Join us for an evening of celebrating the achievements of the West of England’s Social Enterprise and Innovation Programme and meet innovative social enterprises that have benefitted from its support.

Over the last three years, we have supported over 400 start-up and existing social enterprises in the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. The programme has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund to support social enterprises that are innovative and have good growth potential to create jobs in Bath, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. One of the key objectives has been to engage with aspiring entrepreneurs in all parts of the community – and particularly to empower those individuals that might consider this kind of support previously ‘out of reach’.

Please register to attend this FREE event.

Arrival is from 5.30pm for a 6pm start.

Drinks and canapés will be provided.

The Social Enterprise and Innovation Programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to provide business support to social entrepreneurs in the West of England area; Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The programme is project managed by the University of Bath in partnership with SETsquared Bath, The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), Voscur, and CVS South Gloucestershire. Match funding is provided by the University of Bath, Bristol City Council, Dartington Trust Funds, South Gloucestershire Council and Voscur.

Strategic supporters:

North Somerset Council & The North Somerset Enterprise Agency, Business West, Bristol & Bath Regional Capital, Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, St John’s Hospital, Ashley Community Housing, Bates Wells Braithwaite LLP and SETsquared.

Social Enterprise & Innovation Programme

The Social Enterprise and Innovation Programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to provides business support to social entrepreneurs in the west of England area; Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Since 2016 it has supported over 400 start-up and existing social enterprises in the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Area.