Solihull’s VCSE is Ready for Success

VCSE organisations working in Solihull are celebrating their achievements on Development in Social Enterprise’s Ready for Success project. The project followed our successful Community Enterprise for Success programmes of support for local VCSE organisations and...

So that’s what a social enterprise is!

Social Enterprise is a way of doing business. Last Social Saturday (2015) we sponsored a range of video showcases to help you understand more about social enterprise and the varied things they do, see below. If you need help and want to start or grow your social...

Business Development Manager – Job- Solihull

SoLO Life Opportunities “Embracing Disability, Empowering Lives” Business Development Manager. An exciting new opportunity has arisen within SoLO for the right person to join our Senior Management Team – are you that person? We are looking for an enthusiastic,...

Power to Change Guidance

A quick update for those of you who aim to grow your community businesses and to follow up on a post ( a few weeks ago) about the £10m fund. Power to Change has now released the funding guidance to apply for the fund which will potentially provide up to 75% of the...

Is CIO the Way to Go?

We’re moving a step closer to making it simple for charities to convert to a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation), as the Cabinet Office has recently opened a consultation on the process (details below). Charities may be able to convert to a CIO as (soon) as the...