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dot-art will be presenting the work of photographer Bev Evans from 9th August to 17th September 2010 at their central Liverpool gallery.

Liverpool based photographer Bev has created a series of ten works for this summer exhibition at dot-art. Five depict details from the natural world and five highlight the beauty of man made objects, but all celebrate the hidden and unnoticed minutia of everyday life.

The Social Enterprise Knowledge Exchange Group, consisting of the 9 regional social enterprise infrastructure organisations, is seeking your feedback on social enterprise support in order to pass this on to the Social Enterprise Coalition and central Government.

This is your chance to influence Government policy on social enterprise support on a regional basis! 

Click here to take the survey.

The new Big Society Network has been set up to support neighbourhood projects and the 'Big Society' agenda as a whole. It now appears however that the support network will only be open to those who are willing or able to pay a membership fee...

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Members of the community will have to pay to be part of the Big Society Network and receive support for their neighbourhood projects.

Three funds targeted at social enterprises have found their budgets cut as the Coalition Government continues its review of spending.

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Three government funds targeted at social enterprises have had their budgets cut as part of the Lib-Con Coalition's cost cutting drive.

SEN members SAFE Productions and Eskimostephie will be hosting an Art Health and Wellbeing Fair at St Mary's Complex, Bootle on Saturday 31st July and Saturday 28th August.

The fair represents local artists and health promoters and throughout the day there will be a programme of demonstrations such as yoga, qui gong, live music, health promotion talks and childrens story telling.

Next month's issue of Social Enterprise magazine is set to focus on the fastest growing social enterprises in the North. As part of this, they will be pitting the northern regions against one another. So, if you're a Merseyside based social enterprise, stand up for your region!

The RBS SE100 Index is gathering facts and figures about great social businesses, charting both growth and social impact. The top performing social enterprises receive prizes totalling £50,000 so it's a great way to raise your profile and be in with a chance of getting some cash.

Further details concerning the structure and funding of the Big Society Bank, set to launch in April 2011, have been released. Every penny from dormant bank accounts is set to be allocated to the new Bank which will invest in social enterprises.

via Gemma Hampson socialenterpriselive.com

The prime minister today (19/07/2010) announced that 'every penny' of dormant bank accounts in England would be allocated to the Big Society Bank.

Prime Minister David Cameron visited Liverpool during July to launch the Government's new 'Big Society' initiative. The 'Big Society' aims to give charities, community groups and social enterprises more power and responsibility.

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David Cameron has travelled to Liverpool in the first of a series of public events on the Big Society.

The UnLtd Advantage investment readiness programme aims to help social entrepreneurs to prepare for, and find, investment. We support the best social entrepreneurs across the UK who are working on breakthrough ideas that are ready to scale up. The programme provides intensive support to increase your success and save you time.

Images which show business at its best are being sought as part of a photo competition for social enterprises. The competition has been organised by the Social Enterprise Coalition and Triodos Bank.