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....
Lunch with… Claire Rimmer
We believe that being inspired by others is one of the best ways to stay passionate and motivated to continue doing what is important to you…And who doesn’t need a bit of motivation! At this lunchtime session we’ll be joined by Claire Rimmer, Head of Operations at Sheffield-based creative...
Business planning for social enterprise
As part of Social Enterprise Exchange (SEE) Sheffield Live! is hosting a business planning workshop for start-up social entrepreneurs who have been accepted onto the SEE programme. It will be delivered and facilitated by specialist advisor Rob Billson. This six hour workshop, consisting of two half-day sessions, provides an...
Masterclass: Co-production principles and practicalities
“Co-production is not just a word, it’s not just a concept. It is a meeting of minds coming together to find a shared solution.” In the past, services and programmes were often developed and delivered without meaningful input from the people they set out to help. But there has...
Lunch With… Matt Hill
Need a bit of lunchtime motivation? Our Lunch With… events offer a great way to help you learn from others in and out of the social enterprise sector. Come and hear one account from Matt Hill, Co-founder and Managing Director at Sheffield’s city centre co-working hub, Union St. Discover...