Independent charity Devon Communities Together (DCT) is providing a series of free training workshops as part of a whole package of support for community businesses in Devon.
Alongside the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), New Prosperity Devon and Stir to Action, DCT is engaging with local communities to support the development of social enterprises, community businesses,...
Cornwall based entrepreneur, Nikki Markham, has won through from over 200 entries to become one of the five finalists in this year’s Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She now has a chance, through a public vote, to win £10,000 for her organisation.
Nikki Markham is the founder of Battling On, a social enterprise which support veterans to reintegrate into civilian life...
Popular presenter and broadcaster Judi Spiers opened the latest new social enterprise charity shop for WESC Foundation in an official ribbon cutting ceremony at Sidwell Street, Exeter.
WESC Foundation (WESC), a school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss is a specialist centre for Visual Impairment. The charity’s aim is to provide education and care for...
The University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth, has been commended by Plymouth City Council Leader Tudor Evans in recognition of its commitment to Social Enterprise.
The University has become one of only four universities in the UK to have been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark. This makes Plymouth, which was the UK's first social enterprise city, the only city in the UK with two...
The Plymouth-based University of St Mark & St John has become one of only four universities in the UK to have been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark, indicating that it is a social enterprise supporting the community, the environment and with good social purpose.
The Social Enterprise Mark CIC is the UK and international certification authority that safeguards social enterprise...
Plymouth City Council has chosen Plymouth Guild to lead a funding bid for a new social enterprise run by older people for older people.
The bid which is worth up to £6 million over six years is being submitted to the Big Lottery Fund’s Fulfilling Lives: Ageing Better programme. It funds community-led projects that enable older people who are most at risk of social isolation and...
Plymouth City Council has unveiled plans to set up a social enterprise run by older people for older people.
A funding bid worth up to £6 million over six years is being submitted to the Big Lottery Fund. The project aims to tackle social isolation by getting older people more involved in their communities and in the design and delivery of services.
