by Dave Lane | Mar 16, 2017 | Blog, News
School for Social Entrepreneurs (Midlands) open for applications! If you’re thinking or starting a social enterprise then look no further. Our friends over at the School for Social Entrepreneurs (Midlands) are recruiting for their next cohort now. If...
by Dave Lane | Nov 14, 2016 | Blog, News
Greater Birmingham calls for young person to join LEP Board Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership to appoint new ‘young’ Non-Executive Director Appointment to be voice of young people in the area Last week the Greater Birmingham and Solihull...
by Dave Lane | Jul 29, 2016 | Blog, News
As a business support organisation specialising in supporting Social Enterprises to develop and grow and being based in the west Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) area we have been interested in the developments of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise...
by Dave Lane | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog, News
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...
by Dave Lane | Jun 4, 2016 | Blog, News
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...
by Dave Lane | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog, News
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,...
by Dave Lane | Apr 5, 2016 | News
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...
by Dave Lane | Apr 2, 2016 | News
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...
by Dave Lane | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog, News
Our friend Melanie over at Social Investment Business dropped us a line to remind us that the entrepreneur of the year awards close on Friday. Having worked in our region for Social Enterprise West Midlands she knows the spirit and passion of social entrepreneurs here...
by Dave Lane | Mar 5, 2016 | Blog, News
If you need £50,000 to £300,000 to support your community business to develop and grow then you’ll be pleased to know that the Power to Change £1om grant programme is opening a new funding round on 26th April 2016. A few pointers: Power to change is for...
