South Yorkshire Social Economy Forum South Yorkshire Social Economy Forum is a meeting place for social enterprises, cooperatives, community businesses, mutuals and sector stakeholders providing a space for knowledge sharing, exchange, policy dialogue and mutual aid. We will be hosting regular open meetings with invited speakers, including funders, purchasers...
SEE 2024 Fringe Events
As part of this year’s International Social Enterprise Day celebrations we are co-hosting a series of practical workshops on Friday 22 November for starting-up and established social enterprises and new social entrepreneurs. 9.00 am – 10.30am – Getting to green Action-oriented workshop on saving energy and cooling the planet...
Co-work space open morning
In partnership with Sheffield Live!, we have opened a new co-work space for start-up and early-stage social, creative and environmental enterprises. Our co-work space is conveniently located in the Workstation building, in Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter and close to transport hubs for bus, tram and train. The offer includes...
Social Enterprise Exchange 2024
The Social Enterprise Exchange 2024 conference takes place in Sheffield, 21 November 2024, celebrating International Social Enterprise Day and promoting new collaborations to build the social economy. The need for transformational change has never been more apparent – on climate, jobs, the cost of living, health and social...
Co-working at Sheffield Live – Open Evening
In partnership with Sheffield Live!, we are opening a new co-working space for start-up and early-stage social, creative and environmental enterprises. Conveniently located in the Cultural Industries Quarter, the offer includes flexible working and meeting space, roof terrace, WiFi and data storage, podcast booth and creative production workstations, 24/7...
Social Enterprise Exchange 2024 – Get Involved
International Social Enterprise Day will take place this year on 21 November. We will be hosting, in Sheffield, our ninth annual Social Enterprise Day conference, celebrating social enterprise in South Yorkshire and the North of England. We’d like you to get invoved. We are inviting interest in contributing, and...
Accelerate workshops for start-ups
Social Enterprise Exchange invites you to join our latest series of online workshop sessions to support your start-up social enterprise or community project. Working with others, this workshop series will enable you to develop your concept, build a business case, plan your finances, get organised, and communicate with partners...
Social Economy Consultation – Feedback
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South Yorkshire Social Economy Consultation
CONSULTATION PAPER Towards a strategy for the social economy in South Yorkshire Download pdf version Invitation to feedback We are inviting comments and feedback on this Consultation Paper. In particular, do you agree with our proposed “five-point plan”? What support measures for social enterprise – funding and other support...
Open Meeting – Regional strategy for the social economy
Last year, on the occasion of International Social Enterprise Day, over 100 social enterprise leaders in South Yorkshire signed an Open Letter to the Mayor of South Yorkshire calling for an ambitious strategy to grow the region’s social economy. Join us in an online Open Meeting to take...