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Membership of SENS -
the trade association for social enterprises in Suffolk - will
provide you with the following LOCAL services:
- Generating
and/or developing new ideas
- Facilitating
informal business advice
- Sourcing
business resources (eg funding, people, property)
- Growing
your business and supporting your personal development, in Suffolk
- Keeping
you up to date with sector news, issues and development, in
Suffolk
- Influencing
and Developing Policy, in Suffolk
SENS members
receice a FREE montly e-newsletter which covers local member news,
events, requests for help/collaboration, local funding news and
awards, local training opportunities and one-to-one business support
etc...
Get connected, informed
and inspired, at a local level.
You'll be able to mix
business with social, meeting others in Suffolk, to share news,
views and best practice, and explore trading opportunities. You'll
also be able to contribute to local and regional decision-making
and have an impact on social enterprise policy and funding.
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National
networks tend to focus on national representation,campaigning,
lobbying and influencing
government
and other national stakeholders, promotion of social enterprise
concept, research, promoting major exemplars.
and set-piece
conferences,
SENS,
as a local network has formed more organically
and from a bottom-up perspective. SENS operates at an informal
and ad-hoc level, reliant upon a small number of committed volunteers,
with no external funding. Here the focus is much ,ore on emerging
and existing social enterprises.As well as sign-posting, SENS
can offer information, advice and direct support. for cluster
partnerships, collaborative working and joint funding bids.
Apply now, by
clicking here
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