The Big Lottery's BASIS programme is funding projects across England to improve access to infrastructure support in the third sector.

As part of this, the Social Enterprise Coalition and five support organisations across England have been awarded funding for a collaborative programme called Investing in Social Enterprise Expansion (I-SEE).  The I-SEE programme develops a collection of new and existing business support services so that the reach can be extended nationally.

The delivery partners are Coin Street Community Builders; the Plunkett Foundation, REalliance CIC, the School for Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprise East of England.  As well as managing two projects directly, the Coalition will also coordinate the partnership and disseminate progress and achievements.

In essence, the I-SEE programme will develop business support services in the social enterprise sector and will also facilitate and promote the value of sharing business information and best practice.

 

The I-SEE Projects

Leadership Development
The Leadership Development project is being managed by the Social Enterprise Coalition and aims to develop a leadership training programme and a network for social enterprise leaders. Further information on this project will be available shortly.

Expansion of the School for Social Entrepreneurs
The Expansion of the School for Social Enterpreneurs project is being managed by the School for Social Entrepreneurs and aims to scale-up the School's proven model for developing social entrepreneurs and their organisations. For more information please visit the School for Social Entrepreneurs.

Strengthening Social Enterprise Retail Skills in Rural Areas
The Strengthening Social Enterprise Retail Skills in Rural Areas project is being managed by the Plunkett Foundation and aims to strengthen new and existing rural retail social enterprises. For more information visit the Plunkett Foundation.

Third Sector Consortia Development Project
The Third Sector Consortia Development project is being managed by REalliance CIC and aims to enable social enterprises working in the community resource and recycling field to secure public sector contracts through the formation of successful consortiums. For more information visit REalliance CIC.

Redevelopment of the Social Enterprise Training and Support (SETAS) website
The SETAS project is being managed by Coin Street Community Builders and aims to redevelop the SETAS site as one of the central platforms that connects social enterprises with support and training. For more information visit Coin Street Community Builders or the SETAS website.

Social Franchising Support
The Social Franchising Support project is being coordinated by the Social Enterprise Coalition and aims to create a national social franchising model, a resource guide and a social franchising network. Further information on this project will be available shortly.

Roll-out of Micro Coaches
The Micro Coaches Roll-out project is being managed by Social Enterprise East of England and aims to develop the Micro Coaches programme, a tested and structured programme of peer-to-peer business skills transfer, ready for a national roll-out. Development of Micro Coaches also forms part of the National Knowledge Management Programme. For more information please visit Social Enterprise East of England

 

The I-SEE Programme forms part of the Social Enterprise Business Support Programme. Read more here.

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Previous issues of the newsletter can be found in the newsletter archive.

 

For more information please contact craig.carey@socialenterprise.org.uk or holly.hampton@socialenterprise.org.uk