by Dave Lane | Jun 18, 2015 | Blog
Please vote for DRC to receive a grant from the Skills and Opportunities Fund A funding application to the Skills and Opportunities Fund by Disability Resource Centre has reached a short list of projects in the Midlands and East region. The next stage is an online...
by Dave Lane | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog
Development in Social Enterprise CIC are very pleased to announce that they have recently been awarded a contract by Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC) to deliver a significant operational intelligence project for the Talent Match Birmingham and Solihull...
by Dave Lane | May 28, 2015 | Blog
Solihull Girls Can is a new contract around health and fitness activities for women aged 16-45 years. A number of opportunities, particularly Sport England’s ‘This Girl Can’ campaign, have arisen where physical activity and sport can be...
by Dave Lane | May 27, 2015 | Blog
Solihull for Success has launched a new set of start-up funding and business support for organisations and individuals to get your business started. The Enterprise for Success programme is part funded by Solihull Council and the European Development Fund and...
by Dave Lane | May 15, 2015 | Blog
Copyright Aidem Digital 23/05/2015 Dave Lane of Development in Social Enterprise and Ranjit Bansal of DYNAMIC Marketing delivered an informative social value masterclass at the Social Value Construction Conference on 23rd April 2015. Dave first spoke to the...
by Dave Lane | May 15, 2015 | Blog
Guest speaker Lorna Ferguson, Project lead on IAA&S at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), spoke to attendees at Wednesday’s networking event about the tendering and commissioning process at the council. Key definitions: Commissioning: is the...
by Dave Lane | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog
Copyright Aidem Digital 23/04/15 Image above L-R – Professor Ian Oakes, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Wolverhampton, Melanie Mills, Chief Executive, Social Enterprise West Midlands, Alan Smith, Director of Group Corporate Social Responsibility, Kier...
by Dave Lane | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog
Transform your area with Our Place Applications for the grants programme are now open What is Our Place? Our Place gives your community control over local services – it helps bring communities together in partnership with local organisations and service providers to...
by Dave Lane | Apr 21, 2015 | Blog
The Community Enterprise for Success Programme has been run by Development in Social Enterprise CIC since January 2012 – March 2015. We anticipated the end of the programme in March 2015, however after review by Solihull MBC, we have been granted a 2 month...
by Dave Lane | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog
BIG Assist has reopened TODAY! If you’re applying for a BIG Assist voucher and are an existing customer, you can sign into the website as usual where you will be able to update and re-submit your self-assessment. If you are new to BIG Assist and are an...