Social Enterprise Awards Deadline

Monday, January 10th, 2011 | Posted in : |

Don’t forget to enter the Social Enterprise Awards, the nationwide competition that celebrates the work and achievements of the UK’s most inspiring and successful social enterprises and people in the movement. The awards are this year being sponsored by O2, but hurry as the competition closes on 18 January.

For the very first time, there is a special award for Social Enterprise Mark holders. Simply describe how you have publicised the Mark, how you have used the Mark and the impact of the Social Enterprise Mark for more details, visit http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/pages/redirect-how-to-enter-383.html.

The winners will be decided by a panel of expert judges, and announced at an evening ceremony to be held at the Indigo O2 venue in London on 30 March 2011, following the close of Voice11 at the O2.

There are six other categories that are open to applicants:

• Social Enterprise of the Year – from within the UK
• Start Up Social Enterprise – a organisation that has been operating for up to two years
• Young Person’s Social Enterprise – a young people-led business or project (including activities by schools, colleges and universities)
• Social Enterprise Leader – an individual that is working for an organisation (paid or voluntary) and is proving to be an inspirational role model
• Social Enterprise Unsung Hero – a person who is championing social enterprise as a way of doing business
• Social Enterprise Partner – a public or private sector organisation that has partnered with a social enterprise

Previous awards winners include BikeWorks, Global Ethics, PACK-IT, and Brighter Future Workshops and Holbrook Centre for Autism. To enter visit http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/pages/social-enterprise-awards.html

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