More Government support for social enterprises in wake of summit
The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) is developing a social enterprise strategy, which aims to increase the role of social enterprise within the department. The announcement was part of the Cabinet Office's response to the government's social enterprise summit held in May, which included discussions between leading social entrepreneurs and business secretary Peter Mandelson, Cabinet Office minister Liam Byrne and former communities secretary Hazel Blears. In light of the summit, the Office of the Third Sector is to 'refresh' its engagement with the sector and will announce a new wider third sector strategy in the autumn. The Department for Business Innovation and Skills is also going to be 'reinvigorating' its efforts to support social enterprises. As part of this, it is committed to increasing access to information and mentoring for aspiring social entrepreneurs through Business Link, Regional Development Agencies, Enterprise Insight (which runs Make Your Mark), and organisations such as online social network Horsesmouth.
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