Public webinars

Sofia Nibali, Social Enterprise UK's Head of Membership, takes you through how to make the most of SEUK membership. Watch the recording below to get a better understanding of the work we do both for and with our members. 28 July 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhyN7nLhwQM

SEUK's Director of Corporate Services and Finance, Sabira Kanji and Yasir Bashir, our Shared Services Accountant delivered this webinar designed to provide guidance and tips for start-up social enterprises on the tricky subject of finance. Social Enterprise UK offers accountancy and financial management services for our members, more information about which can be found here. 20 July https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQ3x3JrQOU

Doughnut Economics is a vision for human prosperity – meeting the needs of all people within the means of the living planet. This session aimed to help social enterprises explore and articulate their enterprise design and how this distinguishes them from ‘traditional’ businesses, allowing them to transform the broader economy. The session was led by Erinch Sahan, Business & Enterprise lead at the Doughnut Economics Action Lab, who is the former CEO of the World Fair Trade Organisation and previously spent 7 years at Oxfam leading work on global business innovation. 11 July 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E84ON8_GrWE

June 2022 A special Pride Month interview with the founder of inspirational social enterprise Micro Rainbow. We talked about their work supporting LGBTQI refugees through offering safe housing, employing support and helping them find a sense of belonging and community in the UK. We also explore the impact of the hostile environment and their work supporting Afghan and Ukrainian refugees. Watch the recording below: WARNING: This interview features testimonies from people describing war and sexual violence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2mJEJeZbM

June 2022 Furniture poverty affects millions of people across the UK, people who are living without essential furniture items such as beds, cookers or fridges. There is support out there but it can be very challenging to access. End Furniture Poverty has carried out research into possible solutions to Furniture Poverty, and provides help and support to navigate the patchwork of furniture provision currently available. This webinar examines the extent and impact of living in furniture poverty; the provision of furniture in social housing and the support End Furniture Poverty (EFP) can provide to social landlords considering the creation of furnished tenancy schemes. Listen to the recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuUunotTQZ8

March 2022 This webinar, held by the Fair Tax Foundation team went through the benefits of gaining the Fair Tax Mark and how it can contribute to the goals of social enterprises. The Fair Tax Mark accreditation scheme seeks to encourage and recognise businesses that pay the right amount of corporate income tax at the right time and in the right place. It is the gold standard of responsible tax conduct. As with Fairtrade and the real Living Wage, businesses can take the lead by voluntarily showing commitment to best practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myrWaDL3aKM

March 2022 This webinar was hosted by Berkeley Wilde, Executive Director, The Diversity Trust CIC. Berkeley talked about how the Diversity Trust works, outlining the journey the organisation has been on over the last two years, the impact of Covid-19 and the global awakening of Black Lives Matter and the impact this has had in the UK. Listen to the recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMuQaNgpoQE

February 2022 We were joined by two of the leading forces of the social enterprise movement in Africa for this webinar on what social enterprises from Ethiopia, Ghana and the UK can learn from each other. With Brukty Tigabu, Chair of Social Enterprise Ethiopia, Amma Lartey, Chair of Social Enterprise Ghana, and Dan Gregory, Director of International and Sustainable Development at SEUK  Listen to the recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0vWoJTdiDw

February 2022 Find out more about the incredible work of Manchester based social enterprise, Sharp Futures, in this interview with CEO Lee Stanley. From working with big media organisations like Channel 4 to offering a variety of training courses and apprenticeships in areas such as film production - listen to how this social enterprise is breaking down barriers for young people from working class background to entering the creative industries. Listen to the recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOgYstuWJP8

January 2022 Nancy Platts and Simon Francis from social enterprise Campaign Collective gave Social Enterprise UK members some hints and tips on how to market organisations successfully without big budgets or big teams. Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4SYGLoPApw

December 2021 We hosted a special Christmas interview with two social enterprises selling presents with purpose as part of our festive campaign to encourage shoppers to use their spending power and buy social. We spoke to Dave Linton founder and CEO of Madlug – a Northern Ireland based social enterprise selling award winning bags. For every bag sold, a pack away bag is given to a child in care. We also spoke to Kerrine Bryan – founder of Butterfly Books, a social enterprise which creates playful and thought-provoking children’s books which challenge stereotypes and perceptions around jobs and gender. Watch the recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmjww0yILkY

October 2021 We were delighted to host an interview with Adil Mohammed Javed, CEO at Alchemy Arts – a brilliant social enterprise set up to support underrepresented people work in the arts. They are a business set up to break down barriers, dedicated to reclaiming the narrative, telling forgotten stories, and using the creative industries to raise up voices and empower communities. Adil discussed their their projects which range from challenging the negative stereotypes of mental health in racialised communities to reducing social isolation in the elderly South Asian community and supporting them to becoming more tech-savvy in their flagship project TEK Eagles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4SkipRZvNc

October 2021 What can social enterprises from Turkey, Lebanon and the UK learn from each other? We believe social enterprise is a global movement and we joined social enterprise experts and friends from Turkey and Lebanon to learn more about the rise of social enterprises supporting disadvantaged communities, how they creating opportunities for women and refugees and addressing inequality from the Eastern Mediterranean to the UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3OImNZllVY

October 2021 Cafédirect, one of the UK’s most successful and recognised social enterprises, turned 30 in 2021. To mark this milestone we hosted an online interview with their CEO, John Steel, to find out more about the incredible impact the business has had over the last three decades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y37IfhRYUXI

July 2021 We interviewed Chief Executive of Social adVentures, Scott Darraugh to find out more about their story, their incredible work over the pandemic (including transforming a café into a social supermarket tackling food poverty) and what the future has in store for social enterprises working in health and social care. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYhBRTokRmc

June 2021 We were joined by social enterprise experts and friends from Colombia and Jamaica to learn about the role of social enterprise in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals, how they are making a difference to disadvantaged communities and addressing inequality in South America, the Caribbean and the UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcDCTbQmviE

March 2021 We were joined by social enterprise leaders from Thailand and Singapore to learn about the rise of social enterprise, the middle class and the economies of South East Asia, the potential Asian Century, the idea of Singapore-on-Thames, inequality, and social enterprise as a global movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SrQ6bHRumI View Da's slides on the state of social enterprise in Thailand here. View Casper's slides on Singapore's social enterprise sector here.

February 2021 We were delighted to be joined by Gareth Hart from the Plymouth Social Enterprise Network and Jodie Marshall from the Sheffield Social Enterprise Network for a public discussion on how social enterprises are driving change at a local level. Both Plymouth and Sheffield are accredited Social Enterprise Places, recognised as hotspots of social enterprise activity. Watch the recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOAacXQecxs

January 2021 Our content manager, Shehan Perera, interviewed Yvonne Field, the Founder and CEO of The Ubele Initiative talking about their work tackling racial injustice There’ll also be a Q&A session, so you’ll have the opportunity to ask Yvonne your questions. You can watch the recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt299gN8xrc