About Welsh Social Enterprise Coalition
The Welsh Social Enterprise Coalition is the collective voice for social enterprise in Wales. It is a membership-led organisation that represents the needs and interests of social enterprise to policy makers, the private sector and the wider public.
Welsh Social Enterprise Coalition Description
We are a membership-led organisation and together with our members, are the collective voice for social enterprise in Wales. We run regular networking events and policy working groups, and meet regularly with policymakers to represent the views of our members and to affect change.
Our members are social enterprises as well as support organisations, charities and public sector organisations who support our vision of a Wales where social enterprise is the usual way of doing business.
We work to ensure that social enterprise is at the forefront of the business and political agendas in Wales and our members are at the heart of the activities we engage in to raise awareness of social enterprise in Wales.
Main activities:
- We campaign to create an enabling environment for social enterprise in Wales
- Provide advice and support to start-ups and established social enterprises
- Signpost resources including How To guides, finance options and training & development opportunities
- Organise and run events to help social enterprises network, gain useful insights and knowledge and win new business
- Represent the views of our members to policymakers, inform consultations and raise awareness of social enterprise
- Conduct research to expand the social enterprise evidence base