, as an experiential technology interchange for the social economy sector across the West Midlands. The... Read more
2nd January 2025
Forward Carers is thrilled to mark a significant milestone – ten years of empowering unpaid Carers to live fulfilling lives. Since our founding in 2014, our mission has been to... Read more
11th December 2024
So, what is a Social Innovation Hub? Learning and insights from Porto and Portugal. On a recent visit to Porto to speak at the Social Impact Summit on Social Innovation,... Read more
10th December 2024
Coventry-based Hope 4 The Community CIC has set a benchmark for innovation and impact by winning the "Tech for Good: Technology Social Enterprise of the Year" at the 2024 UK... Read more
13th November 2024
Social Economy Drive starts next week, and it's looking like a fabulous week for the West Midlands region as the social economy sector comes together to achieve more! There's always... Read more
21st October 2024
Yay, SOCIAL ECONOMY DRIVE 2024 is nearly here! It's THE most exciting time of the year for our West Midlands social economy sector. Whether you're a social enterprise or cooperative,... Read more
6th October 2024
With World Mental Health Day this week, Thursday 10th October, we are reflecting on what mental health in the workplace looks and feels like. While we’re all on the bandwidth... Read more
26th September 2024
Access to Business is proud to have launched Wolverhampton’s first Social Enterprise Centre in Tempest Street Wolverhampton yesterday as part of City of Wolverhampton Council Business Week. Josie Kelly, Access to... Read more
11th September 2024
Our recent strategic Roundtable session for West Midlands infrastructure organisations explored how we report on our impact economy across the West Midlands, the challenges, the opportunities, and actions that could... Read more
4th September 2024
The Social Economy Awards 2024, organised by iSE CIC and in partnership with West Midlands Combined Authority, is an opportunity to recognise organisations delivering social value and inspiring excellence within... Read more
16th August 2024
A new start? A tough start. BSSEC CIC originally asked me to write this blog off the back of a relatively positive event: Lisa Nandy's opening speech as Secretary of... Read moreCopyright 2025. All rights reserved by BSSEC CIC.