There are a number of social enterprise networks which bring social entrepreneurs together and offer peer support. Here’s a few examples in the West Midlands:
- Social Enterprise UK is a social enterprise support and membership based network for UK social enterprises.
- Find it in Birmingham run a number of networking breakfast events including some large scale meet the buyer events
- West Midland’s Social Economy Forum – hosted by BSSEC, Funded by WMCA.
- West Midlands Combined Authority, Social Enterprise Cluster programme, provides area based support for social entrepreneurs and other not for profit sector organisations
- Birmingham and Solihull Social Economy Consortium (BSECC), run a series of events and forums funded through WMCA.