SEUK partners

SEUK FOUNDING SPONSORS

PwC believes that social entrepreneurs are coming up with some of the best examples of new and sustainable ways of working, trying out new ideas which can create a stronger, more vibrant society and a stronger economy.

In October 2012 The Royal Bank of Scotland Group launched RBS Inspiring Enterprise, a programme to support young people, women and social entrepreneurs to build their skills and start up businesses.  Find out more www.inspiringenterprise.rbs.com

At O2 we're committed to supporting social enterprises and what they stand for. We admire their vision, their philosophy, their remarkable work and ultimately their success in conducting business in a more meaningful way.

SEUK SUPPORTING PARTNERS

The Santander Social Enterprise Development Awards, helping businesses to grow.

Social Enterprise UK is supporting Deloitte Social Innovation Pioneers, a new programme for businesses and entrepreneurs with real potential for growth.

SEUK PROJECT PARTNERS

Social Enterprise UK’s flagship report, Fightback Britain: A report on the State of Social Enterprise Survey 2011 is supported by The Co-operative Bank.

The Co-operative Bank is wholly member-owned, democratically run and reinvests a proportion of its profit back into local communities.

Plans are underway to create a global Social Stock Exchange based in London by 2013, an initiative backed by the Rockefeller Foundation.

The Social Stock Exchange, regulated by the UK's Financial Services Authority, will enable investors to ensure their money wins a combination of steady returns and demonstrable social impact.  SEUK is working to promote awareness and readiness for the Social Stock Exchange among social enterprises and potential investors.

SEUK is the lead partner on the arc campaign, a Business in the Community initiative designed to create a lasting legacy for the Olympic host boroughs by stimulating the creation and growth of social enterprises.  

arc aims to support 200 social enterprises over four years enabling them to provide jobs for 1,000 local people.

Social Enterprise Explained, our best selling guide, is supported by Unity Trust Bank. As a social enterprise itself, Unity Trust is perfectly placed to provide dedicated, full-service banking to social enterprises of all sizes.

SEUK GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

Minister Edward Davey attended the launch of our Fightback Britain report in the House of Commons. Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable gave a keynote speech to delegates at our annual event, Voice, in 2011.

www.bis.gov.uk

We have been a strategic partner to the Office for Civil Society (OCS) since its inception in 2007, and OCS supports our work with a grant as part of its transition fund for strategic partners.  We work with the OCS to make it easier for social enterprises to start and grow, and to support social enterprise in public services.  Our remit also includes developing the social investment market for social enterprises.

www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

We have advised the Department for Education since 2008, and are currently running two programmes that have been funded by the DfE in collaboration with a number of other national organisations.  Visit programmes to find out more.

www.education.gov.uk

We sit on the third sector partnership board to the DCLG.  We advised on the Localism Bill and provided guidance on how Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) could engage with social enterprises.

www.communities.gov.uk

We advise DEFRA on social enterprise and on issues including rural economies and waste management.  We’ve worked with DEFRA since 2008.

www.defra.gov.uk

The Guardian Social Enterprise Network is a lively and growing community of 25,000 social entrepreneurs, offering news, commentary and best practice from across the sector. Membership is completely free.

We work with the Guardian Social Enterprise Network to raise the profile of social enterprise, develop events and resources that support the sector, and to strengethen the UK's growing network of social entrepreneurs and social enterprises. 

Find out more about joining the Guardian Social Enterprise Network.