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Useful links
There are a wide variety of social enterprise support networks and services, so we have selected the below from our experience, as those who have been best to use or work with.
Social Enterprise sector
Social Enterprise Coalition
www.socialenterprise.org.uk
Social Enterprise London
www.sel.org.uk
Charity Commission
www.charity-commission.gov.uk
CAN Online
www.can-online.org.uk/
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
Clearly So
Social Enterprise Ideas Support
http://www.sse.org.uk/ - School for Social Entrepreneurs offers training and support for current and budding social entrepreneurs
http://www.wyec.org.uk/ - Youth focused
http://www.nesta.org.uk/contact-us/ - Supporters of Innovative Sustainability and Research backed projects.
http://shineunconference.co.uk/Home - Shine, the unconference for social entrepreneurs
https://www.businesslink.gov.uk/ - Business Link has offices in most UK regions and is a useful source of information and relevant news.
http://the-hub.net/ - A membership network for social entrepreneurs, where you could well find like-minded people to talk to.
Also, Eastside Consulting occasionally runs business surgery sessions for £40 per hour, a special rate for Hub members only.
http://www.cida.co.uk/ - Historically, they have sponsored entrepreneurial ideas.
http://www.unltd.org.uk/ - Core provider of sponsorship to individuals with great social enterprise ideas.
Media
The charity sector communications authority for everything from internal communications to media relations, marketing communications and new media; also provides database information for Communications Execs.
Leading publication for the voluntary, social enterprise and not-for-profit sector. Has a very useful daily bulletin you can sign up for and a jobs board.
Monthly magazine specialising in the Social Enterprise sector with a frequently updated website
Media Trust works in partnership with the media industry to build effective communications for the charity and voluntary sectors. Includes their Community Newswire where you can submit your social enterprise press releases for free.
Looking for the right journalist to sell in your social enterprise story? Journalisted provides a search function to find the contact details for hundreds of listed journalists so you can find the right one for free.
Need images for design work? On a tight budget? Fotolia provides an extensive image bank at low cost, so you can keep the cost of good marketing for your social enterprise at a minimum.
Business support » National & London
ACAS
www.acas.org.uk
Business Link for London
www.businesslink4london.com
Cityzone
www.city-zone.com
London Chamber of Commerce
www.londonchamber.co.uk/
Business support - East London
East London Small Business Centre
www.elsbc.com
Learning & Skills Council East
www.lsc.gov.uk/londoneast/Corporate/default.htm
Fundraising Associations
British Business Angels Association
C2Ventures – business angel network
www.c2ventures.com/default.aspx
Community Development Finance Association
www.cdfa.org.uk
Immediate Fundraising Resource
The Social Enterprise Training and Support Service provide a really useful list of funders that are suitable for social enterprises at different phases in their development, click here to access it SETAS FUNDING LIST
Community finance
Social Investment Business
http://www.socialinvestmentbusiness.org/
Biginvest
www.biginvest.co.uk
ICOF
www.icof.co.uk
London Rebuilding Society
www.londonrebuilding.com