Celebrating Social Enterprise Day

Wednesday 18th of November 2009

Social Enterprise Day, the national day to promote and celebrate social enterprise, takes place tomorrow, Thursday 19th November. It is part of the larger Global Entrepreneurship Week which will see a range of events and activities taking place across the country to promote all types of entrepreneurship. 

One such activity involves a number of Social Enterprise Ambassadors taking part in job swaps with CEOs and senior executives from the world of big business with the aim of learning from and influencing the private sector.

The initiative kicked off with Head of Big Issue Invest, Nigel Kershaw, switching shoes for a day on 12 November. He spent the day working with Michael Morley CEO of the major private bank, Coutts, and it's safe to say that both men found it to be an enlightening experience.

Social Enterprise Day will also see the Social Enterpise Coalition unveil the results of the largest survey ever undertaken on social enterprise. The research will give brand new insight into the sector, and provide data on its performance, scope and outlook.

Also taking place on Thursday is a reception at No 10 Downing Street, which The Big Issue's Founder, John Bird, will attend along with the winners of the England heat of the Social Enterprise Awards. Once the winners from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have been announced, the public will be invited to get voting online to decide the UK's overall winners.

And don't miss the fascinating feature on the impact social enterprises are having on local service provision, only in this week's Big Issue.