Public webinars

Social investment is a funding source that many have never heard of, need to learn more about or may be unsure whether it’s for them. In this webinar Adrian Bean from Key Fund helped demystify the world of social investment running through how it works and what kind of support is out there. The webinar aimed to help social enterprises with great ideas but need the capital and support to make them happen. 2 March 2023

In this webinar, we heard from Camilla Rigby, the Co-Founder of the Women's Work Lab CIC - a South-West based social enterprise that helps mums transform their lives by rebuilding confidence and helping them on their journey to find work that works for them and their families. The Women's Work Lab were the winners of the Social Enterprise Team of the Year Award at the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2022 and were also featured on the BBC's We Are England last year. 26 January 2023 https://youtu.be/tZtKJhqd57Q

Our Membership Executive Chris Morgan takes you through how to make the most of membership. Find out more about the work we do both for and with our members. 12 January 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVBZIP884YA

How do mental health issues impact your organisation? Your team? Your customers? You? SEUK member Healthy Teen Minds ran this webinar to explore the challenges and opportunities of transforming mental health culture. 1 December 2022 https://vimeo.com/762555524

One of SEUK's main jobs is to raise the profile of the social enterprise sector amongst decision-makers and also to respond on behalf of our members to policies that affect social enterprise. In this webinar our Director of External Affairs, Andrew O'Brien, looked back at the latest political developments and how they will impact the social enterprise movement. 1 November 2022

Sally Callow, Managing Director of social enterprise Stripy Lightbulb CIC, hosted a webinar on how to identify and support the challenges faced by staff with invisible disabilities within working environments.  The webinar covered Definition of an invisible disabilityTypes of invisible disabilitiesHow workplaces may be challengingWhy is nondisclosure an important issue?How can employers support employees with invisible disabilities? Watch the recording below: 19 October 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJfMR-nQylc

Many social enterprises have little time for marketing, often relying on social media to build communities and share news – but what should you be focusing on and what else should you be doing? In this webinar, Jane Thompson from Thompson Marketing took attendees through different strategies to help get organisations noticed, whilst ensuring you don’t feel overwhelmed as a business owner. The webinar covered: Marketing strategy and ensuring you focus on what works for youWhy content is always kingSocial media platforms – what to focus on and how to manage themPractical tips and tools to help you feel confident and build your marketing know-how Watch the recording here: 12 October 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwA2v5GIDGA

Anna Devitt and Pritam Josephs from the EY Foundation joined us to tell us more about Accelerate - a programme that supports young social entrepreneurs and social enterprises with a focus on supporting young people into employment, education, or enterprise. It provides 1:1 business coaching, tailored workshops & webinars, networking events and project support resources from EY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B621wOwVKTA