Shared workspace located in the centre of Stroud
 
The Social Enterprise Centre:
 
 

 

Welcome

The Social Enterprise Centre (SEC) is based in the centre of Stroud and covers the whole of the county of Gloucestershire. Established in 2002, the SEC provides a range of advice and support services to emerging and existing social enterprises and community businesses.

The purpose of the SEC is to enable the development of social enterprise by offering tools for individual initiative and community enterprise countywide. Individuals or groups wanting to set up or develop their project or business as a social enterprise can make use of our increasing range of services. Everything we do is guided by a clear set of values and principles.

What are Social Enterprises?

Social Enterprises are businesses with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners.

Social enterprises tackle a wide range of social and environmental issues and operate in all parts of the economy.  By using business solutions to achieve public good , we believe that social enterprises have a distinct and valuable role to play in helping create a strong, sustainable and socially inclusive economy....

Latest News

Local Enterprising Women To Receive Exceptional Support

The Social Enterprise Centre is launching a new business support group for local women involved in enterprise. The Action Learning Group will meet once a month for five months and will focus on the growth and development of the individual delegates businesses and work.

The group is perfect for people running their own business or those juggling paid work with self-employment and who wish to become clearer about what their long-term enterprise aims and aspirations are.

If you want to move forward but don't know how or keep facing challenges or barriers to growing your business interest, whether it is just beginning or has been running for sometime, then this opportunity is for you.

The group will include no more than 8 local women, plus a trained action learning facilitator and is a supportive and friendly environment in which to explore and develop your business plans for 2010.

Programme Manager, Clare Mahdiyone has been organising these groups for over three years and feels they are beneficial in a number of ways. "Firstly it is very lonely and isolating working on your own, so the group creates a supporting environment from the off, but it also builds as the months go by to help delegates plan a way forward and creates a sound a basis for business development."

This ever popular opportunity is priced at £125 for all five sessions and will start on Wednesday 17th March 2010 and will run monthly from 5.30pm - 7.30pm at The Exchange, to find out more or to book a place call (01453) 762271 or alternatively email clare@secglos.org.uk

 

 

 

 

 

Joining The Social Enterprise Centre

If you are thinking of starting a social enterprise, then here is all you need to get going: contacts, resources, advice, support, office space, and working with other people to develop your plans!

Please fill in the membership application form and send an annual membership subscription of £24.00. This will enable you to use the Centre, after a conversation with the Project Manager about what services you are likely to need.

Latest Information

The Social Enterprise Centre are currently offering two Action Learning Groups aimed at groups and individuals looking to develop their enterprise or enterprise idea - click below to find out more

http://www.secglos.org.uk/services/training/

For FREE advice and support call 01453 762271 or email info@secglos.org.uk