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BSSEC Talking Collaboration and Clusters

May 12, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, Birmingham & Solihull Social Economy Consortium, BSSEC CIC, community, Digbeth, DSEQ, iSE CIC, social economy, social enterprise, West Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authority, WMCA
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BSSEC CIC
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 ten-year plan for doubling the size of the West Midlands social economy, from around £3.5bn to £7
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Social Enterprise Drive 2022: celebrating Social Enterprise Resilience

May 05, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, BSSEC, CIC, DSEQ, Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs, iSE CIC, SED22, socent, social enterprise, Social Enterprise Drive, Solihull, West Midlands
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iSE CIC
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 from the 6th to 10t
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Big Giveaway from BVSC

May 03, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, BVSC, charities, furniture, relocation
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BVSC
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 trapezium, 14 half round, 2 l
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Project Aspie: Open Space Online opening up conversations

April 28, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Aspergers, Autism, Autistic, Birmingham, Covid, equality, mental health, neurodivergent, Open Space Online, pandemic, Project Aspie
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Project Aspie
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 based in Birmingham that raises awareness and the profile of people with Autism within the com
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WMCA: Regional Development Conference – 12th May 2022

April 26, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, conference, levelling up, New Statesman, regional development, social economy, social mobility, West Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authority, WMCA
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West Midlands Combined Authority
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 strategy and local growth. Growth across our r
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iSE CIC talks Social Enterprise Growth and Collaboration

April 07, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, brumSEcity, Digbeth, DSEQ, iSE CIC, Pioneers Post, socent, social economy, social enterprise, SupplyChange, West Midlands, WMCA
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iSE CIC
“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 enterprises more effectively.  At the recent Soci
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Growing the Social Economy in the WMCA Area

April 01, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, BSSEC, eco-systems, enterprise, growth options, place-based development, socent, social economy, social enterprise, West Midlands, WMCA
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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 WMCA understand how best the social economy across the region could be grown and its posit
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iSE CIC announces Social Enterprise Drive Photography Exhibition ‘Resilience”

March 17, 2022
by Sallie Ryan
Birmingham, brumSEcity, CapturingSocEnt2022, Digbeth, DSEQ, iSE CIC, photography, socent, social enterprise
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iSE CIC
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 be part of a photography exhibition during Social Enterprise Drive 2
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Project Aspie: Open Space Online opening up conversations
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