West Midlands Social Enterprise – Applications Open

We noted (a while back now) that social enterprises in the West Midlands were about to see the launch of an extensive program of specialised business support. Well the providers are now taking applications. Info and links below. Good Luck! Start – A peer...

Tender Opportunities – Department for Transport

We attended the VCSE supplier event today (16/11/2023) and thought it would be helpful to spread the word about: How to get into the supplier pipeline What upcoming tenders there are  Getting on the supplier portal The DfT use a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), and...

Funded Social Enterprise Support West Midlands

There is good news for social entrepreneurs and enterprises in the West Midlands, as the West Midlands Combined Authority is sticking by its commitment to “doubling the West Midlands social economy.” Covid 19 did get in the way a bit (understatement of the...

Infrastructure needs support too

SCC to Close It was sad to see on Twitter during the weekend and then in Third Sector Online today that the Small Charities Coalition (SCC) has taken the decision to close, as they were unable to secure funding for their charity support work. Being a VCSE support...

Reach Fund to Continue

£10m in grant funds allocated over the next four years. We’re pleased to read today that the Access Foundation has announced a further £10m of Reach grant funding over the next four years. The funding is to support charities and social enterprises to access...