Social Franchising: A Guide for Franchisees

A guide to social franchising from the perspective of the franchisee. Get practical advice on how to decided if franchising is the right choice, selecting a franchise and building a successful franchise relationship. This guide accompanies the Social Franchising Manual. Published 2011

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Managing Stakeholder Relationships training session

Strong, trusted relationships with key stakeholders are critical to the success of any responsible finance provider and do not happen by accident. This workshop will be led by former Council Leader and External Affairs Director for a FTSE 100 company, Stephanie Elsy, who will share her experience of what works and does not in developing business critical relationships.
Social Venture Weekend, Cambridge 15-17 June

The Social Venture Weekend at Cambridge Judge Business School is for anyone with an ambition to set up or grow a business that makes a positive social or environmental impact.
£45 million spent by Corporates on social enterprises to change lives for marginalised communities

More than £45 million has been spent by UK Corporates on social enterprises, according to a new report from Social Enterprise UK (SEUK), on its pioneering initiative, the Buy Social Corporate Challenge, which is changing lives by redirecting Corporate supply chain spend into businesses which deliver social impact for some of the most deprived communities in the UK and around the world.
Care Opinion

Care Opinion is the UK’s leading non-profit feedback platform for health and social care. At Care Opinion anyone can share their feedback about a health or social care service. We publish people’s experiences of care online for everyone to see and learn from, and share them with the right staff in health and social care organisations.

Realising the Potential of Social Enterprise: A Guide for People in Local Government

This guide is for people working in local authorities. It explains how social enterprises can help meet a local authority’s strategic objectives, and gives practical advice on how local authorities can best work with them. Sponsored by GLL.
Start your Social Enterprise

This guide takes you through the start-up essentials. Sponsored by NatWest.
12 Steps to Embedding Social Value Priorities in Health and Care Commissioning

SEUK have put together A 12 step approach for commissioners looking to make the most of social value in health and care commissioning building on the findings of the Health and Social Value Programme.
Social Enterprise Explained

Just getting interested in social enterprise? This guide is for anyone who might want to start, buy from, invest in, commission from, or support social enterprises. Sponsored by Unity Trust Bank. Published October 2012
Procuring for Good PowerPoint

The findings of Procuring for Good - a report published by Social Enterprise UK looking at the extent to which local authorities are using the Social Value Act- are summarised in this PowerPoint presentation for those wishing to share them with colleagues.
The Social Enterprise Supply Chain Guide

This guide is for big businesses and other organisations interested in buying goods and services from the UK's social enterprise sector.
Social Investment Explained

The aim of this guide is to give you an overview of the UK social investment market and help you to work out whether and how it's relevant to your organisation.
The Power of Partnerships: Working with the VCSE sector for Health

This resource offers practical tools and support to CCGs, HWBs and VCSE organisations to develop effective partnerships to deliver better health care. Published February 2013.
Working with the Public Sector: Busting the Myths

A myth-busting guide produced with Anthony Collins Solicitors to help social enterprises navigate procurement rules and processes, and for contracting public bodies who want to commission for social value and work with social enterprises. Published January 2013
The Social Value Guide

Local authority or public body? This guide is designed to help you embed social value in all your commissioning and procurement practices. November 2012. The Social Value Guide, produced in association with Anthony Collins Solicitors, aims to help those affected by the Social Value Act, which came into force in January 2013.

Start your Social Enterprise

This guide takes you through the start-up essentials. Sponsored by NatWest.
What is it all about?

Social enterprises are businesses which are 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 them 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.
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?
2. What social enterprises already exist?
UK Social Enterprise Awards 2017

The winners of the UK Social Enterprise Awards have been announced at a ceremony at the Royal Horticultural Society on the 23rd of November.
6. What are the legal structures for social enterprises?
5. What's the difference between a social enterprise and ethical business?
Social Value Summit
3. What does Social Enterprise UK do?