i-Social Entrepreneurs

Have you considered setting up a Social Enterprise?

Then do not miss out on an opportunity to see a social enterprise in action!

South Shropshire Furniture Scheme collects donated furniture and household items to deliver to people on low incomes living in South Shropshire.

iSE Social Enterprise Hub has arranged a fully funded showcase visit that will give you the opportunity to learn about the trials, tribulations and of course the successes of running a social enterprise.

To reserve your place please contact Angela Pal for a booking form. Birmingham-based organisations only.

angela.pal@i-se.co.uk or 0121 771 1411

iSE staff left their laptops at home and came over all creative for a recent team building exercise with the help of media production company Ignite Creative.

Inspired by the influx of social media and recognising the importance of such platforms for the marketing of social enterprise, staff spent the morning brainstorming ideas around what iSE means to them to produce three short films, and here are the results!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ7SjyVJphQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvgZCyDgcIo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0cM9hVYha4

iSE is a key strategic and operational third sector development organisation working to start, develop and sustain social enterprises, social firms and voluntary and community sector organisations through providing bespoke business support and ethical consultancy.

If you would like to find out more about the services of iSE then please Contact us.

ISE in partnership with BVSC and Be Birmingham are holding a Future Jobs Fund briefing session 9.15am on Monday 7th December at BVSC's conferencing centre in Digbeth.

If you are a Birmingham based social enterprise and want to find out how the Future Jobs Fund can benefit your social enterprise and local community then register with us by contacting our events coordinator Angela Pal, e: angela.pal@i-se.co.uk

Places are limited and you'll need to register to attend so contact us now.

iSE, with support from Be Birmingham are starting an exciting new project to identify new markets for social enterprise. iSE aims to develop and pilot a brokerage service between purchaser and provider to support the growth of social enterprises working in Birmingham.  In other words, we want to act as an intermediary between social enterprises and the public and private sectors, by way of matching your organisation’s skills with potential market opportunities to increase your success in obtaining contracts and selling your product or service.  
 
The first stage of the project is to map all the social enterprises working across Birmingham. Over the coming weeks we will be phoning your organisation for information on the products and services that you offer. We want to do this because currently there is no broker service mediating between purchaser and provider.

If you are interested in finding out more, or are a social enterprise and would like to ensure your organisation is included in the mapping of the sector, please contact Amber or Elizabeth at iSE on 0121 771 1411 or email us: amber.woodfull@i-se.co.uk or elizabeth.barker@i-se.co.uk