19th October 2023
The Department for Transport (DfT) Group and other key stakeholders hosted an in-person Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Meet the Buyer Event in Birmingham on Tuesday 16th November 2023, 10am... Read more
19th October 2023
Birmingham Awards 2023 - a reflection on how social enterprise is becoming a mainstream option and contributing to the growth of the regional social economy. The Birmingham Awards, now in... Read more
8th October 2023
How exciting is this – first sight of the initial #SED2023 Programme! This year the social enterprise sector comes together with third sector, community organisations, private businesses, and public sector in an incredible week... Read more
7th October 2023
The first West Midlands Social Economy FORUM event, hosted in September and facilitated by BSSEC CIC Director Sarah Beaumont, was a lively and highly productive discussion with lots of valuable input... Read more
6th September 2023
We're excited to announce our new knowledge network, The Social Economy FORUM, supported by West Midlands Combined Authority and facilitated by BSSEC CIC. The Social Economy FORUM is a knowledge exchange network for and to directly benefit social economy organisations. The forum will... Read more
2nd September 2023
For a decade now, Initiative for Social Enterprise (iSE CIC), has brilliantly facilitated an annual Social Enterprise Drive – a series of events bringing together and promoting the Social Enterprise... Read more
13th April 2023
We wanted to share a brief update on some of the things we've been working hard on recently, and a few highlights of what's ahead for BSSEC CIC as we... Read more
7th March 2023
Businesses in the West Midlands that struggle to access finance from high street lenders are set to benefit from a £4million funding package thanks to a unique partnership between three... Read more
20th September 2022
We are delighted to share a guest blog from Zehir Kadra who talks about his journey from social entrepreneur to sustainable social enterprise and changing lives through soccer... In... Read more
22nd August 2022
For Women. By Women After nearly 30 years, WAITS charity has elevated the lives and dramatically improved the circumstances of over 10,000 individuals. An extraordinary achievement and worthy of celebration.... Read more
15th August 2022
More than 16,000 Birmingham Games 2022 sports items are being made available to social enterprises, sports clubs, community groups and Not-For-Profit organisations in the West Midlands. The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth... Read more
11th August 2022
Further to our earlier post, BSSEC Talking Collaboration and Clusters, in which we introduced the idea of facilitated roundtable discussions to help promote the plans BSSEC CIC has been part of... Read more
10th August 2022
Are you a decision maker in your social enterprise, community business, cooperative or working in the public sector? Help map the process and share your ideas, concerns or experience 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
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
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 moreCopyright 2023. All rights reserved by BSSEC CIC.