WMCA: Shared Prosperity Fund – June update
21st June 2022
Shared on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority: UK SPF for at Risk Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations As set out in the UKSPF prospectus, the initial focus of... Read more
21st June 2022
Shared on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority: UK SPF for at Risk Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations As set out in the UKSPF prospectus, the initial focus of... Read more
15th June 2022
Nuneaton Signs is a social enterprise that employs more than 28 people with disabilities. Supplying nationwide to many blue chip companies, their ethos and unique status is ideal for companies looking... 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
As you all know at BSSEC we aim to keep you in touch with National Policy and changes pertinent to the social economy and we have been informed that last... 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 more
6th June 2022
TODAY'S THE DAY!! Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs opens Birmingham’s biggest festival showcasing social enterprise... events kick off at 10am with the launch of SE TV and includes 18 events over 5 days.... a social... Read more
1st June 2022
A new training programme, Shift Birmingham, is open for applications. It's for Birmingham people wish to explore how power and resources in the city can be rebalanced to improve local... Read more
25th May 2022
Birmingham's biggest festival showcasing social enterprise is coming 6th-10th of June and you can be part of it! Join Social Enterprise Drive to START a social enterprise, SCALE your business... Read more
12th May 2022
In our earlier posts, we have been examining the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Growing the Social Economy in the WMCA area: A Framework for Action, the document that underpins WMCA’s... Read more
5th May 2022
Social Enterprise Drive 2022 is a week of diverse events celebrating social enterprises in Birmingham and beyond, annually facilitated by social enterprise development organisation, iSE (Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs). Taking place... Read more
3rd May 2022
BVSC is on the move and has announced a massive #giveaway of office and conference furniture and equipment... all of it free to #charities in #Birmingham!Items currently available include: ⭐️ Conference Tables (33 straight, 33... Read more
28th April 2022
As part of their response to the Covid-19 pandemic during the autumn of 2020, Project Aspie launched a new initiative called Open Space Online. Project Aspie is an award-winning organisation... Read more
26th April 2022
A new report by Locality, Navigating the Storm, has just been released and shows how community organisations kept going through the pandemic. The report explains how the determination and expertise... Read more
26th April 2022
West Midlands Combined Authority & New Statesman are hosting the annual Regional Development Conference on 12th May 2022 in Birmingham. Be part of the discussions around the future of the West Midlands levelling up... 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 more
14th April 2022
The Social Investment Business (SIB), Access – The Foundation for Social investment, The Ubele Initiative and Create Equity have today announced £2m worth of grant and support funding to be... Read more
7th April 2022
“It's collaborative, not competitive." Cathy Brown, CEO of Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs CIC (iSE CIC), discusses why intermediaries need to look past their competitiveness and collaborate to help emerging social... Read more1st April 2022
During 2019/20, a Social Economy Task Force made up of social sector practitioners and experts from across the region was convened by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), tasked with helping... Read more
22nd March 2022
Roots HR CIC is helping take the risk out of managing your social sector workforce For over 13 years, Roots HR CIC has provided a high quality, affordable people management... Read more
17th March 2022
Capturing Social Enterprise 2022: Entry Now Open! What does social enterprise resilience mean to you? Social enterprises work everywhere creating social impact. This is an opportunity to tell your story and... 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 more2nd March 2022
Birmingham-based counselling service and social enterprise Citizen Coaching is using a grant of £50,000 from the Social Enterprise Support Fund (via the Key Fund) to help launch a new service,... Read moreCopyright 2025. All rights reserved by BSSEC CIC.