Social Enterprise Support Centre News

Opportunities for Local Businesses

Tuesday, May 07th, 2013 | Posted in :

Have you considered what impact your organisation has locally?

The products and services that you supply to your clients and customers no doubt represent great value for money, but have you considered the social value that your suppliers make to you all?

Strengthening your supply chain with local connections and employment opportunities is available to all organisations whatever their size, and this will bring tangible, measurable benefits that are reportable to your stakeholders.

As a result of the Social Value Act 2013, many organisations are approaching SESC to help understand and redefine their community commitment, contribution and social value.

Why not get in touch to see how we can work with you? Contact us on 0113 243 8071 and ask for Paula.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme.

Friday, April 12th, 2013 | Posted in :

A New Phase of The Big Venture Challenge Opens

Sunday, January 27th, 2013 | Posted in :

Unltd have launched a new phase of the Big Venture Challenge in partnership with The Big Lottery Fund. The Big Venture Challenge aims to support ambitious, high potential, social entrepreneurs to raise investment and rapidly grow their ventures by providing them with access to business support, expert connections and matched funding.

Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy Programme

Sunday, January 27th, 2013 | Posted in :

Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy Programme
The Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy programme has been designed to stimulate and support the growth of social enterprise in the Region and promote a strong, local economy.

RBS Inspiring Enterprise Award Success!

Saturday, January 12th, 2013 | Posted in : SESC News,

Thank you to all of those who voted for SESC in the RBS Inspiring Enterprise Awards. We have now launched our Exploring Enterprise programme. The RBS press release with more information is available to download in our info hub.

Take part in our latest survey

Monday, January 07th, 2013 | Posted in :

Are you currently unemployed? Would you like to work for yourself?

If the answer to this is yes, then we would like to hear from you and your thoughts will help us design and inform a future project. To take part in the survey please visit our survey monkey page and complete the short questionnaire.

10,000 Small Businesses Programme – Fully Funded Support

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 | Posted in :

The 10,000 Small Businesses programme is designed for leaders of small businesses and social enterprises, who will benefit from targeted support and resources to help them define and achieve their business growth aspirations. The programme includes approximately 100 hours of business and management education, support to develop a Growth Plan, one to one business advice, specialist workshops, and unique networking and peer learning experiences.

Bidding opens for £240m Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 | Posted in :

Bidding is now open for up to £240m of capital funding aiming to widen the housing options for older people and adults with disabilities, by delivering thousands of new affordable and market sale homes.

Vote for Us for Inspiring Enterprise

Tuesday, November 06th, 2012 | Posted in :

SESC has made it through the first stage of the RBS Inspiring Enterprise beating over 253 over applications requesting almost £10 million in total.
The public vote for RBS Inspiring Enterprise closes at 4pm on Tuesday 13th November. Please click here at vote for us.

Investment and Contract Readiness Fund

Monday, November 05th, 2012 | Posted in :

The £10m three year Investment and Contract Readiness Fund on behalf of the Office for Civil society is now open.The grant will help you buy high quality support from a range of over 25 approved providers including SESC – ring us now for an informal chat 0113 2458071

SCMS e-tendering portal to be replaced on 1st Jan 2013

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 | Posted in :

The current SCMS e-tendering portal will no longer be used by the Yorkshire and Humber authorities with effect from midnight on 31st December 2012. It will be replaced by a new e-tendering system called YORtender.

Growing the Social Investment Marketplace: Investment Readiness in the UK

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 | Posted in : SESC News,

The report Growing the Social Investment Marketplace: Investment Readiness in the UK carried out by ClearlySo in partnership with New Philanthropy Capital and commissioned by the Big Lottery Fund details a need for more support in the emerging social investment market as 43 per cent of organisations that were unsuccessful in securing funding reported that accessing advice was ‘difficult’. Almost one-in-three (32 per cent) of these organisations said that simply identifying who to go to for social investment was ‘very difficult.’

Third Sector Knowledge Portal

Sunday, August 12th, 2012 | Posted in :

The Third Sector Knowledge Portal is a useful website packed with research and information on the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors designed to enable the sector to be better informed and assist in the development of services, together with strengthening funding applications and help improve project impact measurement.

Download our new coaching leaflet

Wednesday, August 01st, 2012 | Posted in :

Community Right to Challenge (CRtC)

Thursday, June 07th, 2012 | Posted in :

Guidance for the Community Right To Challenge introduced in the Localism Bill is now on the Government’s website here http://communityrights.communities.gov.uk/what-are-community-rights/community-right-to-challenge/

Under this right community groups can ask to take over the delivery of services provided by the local authority. There 10 grounds for the local authority to decline the request, and the service may be competitively tendered. If your group or SE is in Yorkshire and the Humber and looking to take on such services it may be helpful to have us as advocates. Please get in touch to discuss

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