Special Interest Groups
The Social and Sustainable Enterprise Network (SSEN) is constituted as a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE).
Following the recent declines in public sector funding, resources and service provision, there has been a rapid growth in interest in the role of social and sustainable enterprises in the UK economy. The rationale for establishing the SSEN Special Interest Group, therefore, is to develop a multidisciplinary (university, industry, government) group focusing on these issues.
Members of the SSEN community share an interest in advancing our understanding of social & sustainable enterprises through dissemination of knowledge, research collaboration and involvement of key individuals in the field.
Aims of the SSEN SIG:
• Promote the creation of scholarly research.
• Facilitate knowledge exchange between researchers, educators, policymakers and business support professionals.
• Enable the development of entrepreneurship policy.
• Support the career development of its members.
These aims will be fulfilled by the following objectives:
• Organisation of events that facilitate the research and development of social and sustainable enterprise and entrepreneurship.
• Promoting the formation of rich networks within its membership.
• Providing support to appropriate track leaders at the annual conference.
• Providing regular information about their activities for dissemination to members.
Organising Committee and Officers
Chair: Dr Sarah Underwood, Lecturer in Enterprise, Leeds Enterprise Centre, University of Leeds
Deputy: Prof Susan Marlow, Professor of Entrepreneurship, De Montfort University
Committee members: Dr Richard Blundel (Open University), Prof Nigel Lockett (University of Leeds), Maggie O’Carroll (Train 2000) and Dr Eleanor Shaw (University of Strathclyde)
Become a member: contact the ISBE at chris@isbe.org.uk
NB: It is not a requirement that you are a member of ISBE to become a member of the SSEN SIG and we welcome anyone with an interest in this field to contact us.
EVENT NEWS!
SSEN Symposium: ‘Social enterprise and philanthropy: their role in the new Big Society’
CLICK HERE to download our latest newsletter with details of our first event from Wed 19th January 2011.
CLICK HERE to view a short video of the event
Presentation slides:
1.Maggie O’Carroll, The Women’s Organisation (www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk)
2.Eleanor Shaw, University of Strathclyde Business School
3.Steve Woodford, Foundation (www.foundationuk.org)
Upcoming SIG events 2011
Where next for sustainable enterprise?: Policy and research perspectives, Tuesday 20th September 2011, Milton Keynes
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