A spotlight on Black-led social enterprises
For Black History Month we are spotlighting a few Black-led social enterprises which are breaking down barriers, creating opportunities and transforming lives.
Social enterprises and gender empowerment – a programme with the University of Westminster
Social Enterprise UK is working in partnership with the University of Westminster on a programme of work focused on social enterprises and gender empowerment.
Norwich, Sheffield and Plymouth formally accredited as Social Enterprise Places
Norwich, Sheffield and Plymouth have been awarded formal accreditation as Social Enterprise Places by Social Enterprise UK
Transforming conversations on addiction and criminal justice
In this webinar we spoke to Peter Atherton, the Founder and CEO of Community Led Initiatives (CLI). CLI is an incredible social enterprise that is taking concepts of service co-production and lived experience and taking them to the next level..
Glasgow families to receive help with the cost of white goods
Glasgow families struggling with rising living costs are to be offered additional support to purchase essential white goods through a new pilot programme delivered by social enterprise ethical lender, Fair for You.
Homebaked Bakery – The power of communities to ‘level up’ for themselves
The area around Anfield has a proud sense of community and at its heart was Mitchells Bakery, selling pies to locals and to football fans on match-days. However a lack of investment in Liverpool coupled with what has been described as the controlled decline of the city resulted in people moving out of the area, … Continued
Real Ideas Organisation – Growing the social economy in the Southwest
At the heart of the Plymouth social economy is Real Ideas Organisation – a social enterprise based in the city which works across the Southwest and beyond. Its mission is to solve problems and create opportunity for individuals, organisations and communities. It does this through a variety of programmes centred on helping young people into … Continued
Cost of Living Crisis: Social Enterprise Advisory Panel members want structural economic reform, not just one-off handouts
This blog looks at some of the data from the March Social Enterprise Advisory Panel (SEAP) which looks at levels of concern amongst social enterprises about the cost of living crisis.