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Social Enterprise - Adding Value, Delivering Change

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8 April 2013:
Irish Social Enterprise Network socent.ie Launch!
The Irish Social Enterprise Network (formerly SocialEnterprise.ie) have launched their new website socent.ie
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21 November 2012:
New Documentary Tracks Resilience of Cooperatives
A new documentary film tracking the resilience of cooperatives in Europe is now available online.
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22 May 2012:
School Enterprise Challenge 2012 - International Business Competition for Schools is Back!
School Enterprise Challenge 2012 is a global competition for schools to set up their own student-led enterprise, offer young people valuable hands-on business experience, and inspire a new generation of socially responsible entrepreneurs.
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21 May 2012:
Catch up with Social Enterprise Seminar
A selection of photos from the "Catch up with Social Enterprise" seminar which was held in the Woodquay Venue on 15 May 2012.
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17 May 2012:
"The potential of social enterprise must be realised" - Minister Sean Sherlock TD
Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock TD expressed the Irish Government’s strong commitment to developing social enterprise at the WINSENT (Wales-Ireland Network for Social Entrepreneurship) project seminar in Dublin on Tuesday, 15th May.
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2 May 2012:
Sustainability Awareness for SMEs - Envirocentre.ie
Envirocentre.ie is an environmental information portal from Enterprise Ireland, designed to enhance environmental awareness and improve performance in Irish industry, with particular emphasis on small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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2 May 2012:
Sources of Environmental Funding for SMEs
A Guide to sourcing funding for energy and environmental projects for SMEs
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1 May 2012:
Sustainability Training
Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have developed a wide range of tools and resources to support your energy saving programme.
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1 May 2012:
Equality Authority Information
The Equality Authority is an independent body set up under the Employment Equality Act 1998. It was established on 18th October 1999.
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Our Vision

We are working to see social enterprise widely recognised and accepted as a successful business model in Ireland. This will lead to a thriving and entrepreneurial social enterprise sector trading in order to fulfil social purposes, drawing on an ethos and commitment to a social justice.