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Annual Review 2012
Price: FreeWe celebrated our 10th anniversary in 2012, and it was a busy year. Working with our members and partners, we built exciting partnerships, and extended our reach to new and important audiences.
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Working with the Public Sector - Busting the Myths
Price: FreeA myth-busting guide to help social enterprises navigate procurement rules and processes, and for contracting public bodies who want to commission for social value and work with social enterprises. January 2013 (second edition).
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The Shadow State: A report about outsourcing of public services
Price: FreeThis report by SEUK says a small number of large companies providing outsourced public services are becoming too big to fail, with serious consequences for Britain’s economy and communities. December 2012.
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The Social Value Guide
Price: FreeLocal authority or public body? This guide is designed to help you embed social value in all your commissioning and procurement practices. November 2012.
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Why social enterprise? A guide for charities.
Price: FreeCharities can diversify their income streams by looking to social enterprise. This guide offers practical tips and advice on the issues to consider before trading. October 2012.
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Start your social enterprise
Price: FreeThis guide takes you through the start-up essentials and includes the advice of those who have been there and done it. March 2012.
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Social Enterprise Explained
Price: FreeJust getting interested in social enterprise? This guide is for anyone who might want to start, buy from, invest in, commission from, or support social enterprises. Sponsored by Unity Trust Bank. October 2012.
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The social enterprise guide for people working in local government
Price: FreeFind out how social enterprises can help meet many of a local authority’s objectives, and get practical advice about how local authority teams can engage with social enterprises to benefit the communities they serve. February 2012.
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Fightback Britain: A report on the State of Social Enterprise Survey 2011
Price: FreeThis report outlines the findings of the UK’s only national survey of social enterprises, and examines how the sector in 2011 is delivering on its immense promise. August 2011.
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State of Social Enterprise Survey 2009
Price: FreeThis report presents the findings of the State of Social Enterprise Survey 2009 – the largest survey of its kind of social enterprises in the UK. The most recent annual survey is detailed in Fightback Britain.
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What makes a social enterprise a social enterprise?
Price: FreeThis short paper is for anyone who’s interested in the main characteristics of a social enterprise - what it is and what it isn’t. April 2012.
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Right to Run
Price: FreeA practical guide for public sector staff thinking about setting up a mutual or social enterprise. June 2011.
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Legal guidance for social enterprises on discretionary business rate relief
Price: FreeHow does discretionary business rate relief apply to your social enterprise? Find out in this handy piece of legal guidance summarising the current legislation on discretionary rate relief. May 2012.
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The Public Services (Social Value) Act
Price: FreeThis is Social Enterprise UK's first guide to social value for public bodies, social enterprises and voluntary sector organisations. February 2012.
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Preparing the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) for the Social Value Act.
Price: FreeThis guide, produced by Social Enterprise UK for the Catalyst consortium, provides a valuable introduction to the recently passed Social Value Act
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