Stewart Dickson MLA Launches Consultation on Social Value Legislation for Northern Ireland
East Antrim Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has today launched a public consultation on a proposed Social Value Act for Northern Ireland, setting out plans to ensure public spending delivers real and lasting benefits for local people, businesses, and the environment. Launching the consultation at the Social Enterprise APG in Stormont, Mr Dickson said: “For too […]
After an 11 year wait the UK Social Enterprise of the Year accolade returns to NI!
The social enterprise sector in NI is growing and increasing in its support of the NI economy. If you ever needed evidence of this, read on! The Social Enterprise NI Awards now attract almost 600 guests each year. At this year’s event 18 category winners were announced of which 4 winners were shortlisted by SEUK […]
Innovative New Cross-Border Programme to Champion Social Enterprises
Building new connections between established Social Enterprises, around the shared social impact challenges faced, is the focus of an innovative new partnership programme that is being led by Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland (SERI) and Social Enterprise Northern Ireland (SENI). The DISCOVERY Programme is a new collaborative two-year programme, developed by SERI and SENI, […]