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Blackburne House, has launched a new office hub for female entrepreneurs. The Women's Enterprise Hub offers office space and meeting facilities for new businesses.

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Leading social enterprise centre, Blackburne House officially launches its Women's Enterprise Hub on International Women's Day, Monday 8th March 2010.

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Win the ultimate social enter-prize, an exclusive one on one mentoring session with one of the 28 UK Social Enterprise Ambassadors!

The Social Enterprise Ambassador programme has launched its first-ever mentoring competition, offering exclusive access to all 28 ambassadors; offices, insights and experience as prizes.

In order to win, entrants must explain in 150 words or less why they think they should win the session with their ambassador of choice, via the entry form on the ambassadors' website: www.socialenterpriseambassadors.org.uk/competition

Co-operatives North West has pleasure in inviting all interested people to the launch of the Co-operative Enterprise Hub in the North West region on Tuesday 20th April, 10.30am-2.40pm, Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS.

The Co-operative Enterprise Hub supports the creation and growth of sustainable co-operative businesses. The team provides a specialist support and finance package that is free of charge and delivered by co-operative development professionals. Loans are available without security or personal guarantees.

With the Ministry of Justice facing funding cuts of up to 20 per cent in the near future, social enterprises are being viewed as a means of providing services and helping to reduce re-offending rates.

Gemma Hampson socialenterpriselive.com

The Ministry of Justice believes social enterprise is key to helping the department deal with cash cuts of up to 20 per cent.

An NHS panel responsible for competition rules has caused outrage through its decision to drop an enquiry that could help secure the right to provide health and social care services through social enterprise as opposed to traditional, state-led, methods.

Chrisanthi Giotis socialenterpriselive.com

Sector leaders are up in arms at a decision by the NHS panel responsible for competition rules to drop an enquiry that could help secure the right to provide health services through a social enterprise model.

The Conservative shadow charities minister Nick Hurd has joined the ranks of social entrepreneurs calling for 'targeted tax breaks' to help develop the social investment market and to ensure that social entrepreneurs find it easier to access capital.

David Ainsworth thirdsector.co.uk

Nick Hurd, the shadow third sector minister, has insisted there should be 'targeted tax breaks' to help develop the social investment market.

The Greater Merseyside Advancement Network Prototype, in conjunction with Connexions and VOLA is offering a free, bespoke unit of training in Need Recognition and Referral skills for third sector organisations.

This programme is designed to support and enhance interactions with advice clients; ensuring that advisers are able to identify and address barriers and help clients move into successful outcomes. Delivery will be interactive and include activities such as group work, discussion and building on good practice that already exists in the area.

On Thursday 18th March, artists are invited to attend a free event to celebrate the launch of Dot-Art Services CIC, a new social enterprise set up specifically to support North-West based visual artists through a range of services and activities designed to help them develop their careers and gain exposure and promotion for their work.

The launch party will take place at St Mary's Complex in Bootle, home to a wide range of community arts organisations, including dot-art Services and several of its partners, between 6-8pm on 18th March.

KUC (formerly Kirkby Unemployed Centre) are a long established grassroots community organisation based in the Northwood area of Kirkby, who are currently looking to employ a Centre Manager.

KUC are looking to employ a Centre Manager who will continue to develop the Centre and be committed to our aims and objectives and have an understanding of the needs of the community.