Divine Chocolate

http://www.divinechocolate.com

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#Socent Social & Showcase - Tech for Good: 20th September

As part of Brighton Digital Festival, The Platform are hosting their next #Socent Social showcasing Tech 4 Good enterprises in Greater Brighton.
Creating & Managing Budgets for Social Enterprise – Make them work FOR you: 19th September

A step by step ‘masterclass’ on how to create, monitor and adapt budgets for your social enterprise.
Action Learning Sets for Socially Driven Entrepreneurs: 14th September

At The Platform, Action Learning Sets are a powerful way for you to connect with and learn from other social enterprises.
Delivering Devolution – The Role of New Public Service Delivery Models: 28 September

This free event will explore how commissioners and providers can work together to implement the devolution agenda in areas such as health, social care, children’s services, libraries and skills. The prize is significant: more locally tailored, joined-up and effective services. The challenge is how to deliver on this promise in practice.

Start your Social Enterprise

This guide takes you through the start-up essentials. Sponsored by NatWest.
Who we are

WE'RE THE NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP BODY FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Our members aren't just social enterprises. They also include private businesses, charities and public sector organisations who support our vision of a world where social enterprise is the usual way of doing business.
1. What are social enterprises?
UK Social Enterprise Awards 2017 - Applications now closed

Applications for the 2017 UK Social Enterprise awards have now closed. Shortlisted applicants will be announced in September. See here for info on book tickets to this year's Awards Ceremony.
2. What social enterprises already exist?
Buy Social Corporate Challenge

A group of high profile businesses are aiming to spend £1 billion with social enterprises by 2020 as part of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge. Take up the challenge and make your spend go further.
Join us

Our membership is a network that includes all the leading lights of the UK social enterprise movement from community organisations to consumer products. Join us and help us shape our movement.
What is it all about?

Social enterprises are businesses which a set up to change the world. Like traditional businesses they aim to make a profit but it’s what they do with their profits that sets them apart – reinvesting or donating it to create positive social change. Social enterprises exist in nearly every sector from consumer goods to healthcare, community energy to creative agencies, restaurants to facilities management. Well known examples include The Big Issue, Divine Chocolate and the Eden Project.
6. What are the legal structures for social enterprises?
Social investment

The Social Value Difference in Health and Care Commissioning

This short report details the difference social value can make in health and care commissioning, and shares learning for other commissioning authorities to make the most of social value. Read more