18th March 2021
With 21 online events over five days from 19th-23rd April, Social Enterprise Drive 2021 (the rebranded City Drive) is back for its eighth year, celebrating social enterprise in Birmingham and... Read more4th March 2021
I wrote some while back about the publication of the Government's Green Paper, Transforming Public Procurement. I was reminded today (thank you, Sarah Crawley) that the consultation on these proposed... Read more2nd March 2021
Further to this post, ChangeKitchen CIC has announced that it is building on the success of its Valentine's Day click+collect suppers -- each order included a donated 'community meal' --... Read more24th February 2021
[caption id="attachment_15024" align="alignright" width="150"] iSE's CEO, Sarah Crawley -- the search for her successor is again underway[/caption] I'm not going to embarrass either myself or Sarah Crawley by repeating everything... Read more11th February 2021
West Midlands Combined Authority has launched a brand new competition for bright ideas that will help people in communities across the West Midlands get through the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. The... Read more8th February 2021
Not to be confused with the internships programme covered in this earlier post, the University of Birmingham also operates a scheme called Impact Internships. These are designed specifically to enable start-ups,... Read more8th February 2021
The West Midlands Combined Authority has just launched a pilot project to test new approaches to developing cultural & creative social enterprises. The programme is supported by the Greater Birmingham... Read more3rd February 2021
The funding that The Barrow Cadbury Trust invests in its Economic Justice programme continues to help break new and important ground. The New Policy Institute (NPI), supported by The Barrow... Read more2nd February 2021
ChangeKitchen CIC has announced a new Click+Collect supper club, starting 14th February with a Valentine’s soul food menu that ‘shares some love’ by also reducing food poverty in Birmingham communities.... Read more27th January 2021
[caption id="attachment_17845" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Image: courtesy BVSC[/caption] I wrote in a recent post about a free online workshop on smart phone video production skills being offered by Ruth Duggal of Make... Read more20th January 2021
Last year we helped promote placements for University of Birmingham College of Arts & Law students and this was extremely successful -- the take-up amongst Birmingham social enterprises was excellent.... Read moreCopyright 2025. All rights reserved by BSSEC CIC.