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...
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...
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...
Accelerate workshops for start-ups
Social Enterprise Exchange invites you to join a new series of four 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...
Social Enterprise Exchange 2023
The 8th Social Enterprise Exchange conference takes place in Sheffield, 16 November 2023, celebrating International Social Enterprise Day and promoting new collaborations to build the social economy. Join us for inspirational speeches, lively discussion and, of course, plenty of opportunities for networking and exchange. Our annual event brings together...
Masterclass: Embracing Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is the broad spectrum of diversity across all human brains. It doesn’t relate to a specific group of people; it relates to all humans in the same way as hair colour. Approximately one in five individuals are neurodivergent, these are the people that are significantly different from society’s...
Help us shape the Sheffield City Goals
Over the last few months, a number of organisations in the city have been working to enable an open, inclusive and collaborative process towards a set of Sheffield City Goals which will drive our response to the changing and challenging world we live in. They will guide us all...
Introduction to social enterprise
Thinking of starting up in business or going freelance? Want to find out more about what social enterprise is and how it works? This two-day introductory workshop, delivered by specialists in social entrepreneurship, will take you through the basics, from first principles through marketing, business planning and getting organised....