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The
Food Chain (North East) CIC
Formed in 2004 with the
aim of making affordable, high quality fresh fruit and vegetables available
to communities of the North East, the Food Chain sells locally sourced
produce to customers through over 150 community food projects and co-ops
across the region. The Food Chain also offers a direct delivery service to
workplaces in the region through its new campaign, 'Getting fresh in your
workplace', which aims to promote health and well-being amongst employees
while saving them the inconvenience of shopping.
Read
the full Food Chain showcase on the website
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In Business for Good - 'An enjoyable
and thought provoking day'
The In Business for Good conference, held last week by the
North East Social Enterprise Partnership and the Redcar and Cleveland
Enterprise Team, proved a success amond attendants who described the event
as 'an enjoyable and thought provoking day'. The day featured a number of
well attended workshops, inspirational and motivating talks from social
enterprises and keynote speakers including John Watson of Primrose
Community Centre and Robert Ashton, 'The Barefoot Entrepreneur', and an
electrifying performance from Sunderland Dance CIC.
Find
out more about the In Business for Good conference on the website
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Seminar: Understaning the Procurement Process and
Identifying Opportunities
2 August 2010, 9:30am- 4:30pm, Morpeth Town Hall
The next seminar in the Big
Lottery funded Procurement Training and Mentoring Programme will take place
next week in Northumberland. The session, delivered by Community Ventures
Ltd, will familiarise participants with the procurement process including
tender documentation and the bidding process, providing attendants with the
knowledge to bid with confidence. Attendants of a previous seminar rated
the experience highly - 'plenty of useful, practical examples...worth
attending', said one participant. Participants can also benefit from
post-seminar on-to-one mentoring from Community Ventures.
For
more information or to book place please email Helen Armitage at NESEP
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National
photography competition to capture business at its best
'Social Vision: business at
its best' is looking for images that capture the unique, transformative
work of social enterprises. Now in its third year, the national competition
is now being jointly run by Triodos Bank and SEC, in association with
Social Enterprise magazine and the North East Social Enterprise
Partnership. The competition seeks images that show the passion, people and
places using enterprise to drive positive change. Prizes include a cash
prize of £750 and £1000 worth of advertising in Social Enterprise magazine.
Follow
this link to the website for more information
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North East Social Enterprise Partnership, Starting
Point, Wawn Street, South Shields, NE33 4EB, UK
0191 427 2150 info@nesep.co.uk
www.nesep.co.uk
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