John Taylor Hospice celebrates 110 years of care
Birmingham's John Taylor Hospice this year celebrates an incredible 110th anniversary – marking more than a century of caring for local people. One of the oldest hospices in the country, John Taylor was founded in 1910 by the people of Birmingham who fundraised to provide a 'home of r
WMCA invites you to launch of its West Midlands Social Economy Task Force report
Over the past year representatives from the West Midlands Combined Authority's seven constituent local councils along with social enterprise and third sector practitioners drawn from all parts of the social economy in the West Midlands have been meeting as part of a West Midland
Social Enterprise Awards 2019
The Social Enterprise Awards, hosted by Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) are the biggest celebration of social enterprise in the sector and a truly inspiring evening that shouts loudly about the social impact created by social enterprises throughout the UK. This year's
Social Enterprise World Forum 2019 — day three
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 23rd – 25th October 2019 It's day three for iSE's chief exec Sarah Crawley and Citizen Coaching's Martin Hogg who are both at the Social Enterprise World Forum. Sarah has sent us another fascinating update… * * * *
Social Enterprise World Forum 2019 — day two
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 23rd – 25th October 2019 It's day two for iSE's chief exec Sarah Crawley at the Social Enterprise World Forum and she has been good enough to send us another fascinating update… * * * * Sarah writes… People are begi
Social Enterprise World Forum 2019 makes history — first SEWF to be held in a developing economy
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 23rd – 25th October 2019 The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is the leading forum for international exchange and collaboration in social entrepreneurship and social investment. And this year, it is making history — SEWF enters its second decade and fo
John Taylor Hospice is a finalist in this year's Social Enterprise Awards from SEUK
Finalists for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2019 have just been announced, and Birmingham's own John Taylor Hospice has been nominated in the 'employee engagement' category. The awards, hosted by national membership body SEUK recognise businesses that give back, en
iSE announces workshops promoting supplier opportunities in the built environment marketplace
iSE announces the following… Tim Landreth (ISE) has been beavering away at finding opportunities for you to work on some of the major projects and with some of the major clients in the region. To support you accessing these opportunities, ISE is holding a series of workshops to
West Midlands public sector organisations join forces for social value event for the VCSE sectors
West Midlands Combined Authority, Birmingham City Council, Solihull Metropolitan Council, Walsall Metropolitan Council and the Social Value Portal invite social enterprises and voluntary and community organisations in the region to join them at an event aimed at promoting a bette
Good Finance Live! is coming to the Midlands
Good Finance LIVE! hosted by iSE and Good Finance in collaboration with Big Society Capital and Access Foundation is coming to the Midlands. This free event will take place at BVSC on Tuesday 29th October 2019 from 10.00am until 3.00pm. It is aimed at social enterprises, chariti
The Community Business Trade Up Programme
The Community Business Trade Up Programme is run by the School for Social Entrepreneurs, in partnership with Power to Change. This programme helps the leaders of community businesses in England. It focuses on growing income from trading, to improve impact and sustainability. It offers
Social Enterprise Mark CIC announces new entry-level accreditation scheme for younger and new-start social enterprises
Social Enterprise Mark CIC, the organisation behind the nationally recognised Social Enterprise mark accreditation scheme has just announced the launch of a new accreditation for new-start and young or emerging social enterprises. Called the Aspiring Social Enterprise accreditation, t
Social Enterprise City — survey reveals important new trends in the sector
The latest baseline survey of social enterprise activity in the city conducted on behalf of the Birmingham Social Enterprise City steering group during February-May 2019 and published July 2019 gives us a much more detailed profile of the sector in Birmingham than we have ever pr
Explaining Birmingham's social economy
Last week, Simon Veasey from ISE and myself did our bit for international relations. We were asked by Bridging to the Future's MD Duncan Chamberlain to help give an overview of social enterprise and the wider social economy in Birmingham to a group of 26 educators, students
Please help by giving iSE some feedback on City Drive 2019
Rebecca Giannelli at iSE has just been in touch to say: CITY DRIVE once again proved to be the biggest social enterprise event in Birmingham's calendar, with 18 events taking place all over the city. Here at iSE we thoroughly enjoyed what was a non-stop week showcasing Birmingham as a
Graduate Planet CIC funds pioneering environmental workshop for 60 schoolchildren
We've written before here about Graduate Planet CIC, the specialist social enterprise recruitment consultancy which uses its surpluses to support environmental action. Its founder Kate Evans recently worked with energy data specialists SPS International in Warwick to help the co
City Drive 2019 — social enterprise conference: 8th April
→ UPDATE: The full City Drive programme is now available. City Drive 2019 kicks off in grand style this year with a Social Enterprise Conference. The conference theme is exploring new business ideas that maximise social impact. Details WHEN: 8th April 2019, 9.00am registration,
New CIC opens its doors on Erdington High St — HUB 109 has great ambitions
A new Community Interest Company has opened its doors at 109 High Street, Erdington, and is busy combining serviced and hot desking space, business incubation support, business consultancy and social benefit. It is called HUB 109 and its founder Sean Alimajstorovic has been explaining
Keeping swimming open at Moseley Road Baths — this historic Edwardian pool is now run by a community-managed charity
There are only three Grade II* listed swimming baths in the country still in use for public swimming and of these Birmingham's Moseley Road Baths, an Edwardian time capsule which first opened its doors to the public in 1907, is the oldest. It has been saved as a result of a determined
ART Business Loans announces major community share offer
BSSEC member ART Business Loans has just announced the launch of a major community share offer aimed at raising £500,000 from individuals and organisations that can be lent to businesses, social enterprises and third sector organisations in the West Midlands, enabling them to protect