by Dave Lane | Jul 30, 2016
Tender support for VCSEs From October 2015 to March 2016 Solihull Council commissioned Development in Social Enterprise to develop and run a bespoke programme of support for voluntary and community organisations in the health and social care market. The programme was...
by Dave Lane | Jul 30, 2016
The programme of support for VCSE infrastructure organisations ran from 2013 to 2016, during which time we successfully completed 23 consultancies and achieved a satisfaction rating of 4.7/5. Our work helped transform services and sustain local support organisations...
by Ranjit Bansal | Oct 7, 2015
Husband and wife team Richard and Janine Dutton were looking to create a soft play area at their local church when the opportunity to run a community cafe was suggested to them. As both were trained chefs, it was an offer they couldn’t refuse. Since opening in May...
by Ranjit Bansal | Jun 18, 2015
DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY Within their Alum Rock residential community, Affinity Sutton has a void workshop that they wish to utilise for the benefit of residents, local community, and the wider social housing tenants across the Birmingham area. A group of interested...
by Ranjit Bansal | Jun 18, 2015
DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY “We were a relatively new social enterprise at the time of joining the action learning group and saw it as a timely opportunity for a few reasons,” says Nathan Laxton, Director of Hope Psychological Services. “As a Community Interest...