Gavin Annon, Chief Strategy Officer of Mount Charles Group and former President of Belfast Chamber, has been appointed Chair of Social Enterprise NI (SENI), the leading membership and networking body for social enterprises in Northern Ireland. SENI’s vision is to help build strong businesses around social purpose so that everyone profits. Faced with cuts to […]

SENI is always keen to celebrate the successes of NI’s best Social Enterprises. Especially one that a large number of people use every day, or every few weeks depending on the level of guilt! Better Gym Connswater has just been completely refurbished with state of the art Technogym cardio and strength equipment and new functional […]

New year. New approach. Lets face it, those that run businesses are stretched in every direction possible. Managing people is the usually the most difficult part of every leader’s day, but sometimes the most powerful step you can take is simply to pause and reflect. Jill O’Reilly from O’Reilly People Management is offering a complimentary 1 […]

SENI is here to champion excellence among Social Enterprises in NI and so every month, we chose a SE that is thriving. January’s SE of the month is Carrickfergus Enterprise. This is their 45th year in business; a remarkable achievement for an organisation that ploughs all its income back into the community. Kelli McRoberts’s open […]

SENI’s Social Enterprise for the Month is the incredible Disability, Companion & Therapy Dogs | Charity | Assistant Dogs NI. This Social Enterprise was set up to support fully trained assistance dogs to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, trust facilities, day centres and nursing homes. These intelligent, intuitive dogs reduce anxiety, bring confidence and motivate people […]

20th November 2025  we celebrate Social Enterprise Day, a moment to recognise, champion, and shout about the incredible work happening right across Northern Ireland. This year’s theme is Thriving on Purpose, and there’s never been a better time to celebrate what our sector has achieved. A Sector That’s Truly Thriving The recently published Department for […]

Belfast – In a room filled with energy and emotion, Northern Ireland’s most extraordinary social enterprises took centre stage last night at the 13th annual Social Enterprise Awards. Over 600 guests filled the Crowne Plaza Belfast to witness history being made, a celebration of both business excellence and organisations proving every single day that profit […]

Earlier this week Northern Ireland’s Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launched the new £4m Community Infrastructure Fund. The Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund is a small capital grant scheme for voluntary and community organisations. The Fund is a £4.32 million grant scheme to support voluntary and community sector organisations to improve the internal or external fabric […]