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Social Enterprise Grant Scheme
We are proud to announce a grant scheme available for social enterprises in the Dublin area with our friends at Inner City Enterprise. Who can benefit? Anyone can pretty much benefit if you are involved in a social enterprise. The grant scheme is open to startup and...
3 Things I Learned at SXSW
SXSW is one of those events can change you. The festival, which started as a music festival which later became a film festival and later still became the interactive festival, is one of the most eclectic festivals in the world. It's art, meets tech, meets music, meets...
We are Updating!
Socent.ie is Changing We set up the Irish Social Enterprise Network to help people get their new ideas off the ground or take their existing organisations to the next level. As part of that we developed a website, but we are drastically updating this as part of our...
Showcase event for social enterprise MSc
MSc DCU Ryan Academy Research showcase event for the Ryan Academy MSc in Management: Innovation in Social Enterprise: The event on Friday 29 August 2014 will showcase the reseach carried out by the participants of the MSc in Management: Innovation in Social...
What do new social enterprises need?
"There's something refreshing about young social enterprises in Ireland". Guest blogger Danielle Byrne reflects on our recent ISEN event..... I have greatly enjoyed attending the “Story Exchange” open mic events this year at the Irish Social Enterprise Network / Ryan...
Learning from Boston social enterprise
Guest blogger Danielle Byrne writes.... Everything I ever wanted in social enterprise was in Anne Wunderli’s talk at the Irish Social Enterprise Network last Tuesday. Anne works for Pine Street Inn, a large homelessness charity in Boston. They provide all sorts of...
Showcasing your social enterprise
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) is involved in an initiative with other trade union federations across the EU aimed at strengthening the social economy. ICTU believes that social enterprises, and the social economy generally, have significant untapped...
#ISEC14 Success – First Thoughts
Social Enterprise is alive in Ireland There can be no doubt that social enterprise is alive and well in Ireland. Thanks to the hundreds of people who came out and those that took part in our online discussions on #ISEC14. It has been ab overwhelmingly positive...
Irish Social Enterprise Conference ‘Building on International Experience’
Social Enterprise Conference [message_box title="SOLD OUT" color="red"]But fear not! Add your name to the waiting list on the link below for future updates or release of tickets. Sign up[/message_box] The DCU Ryan Academy’s Menter Iontach Nua initiative in partnership...
Socent.ie Submission to Dail Committee
Submissions on Cooperatives and CiC's The Irish Social Enterprise Network have been asked to present to the Dail Committee on Jobs Enterprise and Innovation in Leinster House. The request follows on from a proposal made to include Cooperatives and Community Interest...
Changing Irish Company Law
Company Law in Ireland We don't often get to change aspects of the laws that affect us as much as the up and coming debate in the Oireachtas for the Company Law Bill. As part of a review that began almost 10 years ago, the Dáil are hoping to update company law. The...
New Worker, New Offices
The Day has Come The network is delighted to announce our first worker and new offices. We've been working hard on getting our members the support that they need and to help build up our directory of trading social enterprises. New Worker From last week, Tomas Rimkus...
We’ve launched!
And... we've officially launched! Thanks to everyone who attended last night in the Burlington Hotel to witness the defining moment in Social Enterprise folklore as we shape the story of the future of the Irish Social Enterprise Network in Ireland. There will be much...
Thinking inside the box
Operating from the northside of Dublin, Speedpak runs a viable commercial operation that provides relevant work experience and training to people who have been out of work for a variety of reasons. Speedpak provides a manufacturing support service to industry,...
Plugging the gap with social finance
Ulster Community Investment Trust Ltd (UCIT) was established in 1995 in response to decreasing grant support from government and the difficulties experienced by community organisations and social enterprises in accessing commercial loan facilities. The organisation...
Developing innovation and creativity in social enterprise
Menter Iontach Nua is a programme that has resulted from a collaboration between a number of organisations in Ireland and Wales. It is designed to meet an identified gap in provision of service for Social Enterprises in Wales and Ireland, in providing bespoke,...
Get your voice heard!
One of the most positive things we have learned, is to listen to the voice of the membership and those with things to say. We, in Ireland, have some of the greatest thought leaders in this space. We have questioned the status quo (social entrepreneurs are a little...
Your Network for Social Enterprise
Welcome to the launch of the Irish Social Enterprise Network website, socent.ie. We are back (formerly Social Enterprise.ie), and we are here to help in the development of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in Ireland. We have a vision: an Ireland where the...