3SC

3SC is a not-for-profit partnership that unites a range of innovative organisations across civil society to bid for and deliver public service contracts. 3SC has a unique approach in the management and delivery of contracts within the public sector as we recognise that whilst civil society organisations have the experience, knowledge and skills to successfully deliver services at a local level, they often lack the opportunity to secure those contracts, because individually they often cannot bid and deliver on the scale that is required. We therefore champion a collaborative approach across the sector, enhancing value and efficiency within the contracting process to deliver excellent social outcomes.

Anthony Collins Solicitors

Anthony Collins Solicitors is a full-service law firm centrally-based in Birmingham but working nationally across areas which relate to the world of social enterprise. For example, in Health and Social Care we are supporting 'Right to Request' with social enterprises coming from NHS bodies. We would be happy to talk to you about issues that are important to you such as Big Society and localism at the same time as cuts, the community right to challenge, and understanding the world of procurement and how to compete effectively for contracts.

Whether you're starting up or already well-established, we would love to talk with you at our stand.

Big Lottery Fund

Big Lottery Fund (BIG) is currently responsible for distributing around half of all funds raised for good causes (14 pence of every pound spent on a Lottery ticket) by The National Lottery. Since June 2004, BIG has awarded over £3.6bn, mostly to voluntary and community sector organisations who are delivering projects in line with our mission to bring real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need. We distribute funding throughout the UK. Our country and regional offices work closely with helper agencies to ensure our customers are aware of what funding is available and how to access it.

buySe.co.uk

The Social Enterprise Directory buySe.co.uk is a new national online business directory dedicated to helping social enterprises to promote their products and services in a professional and affordable way whilst making it easy for customers to find and buy from socially conscious businesses. Key features include:

• The social enterprise directory - includes comprehensive, visually appealing, and indexed business listings
• Customer ratings and reviews - genuine customer reviews to help you select the right supplier for you
• Jobs and tender opportunities - the latest jobs and business opportunities within the social enterprise sector
• buySe.co.uk news and events
• 'What's new on buySe' e-zine - a summary of new business listings, jobs, tender opportunities, news and events emailed to you every two weeks.
• A 'matching' service helping contract holders to find social enterprise business partners and suppliers.
• Competitively priced advertising space throughout the site.

If you're a social enterprise, register today to be listed. Business listings start from £99 per year. www.buySe.co.uk

Buzzbnk

A Whole New Way to Do Good.

The Buzzbnk marketplace brings together ventures from all walks of life, from small-community initiatives to world-changing big ideas.

Buzzbnk backers find ventures they like and provide support with funding, feedback, and other means alongside like-minded individuals who are equally passionate about social entrepreneurship.

In short, it's crowd-funding for social ventures.

CAN

Supporting Social Enterprise.

CAN supports social enterprises and charities to scale up their businesses and maximise their social impact. We provide business support and capital as well as running CAN Mezzanine, high-quality and affordable office space exclusively for the social sector.

ChangeKitchen CIC

ChangeKitchen CIC is a high quality event catering company, specialising in vegetarian, vegan and gluten free menus. We cater for any kind of event from business & training lunch, via birthday party to civil partnerships, weddings and conferences from 20 to 400 (and more) guests. Our tasty & colourful food is inspired from cuisines around the globe and aims to unite guests from all background around one table.

Some of our menus have been specially approved by the NHS as "Healthy Choices".

We also deliver Healthy Eating on a Budget (cookery) workshops to community groups and the general public. We work from the West Midlands but are mobile for larger contracts nationwide.

Charity Bank

Charity Bank is a different bank for people who want a different world. We have made loans of £143 million to over 925 social enterprises, charities and community groups that reach 3,500,000 people through their work.

Charity Bank offers:

• Affordable loan finance, up to £2 million, and other forms of social investment to social enterprises and charities.
• A secure home for your deposits, investing 100% of depositor's money in organisations that benefit society.
• Through our partner, Investing for Good, we can offer investment services.

Citizen Coaching CIC

We help you discover the huge benefits that social media marketing can make to your business and organisation - it's how we created our Social Enterprise.

We can share with you the in's and out's and pro's and con's of using social media or we can do the whole thing for you.

We can set up and manage your business profiles as well as create mini-sites, videos and bespoke pages to increase your visibility on the net. You get your own Social Media Marketing Manager to work with you on your campaign. We also provide a monthly activity report to help you measure the impact.

ClearlySo

ClearlySo is the first global marketplace for social enterprise and investment. We help social businesses and enterprises (SBEs) by answering their practical needs; helping them raise their profiles, network with each other, attract investment, fill job vacancies, and a great deal more besides.

Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies Community Interest Companies (CICS)

Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies Community Interest Companies (CICS) are limited companies, with special additional features, created for the use of people who want to conduct a business or other activity for community benefit, and not purely for private advantage. This is achieved by a "community interest test" and "asset lock", which ensure that the CIC is established for community purposes and the assets and profits are dedicated to these purposes. Registration of a company as a CIC has to be approved by the Regulator who also has a continuing monitoring and enforcement role. www.cicregulator.gov.uk - 029 2034 6228 (voicemail)

Concept Cupboard

Concept Cupboard is a new startup giving creative arts students and recent graduates the opportunity to work with real businesses on design & marketing projects.

Businesses get affordable innovative creative and students get an opportunity to build their portfolios and earn some money at the same time.

Concilium: Achieving Social Value through

Concilium is a consultancy practice set up as a co-operative whose members are four long-established social enterprise consultancy services based throughout England. We provide UK wide cover and pool our expertise to provide our customers with maximum flexibility and unparalleled expertise in the support and development of the social enterprise sector. Our services include:

• Bespoke business consultancy
• Qualitative and quantitative research
• Evaluations
• Training and capacity building
• Policy development
• Social enterprise development
• Social enterprise policy and infrastructure development
• Public sector service development

The Co-operative Enterprise Hub

Free, easily accessible and relevant support for co-operatives. The Co-operative Enterprise Hub provides a package of advice, training and finance to help new and existing co-operatives become more sustainable businesses.

www.co-operative.coop/enterprisehub

Co-operative & Community Finance

Co-operative & Community Finance - the lender for social purpose - provides sympathetic loan finance to help people take control of their economic lives and create social benefit.

We exclusively serve the co-operative and social enterprise sector, and over 35 years we have supported hundreds of businesses ranging from small community-run enterprises to large award-winning organisations.

The Co-operative Group

The Co-operative Group is the largest consumer co-operative in the world. It's Family of Businesses include Food, Pharmacy, Travel, Bank & Funeralcare. The Co-operative is a democratic organisation with nearly 6 million members in the United Kingdom. It is also a campaigning organisation with an aspiration to change the world by inspiring young people, combating climate change & tackling global poverty.

Co-operatives London

Co-operatives London and London Co-op Development provide a voice for our sector in the capital. We bring together worker, housing, consumer and community co-operatives, credit unions, support bodies and other organisations which share our values. We promote, support and unite all sectors of the co-operative movement.

We support the growth of new and established co-operatives, drawing on a network of expert advisers. Please get in touch if you would like to know more about our services, find out about the co-operative advantage, or to receive support for your co-operative contact us on 020 7247 10565 or info@co-operation.coop -operative

Co-operatives UK

Co-operatives UK works to promote, develop and unite co-operative enterprises. It has a unique role as a trade association for co-operatives and its campaigns for co-operation, such as Co-operatives Fortnight, bring together all those with a passion and interest in co-operative action. Any organisation supportive of co-operation and mutuality can join and there are many opportunities online for individuals to connect to the latest co-operative news, innovations and campaigns. All members benefit from specialist services and the chance to network with other co-operatives.

www.uk.coop

Department of Health Social Enterprise Unit

Supporting Social Enterprise in Health and Social Care

The Government’s White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’ sets out the opportunity for NHS staff to transform their organisations into employee-led mutuals, freeing them to use their front-line expertise to structure services around what really works for patients.

The Department of Health's Social Enterprise Unit actively supports the creation and development of social enterprises involved in the delivery of health and social care. There are more than 6,000 social enterprises estimated to be delivering health and social care services across England, providing more choice for users, value for money and greater service innovation and quality.

To find out more: www.dh.gov.uk/socialenterprise

Destiny Enterprise Solutions

Destiny Enterprise Solutions is a CIC headed by Directors experienced in delivering business solutions and working within the voluntary sector to support individuals with disabilities. The focus of this Enterprise is to provide Specialist Disability Business Support and Mentoring by experienced and qualified Mentors.

The company’s services also provide specialist support to Third Sector organisations and Voluntary Groups focusing on Enterprise Development and Support.

Encouraging a strong Third Sector with a business like approach to start-up and development is paramount in the present environment and is achievable through tailored training programmes for a recognised need or a specific commission.

Development Trusts Association

Profile to follow

Diamond

Here at Diamond, our mission is to provide a value for money Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) service, available to both the commercial and charitable sectors.

Diversity in Social Enterprise

“Diversity in Social Enterprise” is about inclusion. It is our aim to highlight the diversity of the people, the goods and services and the creativity in this sector for the benefit of engagement, celebration and networking across the UK. It is a newly created network and project to highlight as many social enterprises in the UK as possible through media, workshops and engagement to enable partnerships and create friendships. Follow us on Twitter (dise_uk), on Facebook or contact us: 01582 967088 or Email: dise@bsen.org

Ecovation

Ecovation is a social enterprise set up by 25 students from Plymouth College. They make ultra-violet birdfeeders and bird boxes out of recycled wood with profits supporting the RIO social enterprise start up fund and the Wildlife Trust. The also recycle waste animal fats from fast food restaurants which they re-render into bird food for their feeders.

Ethnic Supplies

Ethnic supplies is an online social enterprise that enables East African women involved in textile and handicraft production access the western markets.

Fat Beehive

Fat Beehive is a web-design company; from our beginnings in 1997, we've specialised in building websites for charities, NGOs and social enterprise. How does your website measure up? Ask the experts! Visit our stand for a FREE five minute website MOT. We will review your website's navigation, structure, design, accessibility and usability. We'll ask about your aims and goals for the site. Walk away with our report; a helpful critique and recommendations to make your website work better for you. To book your appointment with our team email rachel@fatbeehive.com or turn up on the day.

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University has, together with the Social Enterprise Academy, developed the only postgraduate degree in Scotland designed specifically for the social enterprise sector. Glasgow Caledonian University has demonstrated a deep understanding of how social enterprises operate as agents for positive change and this chimes with the university's strategic mission and values. The university's work with the Social Enterprise Academy is a unique partnership bringing together academic rigour with practitioner focus for an emerging sector. Glasgow Caledonian University has been shortlisted for the Social Enterprise Partner of the Year Award.

Handicrafts India

Handicrafts India is Social Enterprise based in London with focus to promote handicraft products made by workers in need. It has win-win-win strategy as described below:

1st win: Workers get direct employment at grass root level; few of them in Indian villages

2nd win: The products are sold with minimum of the middle chain. The maximum price: £20.

3rd win: 10% of the revenue is spent on Social causes.

Besides association with Social Enterprise Coalition, Handicrafts India is supported by Brent Fairtrade Network.

Handicraft India is committed to helping artisans and serving society. It sponsored Job Fair for Handicapped people in India in September 2010.

For further information, please, visit www.handicraftindia.co.uk or contact Ram Kundnani (e-mail ram@handicraftindia.co.uk ).

Health Exchange CIC Ltd

Health Exchange is a social enterprise dedicated to promoting health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. Our services enable people to make informed, positive choices about their health, to set their own individual health improvement goals, and to achieve and maintain those goals.

In short, we help people to take control of their health.

We deliver our services within reach of people in local communities through the organisations they most trust, including community and voluntary groups, faith organisations, local employers, and many others. Uniquely, many of the people we train and employ are themselves members of those communities and understand both the cultural issues and other and other issues important to the people we serve.

We already make a healthy difference to the lives of thousands of people, and we want to talk to YOU about how to reach many thousands more!

Website: www.healthexchange.org.uk

Hempsons

Hempsons is best known as a leading UK law firm in the health and social care, social enterprise and civil society sectors. Clients are in the main organisations which plan, commission or provide health and social care services or operate within the supply chain.

The firm is increasingly active in advising social enterprise start-ups and fledgling businesses taking the next steps on their development pathway and works closely with the Social Enterprise Coalition, both as a member and provider of their members’ legal helpline.

A national firm with offices in London, Manchester, Harrogate and Newcastle, Hempsons provides strategic and operational services to clients embracing all their legal requirements including corporate, company and charity law; governance and regulation; procurement/tendering and contracting, employment and commercial property.

HR Services Partnership

From delivering one off projects to providing a fully outsourced HR function, the HR Services Partnership has a flexible approach and prides itself on delivering excellent customer service, tailored to your needs. Our clients have a dedicated HR professional who provides practical and pragmatic solutions to the full range of HR issues to help you focus on managing your business. Whether you have a one off difficulty or need ongoing advice we can deliver on site or remotely and will not tie you into a lengthy contract. Call Jerry Taylor on 01403 240205 for more information or email hr@hrservicespartnership.co.uk www.hrservicespartnership.co.uk

Investing for Good

Investing for Good CIC is a specialist provider of impact investment services to private banks, asset managers and foundations. Uniquely, we focus on investments that deliver positive social and environmental impact as their core goal.

For Investors - we offer regulated investment advice, analysis and reporting for investments and portfolios whose core purpose is to deliver positive social and environmental impact.

For Investees - we are experts in rating the impact of any organisation looking to raise investment capital.

Who should contact us:
Private Banks, family offices, foundations, institutional asset managers and social enterprises raising investment capital.

ISE

iSE will be exhibiting in conjunction with 6 other Midland Based organisations; Citizen Enterprise C.I.C, Enta C.I.C, Harris & Harris Accountancy, Roots HR C.I.C, Textiles by St Annes and Concept on the "Shop for Change" market hall.

Shop for Change is aiming to make a dramatic difference to the profitability of social enterprise and trading third sector organisations - and we need your help !

Come and see us at stands 10 - 12 and out Social Enterprise at the top of your list !

Key Fund

Profile to follow

Leading Minds Consulting

Leading Minds Consulting is an independent consultancy, based in East London, specialising in leadership and organisational development. We offer tailored solutions that can help you with your social enterprise journey - whether you're merging organisations, starting a new organisation, or want support developing your capacity to lead change more effectively, and support your staff through transition.

We believe that good leadership is key to organisational success, and essential in leading sustainable change. Change starts with a good conversation - come and talk to us about the change you want to see, and how we can help. Contact Mary Joyce, Director, 07885 755920

Locality

Locality is the nationwide movement of communities ambitious for change.

Our members are community-owned and led. They include settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises. Our members have expertise in community asset ownership, collaboration, commissioning, social enterprise, community voice and advocacy.

Locality helps people to work together to create and capture local wealth. We help people to set up local organisations for the benefit of their communities and we support existing organisations to work more effectively through peer-to-peer exchange and mutual support.

Locality works at national and local levels to influence government and others to increase support and investment for the community movement.

Locality was formed through the merger of bassac and the Development Trusts Association.

London Community Resource Network

LCRN + REalliance = Resourceful Collaboration
Helping social enterprises transform everyday resources

We are passionate about changing the way society consumes and disposes of resources, and aim to connect socially minded businesses with community projects and social enterprises to enhance partnership opportunities. Our members are many and varied, and offer a multitude of services. We work to:

• Empower individuals and groups to make the best use of resources by giving them options to disposal
• Champion practical self-sufficiency and conservation through workshops and trainings
• Connect recycling and reuse organisations in the sector and collaborate at a national level
• Create new and innovative methods for valuing resources and people
• Directly respond to sector opportunities by bringing together organisations, working more effectively and providing a representative voice

London Community Resource Network (LCRN) leads and enables community based recycling, reuse and waste prevention in London and works with members and partners to increase the opportunities for social enterprise delivery of public waste and recycling services. REalliance CIC is the collaborative vehicle for partners across the UK engaged in sustainable resource management and brings together LCRN with the Furniture Reuse Network, Community Composting Network and the Community Recycling Network. Together we build the capacity of social enterprises in the zero waste, low carbon and green economies and reach over 700 local organisations. LCRN was voted Britain's Most Innovative Charity 2008 and manages an £8.1 million investment to develop an integrated reuse network and deliver a London-wide reuse and repair service.

London Rebuilding Society

London Rebuilding Society (LRS) Is a community development finance association - a financial mutual delivering access to, and fair, affordable finance for organisations and individuals unable to access finance from mainstream providers. LRS develops new financial products integrated with a package of services which provide clear social outcomes for hard to reach communities. LRS delivers through a partnership of social enterprises in alliance with the public sector:

• Home Improvement, adaptations and green retrofit for low income homeowners
• Renewables, energy and money management for low income, fuel poor households
• Finance and training for community based organisations as providers of micro finance within their community

Made By Young People (MBYP)

Made By Young People (MBYP) - Hoodie 2 Entrepreneur

Are on a mission to teach Britain's teenager how to make money LEGALLY. Founded by a former teacher and youth worker MBYP uses Design & Enterprise as THE major tool of engagement with young people.

We run Enterprise Days, Workshops and Alternative Education all over the UK and we are rolling out the MBYP network to a town or city near you in 2011 in the form of a mini franchises.

We've also developed a platform allowing young people to make money from home! Send designs to upload@madebyyoungpeople.co.uk

We sell, print, press and post it to the customer. Then we'll send between 50-75% of the profits to young people. Simple.

Come and take part in our 19 year old Managing Director’s workshop and get a personalised cap or pouch (real cheap) on our stand.

info@madebyyoungpeople.co.uk
www.madebyyoungpeople.co.uk

mcch

mcch is an industrial and provident society with charitable status

mcch exists to support people to live full and valued lives. We believe it to be important for everyone to have the chance to choose where they live, have the opportunity to be meaningfully employed and have a full and fun social life.

Our areas of expertise are in the headings of learning disability, mental health and autism and most of our services are for adults, with one important exception, in Bexley, where we provide a range of respite services to children and their families. We also work with people who are in transition to adulthood. Everywhere we concentrate on the person first.

We are a charity that employs over 1500 people with a turnover in excess of £35 million and we work across London and the South East of England.

Alongside the development of Social enterprises we develop and mange a large number of services providing: housing, social activities and a range of unique services for the individuals we support.

We are innovative and have developed a number of enterprises to opportunities for people in a way that supports their independence and these include the 'Tuck by Truck’ franchise, ‘Creative Cards’, ‘Really Good Films’, ‘Growing Concern’ and mcch enterprises. Others will follow under the mcch brand. We employ over 100 people who use our services to help us deliver these enterprising services.

All of our social enterprises aim to create real employment opportunities for the people we support and provide opportunities to become involved in the set up, operation and development of the businesses we develop.

My Learning Pool

My Learning Pool is brought to you by Learning Pool, the public sector learning community.

Learning Pool is a learning community of people in the public sector who want to make a real difference. Together with our customers we drive improvement in public services by helping over 250,000 people learn about a wide range of subjects. As the importance of the third sector grows so too does the importance of a cost effective training solution for the people in this sector, many of whom are hard to reach. This is where My Learning Pool fits in.

For more on My Learning Pool please visit www.mylearningpool.com or email hello@mylearningpool.com.

National Council
for Voluntary Youth Services

The independent voice of the voluntary youth sector

Established in 1936, the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services is a diverse and growing network of over 180 national organisations and regional and local networks that work with and for young people. Our mission is to work with our members from voluntary and community organisations to build thriving communities and sustainable networks that help all young people achieve their potential.

Yeah is our new Community Interest Company which aims to inspire and support an enterprise culture across the voluntary and community youth sector.

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)

We are the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), the largest umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England with over 8,400 members. For 90 years we have been working to build an environment in which voluntary organisations of all kinds can flourish. We support a whole range of organisations including registered charities, voluntary organisations, community groups, arts and sports organisations, housing associations, social enterprises, co-operatives and trade unions. Whatever your role, we’ve got help and support tailored to your needs. Whatever the shape, size or stage of development of your organisation we can give you practical advice and guidance www.ncvo-vol.org.uk

Neo

Neo is a communications agency that works exclusively with sustainable businesses, social enterprise and charities. A close-knit team of designers, strategists and digital experts, we create brands, campaigns and marketing materials that help organisations communicate more effectively. Some of the organisations we've been proud to work with include Greenpeace, fair-trade olive oil producer, Zaytoun, and sustainable energy innovators, True Energy.

Neomari

We are a social enterprise based in Watford and we provide pathways to creative industry enterprise, employment and learning. We make and sell jewellery and beadcraft which enables us to run craft based skills training, business awareness sessions, social enterprise and business advice / mentoring for people on low income. Our Creative Experience programme is aimed at young people ages 11 - 19 and we run creative alternative learning as well as life skill development programmes.

NHS Payroll Services

NHS Payroll Services has more than 30 years' experience of providing payroll solutions for a wide range of NHS clients. We have a 99.98% accuracy rate and 100% customer retention. We currently pay more than 35,000 employees and process over 500,000 payroll transactions annually. We have a wealth of NHS experience and our team of experts manage all aspects of payroll, pension and expenses. We provide technical and transactional advice and innovative developments to streamline processes and deliver efficiencies in administration and productivity.

We specialise in a fully-managed payroll service which replicates an in-house function handling all aspects of payment processing whilst ensuring full compliance with legislation and all NHS terms and conditions of service. A comprehensive range of payroll solutions is available so that NHS organisations are certain of an efficient and flexible solution to meet their requirements and ensure payroll needs are met on time, every time.

Periplus Home Education

Periplus Home Education is a provider of high quality, accessible learning solutions for young people aged 11-18. We aim to provide a service tailored to the individual needs of Home Educated students, and anyone seeking to supplement, broaden or reinforce learning beyond school.

Our live, on-line teaching, for groups or individuals offers a full taught curriculum or single subjects leading to examinations. Intensive or short term tuition, access to an excellent library of digital learning resources, archived recorded lessons for revision and teacher moderated forums for answers and advice are also available.

The Plunkett Foundation

The Plunkett Foundation is the leading rural social enterprise centre of expertise in the UK.

Our mission is to help rural communities through community ownership to take control of the issues affecting them.

We support the network of over 250 community-owned village shops across the UK and we also develop support for wider forms of rural social enterprise. Plunkett also works across England through Making Local Food Work to support the developing community food enterprise sector. Come and visit our stand if you would like to know more.

01993 810730 | info@plunkett.co.uk
www.plunkett.co.uk | www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk

REalliance

REalliance + LCRN = Resourceful Collaboration

Helping social enterprises transform everyday resources

We are passionate about changing the way society consumes and disposes of resources, and aim to connect socially minded businesses with community projects and social enterprises to enhance partnership opportunities. Our members are many and varied, and offer a multitude of services. We work to:

• Empower individuals and groups to make the best use of resources by giving them options to disposal
• Champion practical self-sufficiency and conservation through workshops and trainings
• Connect recycling and reuse organisations in the sector and collaborate at a national level
• Create new and innovative methods for valuing resources and people
• Directly respond to sector opportunities by bringing together organisations, working more effectively and providing a representative voice

REalliance CIC is the collaborative vehicle for partners across the UK engaged in sustainable resource management and brings together LCRN with the Furniture Reuse Network, Community Composting Network and the Community Recycling Network. London Community Resource Network (LCRN) leads and enables community based recycling, reuse and waste prevention in London and works with members and partners to increase the opportunities for social enterprise delivery of public waste and recycling services. Together we build the capacity of social enterprises in the zero waste, low carbon and green economies and reach over 700 local organisations. LCRN was voted Britain\'s Most Innovative Charity 2008 and manages an £8.1 million investment to develop an integrated reuse network and deliver a London-wide reuse and repair service

RISE

RISE is a membership organisation - lobbying for and promoting social enterprise. Join RISE to get your voice heard, and access discounts to training, events and exciting new services to be announced soon

Introducing Social Enterprise - this proven, one-day course will give you a clear understanding of social enterprise and how it's relevant to your community and clients www.rise-sw.co.uk/training

Marketing to social enterprises - RISE social enterprise market intelligence means we provide marketing services for Business Link, County Councils, Plunkett Foundation, National Housing Federation, Strategic Health Authority, amongst others. Can we do the same for you?

Business Advice Network - a network of almost 300 members, with quarterly meetings for continuing professional development and networking, to support social enterprises at all stages of development www.rise-sw.co.uk/ban

Inspirational new ventures to be announced very soon, including support for public sector spin-outs, emerging social enterprises and new networks. We can provide insight and expertise to your work in these areas

T: 01392 435775
E: info@rise-sw.co.uk

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE)

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) exists to provide training and opportunities to enable people to use their creative and entrepreneurial abilities more fully for social benefit. SSE supports individuals to set up new charities, social enterprises and social businesses across the UK.

We run practical learning programmes aimed at helping develop the individual entrepreneur and their organisation simultaneously providing an intensive, complete package of support that meets the needs of social entrepreneurs. We are a network of social franchises operating ten schools in the UK and one internationally. Visit our exhibition stand to find out more!

Sensevents

Sensevents is an events company with a difference.

A social enterprise created by Cynergy, a multi-award winning communications and events company, Sensevents is an organisation with sustainability and social value at its heart, providing a range of the highest quality event management services from concept, through programme development, design and marketing to evaluation - a ‘one-stop shop’.

Whether your audience is 20 or 2000, Sensevents will deliver your event creatively, interactively and sustainably to change your audience’s mindsets, using its profits to help other third sector organisations and social enterprises tackle the social challenges they face right across the UK.

Contact:
sense@cynergy.co.uk
www.sensevents.org

Social Business Trust

Social Business Trust is a partnership of six world class businesses who have combined their resources and expertise to accelerate the growth of social enterprises. SBT believes there are a number of social enterprises capable of scaling up their operations on a regional and national level and has a clear goal: to help transform the impact of social enterprises. SBT's strengths and capability come from a combination of the partners' commercial and industrial experience; their insights into the needs and sensitivities of social enterprises; and their operational expertise and access to growth capital. SBT's founding partners are Bain & Company, Clifford Chance, Credit Suisse, Ernst & Young, Permira and Thomson Reuters.

www.socialbusinesstrust.org

Social Enterprise East of England

Members of Social Enterprise East of England receive; real networking opportunities, information tailored specifically to social enterprise, sector news, discounted specialist training, signposting , business resources, and, access to trained social enterprise advisors, but more importantly we know what social enterprise is, and will do anything to support, encourage and develop our members - through this challenging, but exciting time.

Social Enterprise East Midlands

SEEM are the leading social enterprise development experts in the east midlands. We assist businesses to develop the skills and knowledge they need through the provision of a range of specialist enterprise training, advice and consultancy services.

Fostering an environment where social entrepreneurship and innovation are encouraged and enabled to grow, we work to inspire, connect and support businesses trading to achieve social and environmental change.

As a membership organisation our goal is to bring together social enterprises, innovators, academics, public agencies and support organisations to maximise the contribution of value led businesses to the economic and social wellbeing of our region.

0115 871 4760 info@seem.uk.net   www.seem.uk.net

Social Enterprise London

SEL's experience, developed over 15 years at the forefront of social enterprise, delivers training, consultancy and networking that achieves profitability and growth, run by social enterprises, for social enterprises. It works to unite, inspire and lead London's social enterprise movement.

• It unites through the London Social Enterprise Network, the largest social enterprise network of its kind in the UK.
• It inspires through a dynamic, multi-layered programme of business support, policy and research, training and consultancy.
• And it leads by demonstrating to buyers, policy makers, media and the general public that social enterprise is the future of business.

020 7033 2604 - info@sel.org.uk - www.sel.org.uk

Social Enterprise Mark

The Social Enterprise Mark is the only certification authority for social enterprises. It's time to stand together, so register today!

The Social Enterprise Mark is campaigning to make social enterprise the business of choice, for everyone! There are more than 375 Mark holders across the UK, working in many different ways, with many different legal structures.

Social Enterprise North West

Social Enterprise North West, SENW, SENW achieves accountability to the sector through direct links to the accountable Social Enterprise networks like the Development Trust Association and Cooperatives North West.

Values

We're In Business for Good

• To raise the profile of social enterprise in the North West of England.
• To represent the interests of the North West of England's social enterprise sector.
• To encourage mutual support, inter-trading, sharing of best practice, training and development opportunities between social enterprises.
• To work with local, regional, national transnational bodies to strengthen the social enterprise sector.

Social Enterprise Solutions CIC

Social Enterprise Solutions (UK) CIC operates throughout England, primarily in the northwest, and was registered in May 2006 as one of the first Community Interest Companies in the region. We support the start-up, development and growth of social enterprises and provide a bespoke service adapted to each client's needs, including idea generation, advice on legal structures, business planning, marketing and a social enterprise specific high-growth model exclusively developed by our company.

As thought leaders on social enterprise development, we are consulted by Local Authorities, Primary Care Trusts, and NHS Foundation Trusts as they seek to implement the government's agenda on social enterprise externalisations. We are advisors to Royal Bank of Scotland/Nat West and our social innovations are being supported by The Royal Society of Arts.

The company has grown rapidly. In 2010 our company was placed 23rd in the RBS SE100 - Top 100 Social Enterprises in the UK and we have continued to experience exceptional growth. There is much interest in our approaches as we offer innovative solutions to both employment creation within the Civil Society and hands-on support to the public sector as they look to spin-out services and reduce costs.

Social Enterprise West Midlands CIC

We're the leading business network for social enterprises in the West Midlands, providing information, resources, networking, events and a range of other services for anyone interested in starting, developing, or doing business with the sector. Our mission is to help the social enterprise sector thrive - by servicing and representing the interests of our members, brokering new opportunities and providing affordable access to valuable services. Our members make up a vast network of sector expertise and include small start-ups, large businesses, private and public sector organisations, business advisers and individuals. Whether you are running a social enterprise, advising the sector, developing policy, commissioning front line services, or looking to develop your supply chain, you can benefit from joining our extensive network. www.socialenterprisewm.org.uk

Social Firms Trade

Social Firms are market-led social enterprises that sell quality goods and services. They're also committed to the social and economic integration of disadvantaged people through employment.

coffee & tea * venues * design & print * catering * horticulture * garden furniture * bags * market research * signage * mobility equipment * curtains * toiletries * training * mailing * jewellery * office furniture * recycling, and so on...

Make it a just buy and switch your supplier. You can choose one at www.justbuy.org.uk or call Social Firms UK on 01737 231360 with your supply chain requirements.

Social Firms UK

We are the national support body for the development of the Social Firm sector in the UK. A 'Social Firm' is a market-led social enterprise set up specifically to create good quality jobs for people severely disadvantaged in the labour market. Products and services offered range from catering to light engineering.

Social Investment Business

We have been working with civil society organisations since our parent charity Adventure Capital Fund was established in 2002. We have developed a unique understanding of the sector and grown into a large scale UK investor, managing nearly £400 million of government funds.

We provide a range of business support services designed to provide civil society organisations with the expertise they need to grow and become sustainable. We work with Local Authorities to commission services from civil society consortia and are well placed to capitalise on innovative financial vehicles such as social impact bonds.

Striding Out CIC

Striding Out CIC is a coaching and training company dedicated to improving the capacity and capability of 3rd sector enterprises and encouraging young people to stride out into self employment.

Striding Out is an ILM approved centre and runs internal and external training programmes across the UK.

Striding Out is encouraging social enterprises to grow their enterprise in 2011 through their SEA Change programme, aimed at creating Social Enterprise Apprenticeships.

The Co-operative Bank

The Co-operative Bank has a natural affinity with the values of social enterprises, charities and voluntary organisations, and we are the only UK high street bank with a customer-led ethical policy.

With extensive knowledge of this sector, we provide bespoke banking and finance packages to ensure the best possible return from your funds. You can be confident that your organisation is in safe hands.

For more information contact our Charity Banking Team:

• London and South – 0207 977 2121
• Manchester and North - 0161 829 5308
• Edinburgh - 0131 229 0151
• Glasgow - 0141 221 5417
• e-mail charities@co-operativebank.co.uk.

The Pensions Trust

Over 4,360 charitable, social, educational, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations trust us to look after their employees’ pensions.

• With a growing membership of over 150,000.
• We are a one-stop-shop, providing a reliable and comprehensive pensions service.
• With more than 60 years’ experience, The Pensions Trust understands.
• We aim to make pension provision as simple and straightforward as possible for our employers and members.

Cost-effective service packages

We reduce the pensions management required by organisations by dealing directly with their staff.

The Phone Co-op

The Phone Co-op provides telecoms solutions for businesses, including calls, line rental, phone systems, mobiles, broadband and hosting, and was overall winner of the Enterprising Solutions Awards in 2008. We supply and support the communications needs of all types of organisation, large and small, including the Ethical Property Company, Good Energy and Triodos Bank. As the only co-operative in the telecoms sector and the only supplier to hold the Social Enterprise Mark, we share our customers' values of integrity and social responsibility.

The Social Investment Business

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Third Sector

Third Sector is the leading provider of news, information and jobs for the charity, not-for-profit and social enterprise sector. The brand covers fundraising, governance, finance, communications, management, policy and politics. Third Sector's audience comprises chief executives and managers in charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Third Sector and ThirdSectorJobs.co.uk provide organisations with the quickest and most cost-effective way to target UK charity professionals, and gives jobseekers a range of opportunities to choose from.

Triodos Bank

A bank, a network and a community - our triple bottom line

So how are we different? At Triodos, our mission is to make money work for positive social, environmental and cultural change. We only lend the money entrusted to us by savers, to businesses, social enterprises and charity customers working to make the world a better place. We offer a range of traditional banking services: competitive current and deposit accounts, loan finance and capital raising expertise, if you’re looking for a bank that shares your values and works to promote them across its entire range of activities, come and join our community of like minded organisations, we have the expertise and personal commitment to help you succeed.

Unity Trust Bank

As a specialist bank for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises, Unity Trust Bank finds the right banking solution for your enterprise, so that you can concentrate on achieving your goals. Unity's strength lies in its understanding and support of the key issues affecting its customers in the social economy.

From day to day banking, to providing finance for a variety of sustainable projects, Unity supports and works in partnership with, a number of social enterprises across the UK, to help underpin their long term development.

Come and meet our team at the VOICE 11 conference, exhibition stand 8 in zone B

Website: www.unity.co.uk

Urgent Care Social Enterprise

UCSE's innovations help vulnerable individuals with complex needs that are often prevented from accessing traditional primary care services. Through education and partnership working with PCT's, GP's, Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Out of Hours Providers, our mobile home visiting services, long terms conditions management and support to Urgent Care Centres has resulted in service users avoiding A&E (re)admission to remain safely in their own homes. Practitioner's, Commissioner's, Patient's and Communities', join us in this new 'Health Space' to think, reflect and refine, lets meet the 'Triple Bottom Line' while maximising Social Return on Investment benefitting the NHS holistically.

www.urgentcare.org.uk
01629814384

Yoga

Yoga c.i.c. offers affordable and ethical products, services and information for the yoga community: solar powered yoga website hosting and design, fairtrade equipment and other items, online marketing solutions, bulk mailing list management, and other preferential terms for members.

Yoga c.i.c. is the worlds first and only yoga community interest network with professional associates and trade partners worldwide.