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17/08/2012

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05/04/2012

Social Enterprise London 2012 Manifesto

Social Enterprise London 2012 Manifesto

17/11/2011

Update

Featuring upcoming events, stories, jobs and grants

27/07/2010

SEL shortlisted for Third Sector Excellence Awards

Social Enterprise London is today celebrating being shortlisted in the prestigious Third Sector Excellence Awards

02/06/2010

Lambeth aims to become Britain's first Co-operative Council

Lambeth Council last week published detailed proposals that will see the South London authority become Britain's first-ever 'co-operative council'. The plan is now open to public consultation.

02/06/2010

Embattled pool plan finally wins a double social enterprise victory

Social Enterprise Magazine reports on the success of a much-thwarted plan by Coin Street Community Builders to build a swimming pool and more than 300 flats on London's South Bank.

02/06/2010

Social enterprise celebrates the award of two further red London bus routes

Award-winning social enterprise HCT has been awarded contracts to operate two more red London bus routes by Transport for London (TfL). This takes the total number of red bus routes they run to eight.

02/06/2010

Peerage for Angela Smith

Former Third Sector Minister Angela Smith has been awarded a peerage in the dissolution honours list, along with former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and the head of the Government's Big Society programme, Nat Wei.

26/05/2010

Future Jobs Fund closes to new bids

As a result of the Government's May 24 2010 announcement on Cross-Government Efficiency Savings, Ministers have decided that no further bids to the Future Jobs Fund will be approved.

18/05/2010

Big Society "at the heart" of public sector reform

A new era of "people power" at the centre of the new Government has been announced today by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.

10/05/2010

Ogden-Newton election response in the Guardian

SEL CEO Allison Ogden-Newton responds to the result of the general election in today's Guardian Public

04/05/2010

Call for Ideas for third sector projects working to green public services.

Innovation Exchange is seeking high-potential third sector innovation projects that could participate in its new Green Next Practice Programme

28/04/2010

Ogden-Newton named as finalist in Oguntê Women's Social Leadership Awards 2010

Allison Ogden-Newton, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise London, has been named among the finalists nominated for the Women's Social Leadership Awards 2010.

14/04/2010

Social Enterprise London launches manifesto for social enterprise

Social Enterprise London, the leading social enterprise support and development agency in the capital today launched Vote Social Enterprise 2010: a manifesto for social enterprise.

30/03/2010

Business Mentoring for Social Entrepreneurs

Social Enterprise London is working in partnership with Business in the Community (BITC) in order to provide business mentoring to social entrepreneurs at all stages of growth.

23/03/2010

Win a FREE mentoring session with a Social Enterprise Ambassador

The Social Enterprise Ambassadors are offering YOU the chance to win a free one-on-one mentoring session with the Ambassador of your choice. Enter by next Wednesday.

22/03/2010

Ogden-Newton welcomes signing of Multi-Area Agreement by Olympic Host Boroughs

Social Enterprise London (SEL) Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton today welcomed the formal signing of the Multi-Area Agreement across the five Olympic Host Boroughs; Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

04/03/2010

Nick Hurd calls for targeted tax breaks to stimulate social enterprise

Third Sector Magazine reports on Nick Hurd's comment to Social Enterprise London debate that social entrepreneurs need better access to capital

24/02/2010

SEL CEO in the Guardian

Allison Ogden Newton writes in today's Guardian on 'what next for social enterprise?'

23/02/2010

Smith, Hurd and Willott to go head to head on social enterprise

Angela Smith MP, Minister of State for the Third Sector is to go head to head with MPs Nick Hurd and Jenny Willott, her counterparts from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats respectively in a public debate over the future of social enterprise.

29/01/2010

Social enterprise: from CSR to supply chain

Angela Smith, Minister for the Third Sector, yesterday welcomed the commitment of public and private sector leaders to bringing social enterprises into their supply chains.

07/01/2010

Big Issue Invest CEO Receives OBE

Congratulations to Nigel Kershaw, Chief Executive of the Big Issue Invest, who has been awarded the OBE in recognition of his services to social enterprise.

07/01/2010

NHS panel to investigate Acevo complaint

Third Sector reports that an NHS panel has decided to investigate Acevo's complaint against a primary care trust that prevented non-NHS organisations from bidding to be primary contractors in the provision of community services.

07/01/2010

SEL, PwC and LDA in groundbreaking new social enterprise partnership

Social Enterprise London this month launches a major new partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers and the London Development Agency with a prestigious event for London's social enterprise leaders, kindly hosted by BT at its central office in St. Pauls on 26 Jan.

07/01/2010

Peter Morton appointed CEO of Social Enterprise Network

Social Enterprise Network (SEN) has appointed Peter Morton as its new Chief Executive.

07/01/2010

'Brave' changes will boost investment into CICs

Social Enterprise Magazine argues that community interest companies (CICs) will become much more attractive to investors this Spring with the government set to simplify the rules governing how much profit can be paid out.

07/01/2010

Third Sector Magazine poll shows lukewarm reception for third sector action plan

A quarter of respondents to a new poll think the Government's third sector action plan has helped the sector cope with the recession. But a greater proportion - 29 per cent of respondents - say it has not helped at all.

22/12/2009

SEL CEO writes in The Guardian

Social Enterprise London CEO Allison Ogden-Newton writes in today's Guardian blog in response to recent criticism from Unite

20/11/2009

Peter Worley of The Philosophy Shop on Radio 4's Today Programme

Today Programme on Radion 4 with Peter Worley of The Philosophy Shop on the importance of teaching Philosophy to Children

19/11/2009

Ethical business bucks the trend of youth unemployment

Bucking the growing trend of youth unemployment, a groundbreaking new jobs programme celebrated its first placement today.

19/11/2009

Happy Social Enterprise Day!

Check out what we have been up and how we have been celebrating in our CEO's latest blog post

06/11/2009

SEL CEO launches new social enterprise blog

SEL CEO Allison Ogden-Newton this week launched her new blog. She will use it to reflect on the world of social enterprise, and to give a personal account of life at the helm of SEL

04/11/2009

Global Entrepreneurship Week is on the way!

Global Entrepreneurship Week takes place from 16 – 22 November 2009

03/11/2009

Social Enterprise Awards shortlist for England announced

Nine social enterprises are on the shortlist for the English heat of the national Social Enterprise Awards, it was announced today.

27/10/2009

Ogden-Newton rejects NAVCA Chief's attack on social enterprise

Social Enterprise London Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton today responded to a series of comments from NAVCA Chief Executive Kevin Curley criticising the purpose and value of social enterprise.

26/10/2009

Divine Chocolate: A Case Study of a Social Enterprise

Free Powerpoint presentation aimed at teachers focusing on business studies, enterprise or social enterprise. It showcases Divine Chocolate as an example of a successful social enterprise.

07/10/2009

Guardian Q&A: Social enterprises and the law

In the fourth of a series of pieces The Guardian is running giving legal advice to the charity sector, Iain Cathcart, of Bates Wells and Braithwaite solicitors, answers questions on social enterprise.

29/09/2009

'London's Future 500' - Update

Social Enterprise London launched London's Future 500, a programme funded through the Department for Work and Pensions' Future Jobs Fund, to provide jobs for 500 of London's most disadvantaged young people in some of the most inspiring social enterprises and community organisations in the UK.

04/09/2009

Capturing Change Survey

As part of our commitment to having an impact on the social enterprise community, we are conducting this survey to assess how and to what extent we impact you or your organisation.

20/08/2009

Feedback on the user experience of the site

SEL has recently relaunched its website and we're really keen to get your feedback. We would be really grateful if you take two minutes to complete this survey.

19/08/2009

National social enterprise photo competition launched - win a feature in the Big Issue

Win a feature for your social enterprise in the Big Issue by entering the annual social enterprise photo competition, organised by the Social Enterprise Coalition.

03/08/2009

Allison Ogden-Newton in The Guardian on social enterprise public service delivery

Using social enterprises to provide services would tick boxes on reform, local democracy and sustainability, not to mention cost, says Allison Ogden-Newton, CEO of Social Enterprise London

03/08/2009

Social Enterprise London to deliver groundbreaking new jobs programme

SEL has won a major contract to deliver over 200 jobs in social enterprise over the next 12 months.

28/07/2009

Social Investment Wholesale Bank Consultation

The Office of the Third Sector is conducting a consultation on a Social Investment Wholesale Bank.

28/07/2009

Social enterprise chief Dai Powell appointed to chair influential disability access body

Dai Powell, Chief Executive of leading transport social enterprise HCT Group, has been appointed to become Chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC).

28/07/2009

Social Enterprise Magazine website – upload your own news

Make sure you sign up to the 'your news' section on Social Enterprise Magazine's new website – it's free publicity!

20/07/2009

SEL launch Social Enterprise Word Week

Social Enterprise London has this week teamed up with pioneering online dictionary Wordia.com to launch Social Enterprise Word Week.

10/07/2009

Enterprising Young London - The movie

A performance from the brightest and best of London's young social entrepreneurs… featuring music, circus, dance and drama.

25/06/2009

Future Jobs Fund: 'London's Future 500'

Social Enterprise London is submitting a bid to the Department of Work and Pensions' Future Jobs Fund. SEL's bid; 'London's Future 500', which will create 500 jobs and training opportunities in social enterprise for young people from some of the hardest to reach groups across London.

20/06/2009

Exclusive discount on ACEVO membership for SEL network members

As part of our package of support for third sector leaders, SEL has partnered with ACEVO to offer an exclusive discount to ACEVO membership.

19/06/2009

Social Enterprise Investment Fund reopens under management of Futurebuilders

The Social Enterprise Investment Fund, which offers grants and loans to the health and social care sector, is now open for business under the management of Government-backed loan fund Futurebuilders England and infrastructure body Partnerships UK.

19/06/2009

Social Enterprise Summit to create 'route map' for social enterprise in London

Social enterprise is at the forefront of the public agenda on Monday as many of London's most senior public leaders come together for a major social enterprise summit.

 

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