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      <title>Social Enterprise news, articles, press releases</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/5347-social-enterprise-news-articles-press-releases/</link>
      <description>http://socialenterprise.org.uk/news</description>
      <pubDate>2012-08-17T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Social Enterprise London announces plan to work more closely with Social Enterprise UK</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5318-social-enterprise-london-announces-plan-to-work-more-closely-with-social-enterprise-uk/</link>
      <description>Social Enterprise London (SEL) and Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) announced a joint decision to work towards bringing their membership, information and contracting resources together. </description>
      <pubDate>2012-07-11T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>"£1 billion University Challenge" laid down by University of Northampton's Vice-Chancellor</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5319-1-billion-university-challenge-laid-down-by-university-of-northamptons-vicechancellor/</link>
      <description>UK universities should spend at least £1 billion of the £7 billion per annum they currently spend on procuring goods and services from external suppliers, with social enterprises.</description>
      <pubDate>2012-07-11T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Communications and Strategy Intern</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5315-communications-and-strategy-intern/</link>
      <description>The TI is looking to appoint an intern for the period of 3 months full time, with an option to extend the contract based on performance.</description>
      <pubDate>2012-07-06T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Shanghai and London On-line Policy Dialogue</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5301-shanghai-and-london-online-policy-dialogue/</link>
      <description>Press release</description>
      <pubDate>2012-06-21T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Stakeholder and Communications Manager</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5302-stakeholder-and-communications-manager/</link>
      <description>2020 Public Services Hub, Programme department</description>
      <pubDate>2012-06-21T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Vacancy at Olmec: Social Enterprise Programme Manager  </title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5275-vacancy-at-olmec-social-enterprise-programme-manager--/</link>
      <description>Fixed Term Contract until March 2014  </description>
      <pubDate>2012-05-16T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Social Enterprise Hub and Business Development Manager </title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5277-social-enterprise-hub-and-business-development-manager-/</link>
      <description>Closing date is Monday 4th June 2012 </description>
      <pubDate>2012-05-16T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Job Advert: Director, the Transition Institute</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5273-job-advert-director-the-transition-institute/</link>
      <description>The Transition Institute is the UK's leading agency that promotes and supports independent public service deliverers who maximise social value in the work that they do. </description>
      <pubDate>2012-05-15T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Business BootCamp for your Green Enterprise</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5276-business-bootcamp-for-your-green-enterprise/</link>
      <description>28th and 29th June 2012</description>
      <pubDate>2012-05-15T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Lloyds Banking Group Social Entrepreneurs Programme</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5269-lloyds-banking-group-social-entrepreneurs-programme/</link>
      <description>Applications are open now, and the closing date is Monday 28th May at 10am.</description>
      <pubDate>2012-05-09T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Jobs: Hackney Corporate Fundraising Officer</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5267-jobs-hackney-corporate-fundraising-officer/</link>
      <description>We are looking for a dynamic, self-starting professional, able to develop social impact programmes which are led by the VCS and attract corporate investment and philanthropy.</description>
      <pubDate>2012-05-03T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Social Enterprise London 2012 Manifesto</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/5252-social-enterprise-london-2012-manifesto/</link>
      <description>Social Enterprise London 2012 Manifesto</description>
      <pubDate>2012-04-05T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Free training for minority led Social Enterprises</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5248-free-training-for-minority-led-social-enterprises/</link>
      <description>Improving Equality &amp; Diversity in your Social Enterprise</description>
      <pubDate>2012-04-03T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Job opening for UK Director at Tyze </title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5226-job-opening-for-uk-director-at-tyze-/</link>
      <description>Tyze Personal Networks Senior Management Team</description>
      <pubDate>2012-03-15T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Expressions of Interest, Connecting Young Hackney Framework </title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5193-expressions-of-interest-connecting-young-hackney-framework-/</link>
      <description>The London Borough of Hackney is seeking to establish a wide range of positive activities, located across the borough, for young people aged 8 to 19 years </description>
      <pubDate>2012-02-28T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Free 121 sessions for organisations in Wandsworth and Barking &amp; Dagenham</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5143-free-121-sessions-for-organisations-in-wandsworth-and-barking--dagenham/</link>
      <description>Operating or resident of either Barking and Dagenham or Wandsworth Council? </description>
      <pubDate>2012-01-04T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>The London Borough of Lambeth - An exciting business opportunity</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5102-the-london-borough-of-lambeth--an-exciting-business-opportunity/</link>
      <description>Slow Food Festival - Value up to £14,250</description>
      <pubDate>2011-11-29T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Lambeth Council invite you to take part in the Brand Amplifier Female Entrepreneur Mentoring Programme</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5103-lambeth-council-invite-you-to-take-part-in-the-brand-amplifier-female-entrepreneur-mentoring-programme/</link>
      <description>Business Support for Female Entrepreneurs</description>
      <pubDate>2011-11-29T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Young People across the UK and Nintendo</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5095-young-people-across-the-uk-and-nintendo/</link>
      <description>Livity announced some broad youth consultation amongst Young People </description>
      <pubDate>2011-11-18T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Spin Out and Deliver</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5091-spin-out-and-deliver/</link>
      <description>Lessons from the front line of public service reform</description>
      <pubDate>2011-11-17T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Update</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/5094-update/</link>
      <description>Featuring upcoming events, stories, jobs and grants</description>
      <pubDate>2011-11-17T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DAY November 17th 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5088-social-enterprise-day-november-17th-2011/</link>
      <description> INNOVATIVE FILM PRODUCTION SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IS LOOKING  OUT FOR THE LITTLE GUYS</description>
      <pubDate>2011-11-15T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>The Transition Institute's launch of their new publication on public service spin outs</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5083-the-transition-institutes-launch-of-their-new-publication-on-public-service-spin-outs/</link>
      <description>Towards a Social Value Ethos. </description>
      <pubDate>2011-11-08T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>SOCIAL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION – WIN £1000 – 1 WEEK LEFT!</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5072-social-vision-photography-competition-–-win-1000-–-1-week-left!/</link>
      <description>The search is on for photographs that best capture the spirit of thriving social enterprise sector </description>
      <pubDate>2011-10-24T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Social Investment Explained</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5047-social-investment-explained/</link>
      <description>Social Investment Explained is a half day event designed to provide greater insight and understanding of social investment for social enterprises - A great opportunity to meet our panel of social investment experts.</description>
      <pubDate>2011-10-12T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>An Enterprising Future</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5048-an-enterprising-future/</link>
      <description>Social Enterprise UK and Community Matters are hosting a social enterprise business support event for children and young people's organisations which will take place on Thursday 10 November in London.</description>
      <pubDate>2011-10-12T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Red Ochre's Social Enterprise Bootcamp</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5049-red-ochres-social-enterprise-bootcamp/</link>
      <description>The Business Revolution - Changing the way we do business</description>
      <pubDate>2011-10-12T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>The Guardian Social Enterprise Summit 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/5020-the-guardian-social-enterprise-summit-2011/</link>
      <description>Reality bites - the truth about delivering public services through social enterprise 8 November, London </description>
      <pubDate>2011-09-20T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>An Exciting Social Business Opportunity</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4981-an-exciting-social-business-opportunity/</link>
      <description>Metropolitan Housing Partnership is inviting expressions of interest from suitably experienced Social Enterprise or Community led organisations in operating a catering/café service at a number of extra care housing schemes in the Lambeth borough.</description>
      <pubDate>2011-08-25T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>New Capital Growth Fund opens for health and social care social enterprises</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4975-new-capital-growth-fund-opens-for-health-and-social-care-social-enterprises/</link>
      <description>The Social Investment Business would like to invest in social enterprises working in health or social care.</description>
      <pubDate>2011-08-22T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Kent Connects competition</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4966-kent-connects-competition/</link>
      <description>Kent Connects, a partnership of public services, will be launching a competition for you to come up with ideas on how to make your area a better place to live, work &amp; play using technology! </description>
      <pubDate>2011-08-11T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>The Right to Run Event</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4946-the-right-to-run-event/</link>
      <description>'The Right to Run' is a one day event, run by Social Enterprise UK, designed to provide practical support to public sector employees looking to create social enterprises and mutuals through spinning out existing services.</description>
      <pubDate>2011-08-04T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>BT Community Connections Award Scheme</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4938-bt-community-connections-award-scheme/</link>
      <description>BT are currently running an award scheme called BT Community Connections that offers a years' free Total Business Broadband to community groups across the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>2011-07-27T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Making Change Conference</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4937-making-change-conference/</link>
      <description>Social entrepreneurship within the creative and cultural industries - 1-5pm, Thursday 10 November 2011 New Academic Building, Goldsmiths, New Cross</description>
      <pubDate>2011-07-26T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Are you a fast growing Social Enterprise - NEW funding is available</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4931-are-you-a-fast-growing-social-enterprise--new-funding-is-available/</link>
      <description>Are you a Social Enterprise or do you know Social Enterprises who want to grow their business to increase annual turnover or number of employees</description>
      <pubDate>2011-07-22T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Help LEYF with a short sector survey for your chance to win a FREE CPD COURSE</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4932-help-leyf-with-a-short-sector-survey-for-your-chance-to-win-a-free-cpd-course/</link>
      <description>If you currently run any kind of daycare setting, you could make a real difference to thousands of children and their parents across the UK.  All we need is 5 minutes of your time to fill in a short survey online.  </description>
      <pubDate>2011-07-22T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Support for Minority-led Social Enterprises</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4920-free-support-for-minorityled-social-enterprises/</link>
      <description>The Step Ahead programme being delivered by Olmec is offering FREE one-to-one business development support to existing, trading Social Enterprises in London that are Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic or Refugee led.  </description>
      <pubDate>2011-07-15T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Launching Diversity</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4910-launching-diversity/</link>
      <description>Within the UK currently only 6% of the creative media industry is made up of ethnic minorities. For multicultural Britain, this is a problem and Catch 22's LaunchPad can be part of the solution. </description>
      <pubDate>2011-07-07T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Child confidence specialist unveiled as British Library success story for July</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4909-child-confidence-specialist-unveiled-as-british-library-success-story-for-july/</link>
      <description>A company which prevents anti-social behaviour, youth crime and bullying by boosting young children's well-being and confidence has been announced as a success story by the Business and IP Centre at the British Library</description>
      <pubDate>2011-07-06T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>The London Leadership and Management Advisory Service</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4908-the-london-leadership-and-management-advisory-service/</link>
      <description>Want to get up to a £1,000 grant to improve your leadership skills in the areas of strategic management, building up the business, and employee engagement?</description>
      <pubDate>2011-07-05T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Green-Works in the Financial Times</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4893-greenworks-in-the-financial-times/</link>
      <description>Leading social entrepreneur and SEL member Colin Crooks is quoted in yesterday's Financial Times discussing Green-Works' Social Return on Investment</description>
      <pubDate>2011-06-23T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Social Enterprise London and NESTA launch the Transition Institute</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4845-social-enterprise-london-and-nesta-launch-the-transition-institute/</link>
      <description>The Transition Institute is a new, independent centre for research formed to inspire and facilitate new models of public service delivery.</description>
      <pubDate>2011-05-04T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Future Jobs Fund: 500 jobs created in the private sector</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4861-future-jobs-fund-500-jobs-created-in-the-private-sector/</link>
      <description>Responding to Iain Duncan Smith's comment on the Today Programme this morning, Allison Ogden-Newton, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise London says “the results of the axed Future Jobs Fund programme speak for themselves: </description>
      <pubDate>2011-04-12T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Allison on Public Sector Spin Outs</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4810-allison-on-public-sector-spin-outs/</link>
      <description>Why public sector Spin Outs need heroes with Live Q&amp;A on The Guardian social enterprise network</description>
      <pubDate>2011-04-01T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>The Social Enterprise Daily </title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4818-the-social-enterprise-daily-/</link>
      <description>A daily digest of social enterprise news </description>
      <pubDate>2011-03-31T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>social enterprise: the future of britain's libraries?</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4809-social-enterprise-the-future-of-britains-libraries/</link>
      <description>SEL and 2020 Public Services Hub - Social enterprise as a model for the future of Britain's libraries </description>
      <pubDate>2011-03-30T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Transitions</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4811-transitions/</link>
      <description>Half of London's boroughs have already used this game changing programme to tailor their services to social enterprise</description>
      <pubDate>2011-03-30T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Government promises to look again at axed £1 billion jobs fund</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4806-government-promises-to-look-again-at-axed-1-billion-jobs-fund/</link>
      <description>News that youth unemployment in the UK has hit a record high has coincided with a promise by government to carry out a full evaluation of a fund used by hundreds of social enterprises to create thousands of jobs for young people.</description>
      <pubDate>2011-03-29T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Big society is here to stay and it's time to get used to it</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4805-big-society-is-here-to-stay-and-its-time-to-get-used-to-it/</link>
      <description>Whatever your views about Big Society and any contradictions from government, it's time to face up to the fact that it's here to stay, says Allison Ogden-Newton</description>
      <pubDate>2011-03-02T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Social enterprise and the 2012 Olympic legacy for London</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4807-social-enterprise-and-the-2012-olympic-legacy-for-london/</link>
      <description>The 2012 games can be a catalyst for social enterprise, says SEL's chief executive </description>
      <pubDate>2011-03-01T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Social enterprise at the heart of public service reform</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4716-social-enterprise-at-the-heart-of-public-service-reform/</link>
      <description>Social enterprise is at the heart of public service reform. The drive to create efficiencies in local government and to promote innovation and staff ownership over service design and delivery have led to the development of new thinking across the public sector on how social enterprise can be used to deliver.</description>
      <pubDate>2011-01-21T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>SEL shortlisted for Third Sector Excellence Awards</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/4328-sel-shortlisted-for-third-sector-excellence-awards/</link>
      <description>Social Enterprise London is today celebrating being shortlisted in the prestigious Third Sector Excellence Awards</description>
      <pubDate>2010-07-27T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Gavin's success demonstrates effectiveness of Future Jobs Fund</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/84-/4268-gavins-success-demonstrates-effectiveness-of-future-jobs-fund/</link>
      <description>The success of the Future Jobs Fund was demonstrated today when Gavin Ramsey, a previously unemployed young person from Haringey, was offered a job following his employment under the scheme.</description>
      <pubDate>2010-06-08T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Lambeth aims to become Britain's first Co-operative Council</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/4247-lambeth-aims-to-become-britains-first-cooperative-council/</link>
      <description>Lambeth Council last week published detailed proposals that will see the South London authority become Britain's first-ever 'co-operative council'. The plan is now open to public consultation. </description>
      <pubDate>2010-06-02T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Embattled pool plan finally wins a double social enterprise victory</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/4248-embattled-pool-plan-finally-wins-a-double-social-enterprise-victory/</link>
      <description>Social Enterprise Magazine reports on the success of a much-thwarted plan by Coin Street Community Builders to build a swimming pool and more than 300 flats on London's South Bank.</description>
      <pubDate>2010-06-02T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Social enterprise celebrates the award of two further red London bus routes</title>
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      <description>Award-winning social enterprise HCT has been awarded contracts to operate two more red London bus routes by Transport for London (TfL).  This takes the total number of red bus routes they run to eight. </description>
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      <description>Former Third Sector Minister Angela Smith has been awarded a peerage in the dissolution honours list, along with former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and the head of the Government's Big Society programme, Nat Wei.</description>
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      <description>As a result of the Government's May 24 2010 announcement on Cross-Government Efficiency Savings, Ministers have decided that no further bids to the Future Jobs Fund will be approved.</description>
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      <description>A new era of "people power" at the centre of the new Government has been announced today by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.</description>
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      <description>SEL CEO Allison Ogden-Newton responds to the result of the general election in today's Guardian Public</description>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/4217-call-for-ideas-for-third-sector-projects-working-to-green-public-services/</link>
      <description>Innovation Exchange is seeking high-potential third sector innovation projects that could participate in its new Green Next Practice Programme </description>
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      <description>Allison Ogden-Newton, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise London, has been named among the finalists nominated for the Women's Social Leadership Awards 2010.</description>
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      <description>Social Enterprise London, the leading social enterprise support and development agency in the capital today launched Vote Social Enterprise 2010: a manifesto for social enterprise.  </description>
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      <description>Social Enterprise London is working in partnership with Business in the Community (BITC) in order to provide business mentoring to social entrepreneurs at all stages of growth. </description>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/4140-win-a-free-mentoring-session-with-a-social-enterprise-ambassador/</link>
      <description>The Social Enterprise Ambassadors are offering YOU the chance to win a free one-on-one mentoring session with the Ambassador of your choice. Enter by next Wednesday. </description>
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      <description>Social Enterprise London (SEL) Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton today welcomed the formal signing of the Multi-Area Agreement across the five Olympic Host Boroughs; Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.</description>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/4109-nick-hurd-calls-for-targeted-tax-breaks-to-stimulate-social-enterprise/</link>
      <description>Third Sector Magazine reports on Nick Hurd's comment to Social Enterprise London debate that social entrepreneurs need better access to capital</description>
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      <description>Allison Ogden Newton writes in today's Guardian on 'what next for social enterprise?'</description>
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      <description>Angela Smith MP, Minister of State for the Third Sector is to go head to head with MPs Nick Hurd and Jenny Willott, her counterparts from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats respectively in a public debate over the future of social enterprise.</description>
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      <description>Angela Smith, Minister for the Third Sector, yesterday welcomed the commitment of public and private sector leaders to bringing social enterprises into their supply chains. </description>
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      <title>Big Issue Invest CEO Receives OBE</title>
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      <description>Congratulations to Nigel Kershaw, Chief Executive of the Big Issue Invest, who has been awarded the OBE in recognition of his services to social enterprise.</description>
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      <description>Third Sector reports that an NHS panel has decided to investigate Acevo's complaint against a primary care trust that prevented non-NHS organisations from bidding to be primary contractors in the provision of community services.</description>
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      <description>Social Enterprise London this month launches a major new partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers and the London Development Agency with a prestigious event for London's social enterprise leaders, kindly hosted by BT at its central office in St. Pauls on 26 Jan.</description>
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      <description>Social Enterprise Network (SEN) has appointed Peter Morton as its new Chief Executive.</description>
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      <description>Social Enterprise Magazine argues that community interest companies (CICs) will become much more attractive to investors this Spring with the government set to simplify the rules governing how much profit can be paid out.</description>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/4050-third-sector-magazine-poll-shows-lukewarm-reception-for-third-sector-action-plan/</link>
      <description>A quarter of respondents to a new poll think the Government's third sector action plan has helped the sector cope with the recession. But a greater proportion - 29 per cent of respondents - say it has not helped at all.</description>
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      <description>Social Enterprise London CEO Allison Ogden-Newton writes in today's Guardian blog in response to recent criticism from Unite</description>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3916-peter-worley-of-the-philosophy-shop-on-radio-4s-today-programme/</link>
      <description>Today Programme on Radion 4 with Peter Worley of The Philosophy Shop on the importance of teaching Philosophy to Children</description>
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      <title>Ethical business bucks the trend of youth unemployment </title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3912-ethical-business-bucks-the-trend-of-youth-unemployment-/</link>
      <description>Bucking the growing trend of youth unemployment, a groundbreaking new jobs programme celebrated its first placement today.</description>
      <pubDate>2009-11-19T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Happy Social Enterprise Day!</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3913-happy-social-enterprise-day!/</link>
      <description>Check out what we have been up and how we have been celebrating in our CEO's latest blog post</description>
      <pubDate>2009-11-19T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>SEL CEO launches new social enterprise blog</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3769-sel-ceo-launches-new-social-enterprise-blog/</link>
      <description>SEL CEO Allison Ogden-Newton this week launched her new blog. She will use it to reflect on the world of social enterprise, and to give a personal account of life at the helm of SEL</description>
      <pubDate>2009-11-06T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3770-global-entrepreneurship-week-is-on-the-way!/</link>
      <description>Global Entrepreneurship Week takes place from 16 – 22 November 2009</description>
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      <title>Social Enterprise Awards shortlist for England announced</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3765-social-enterprise-awards-shortlist-for-england-announced/</link>
      <description>Nine social enterprises are on the shortlist for the English heat of the national Social Enterprise Awards, it was announced today.</description>
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      <title>Ogden-Newton rejects NAVCA Chief's attack on social enterprise</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3756-ogdennewton-rejects-navca-chiefs-attack-on-social-enterprise/</link>
      <description>Social Enterprise London Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton today responded to a series of comments from NAVCA Chief Executive Kevin Curley criticising the purpose and value of social enterprise.</description>
      <pubDate>2009-10-27T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Divine Chocolate: A Case Study of a Social Enterprise</title>
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      <description>Free Powerpoint presentation aimed at teachers focusing on business studies, enterprise or social enterprise. It showcases Divine Chocolate as an example of a successful social enterprise. </description>
      <pubDate>2009-10-26T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3693-guardian-qa-social-enterprises-and-the-law/</link>
      <description>In the fourth of a series of pieces The Guardian is running giving legal advice to the charity sector, Iain Cathcart, of Bates Wells and Braithwaite solicitors, answers questions on social enterprise.</description>
      <pubDate>2009-10-07T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3514-londons-future-500--update/</link>
      <description>Social Enterprise London launched London's Future 500, a programme funded through the Department for Work and Pensions' Future Jobs Fund, to provide jobs for 500 of London's most disadvantaged young people in some of the most inspiring social enterprises and community organisations in the UK. </description>
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      <description>As part of our commitment to having an impact on the social enterprise community, we are conducting this survey to assess how and to what extent we impact you or your organisation.</description>
      <pubDate>2009-09-04T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <description>SEL has recently relaunched its website and we're really keen to get your feedback. We would be really grateful if you take two minutes to complete this survey.</description>
      <pubDate>2009-08-20T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <title>National social enterprise photo competition launched - win a feature in the Big Issue</title>
      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3521-national-social-enterprise-photo-competition-launched--win-a-feature-in-the-big-issue/</link>
      <description>Win a feature for your social enterprise in the Big Issue by entering the annual social enterprise photo competition, organised by the Social Enterprise Coalition.</description>
      <pubDate>2009-08-19T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3496-allison-ogdennewton-in-the-guardian-on-social-enterprise-public-service-delivery/</link>
      <description>Using social enterprises to provide services would tick boxes on reform, local democracy and sustainability, not to mention cost, says Allison Ogden-Newton, CEO of Social Enterprise London</description>
      <pubDate>2009-08-03T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3497-social-enterprise-london-to-deliver-groundbreaking-new-jobs-programme/</link>
      <description>SEL has won a major contract to deliver over 200 jobs in social enterprise over the next 12 months.  </description>
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      <description>The Office of the Third Sector is conducting a consultation on a Social Investment Wholesale Bank. </description>
      <pubDate>2009-07-28T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <description>Dai Powell, Chief Executive of leading transport social enterprise HCT Group, has been appointed to become Chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC). </description>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3484-social-enterprise-magazine-website-–-upload-your-own-news/</link>
      <description>Make sure you sign up to the 'your news' section on Social Enterprise Magazine's new website – it's free publicity!</description>
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      <description>Social Enterprise London has this week teamed up with pioneering online dictionary Wordia.com to launch Social Enterprise Word Week.</description>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3439-enterprising-young-london--the-movie/</link>
      <description>A performance from the brightest and best of London's young social entrepreneurs… featuring music, circus, dance and drama.</description>
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      <description>Social Enterprise London is submitting a bid to the Department of Work and Pensions' Future Jobs Fund. SEL's bid; 'London's Future 500', which will create 500 jobs and training opportunities in social enterprise for young people from some of the hardest to reach groups across London.  </description>
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      <link>http://www.sel.org.uk//news/83-/3362-exclusive-discount-on-acevo-membership-for-sel-network-members/</link>
      <description>As part of our package of support for third sector leaders, SEL has partnered with ACEVO to offer an exclusive discount to ACEVO membership. </description>
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      <description>The Social Enterprise Investment Fund, which offers grants and loans to the health and social care sector, is now open for business under the management of Government-backed loan fund Futurebuilders England and infrastructure body Partnerships UK.</description>
      <pubDate>2009-06-19T00:00:00</pubDate>
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      <description>Social enterprise is at the forefront of the public agenda on Monday as many of London's most senior public leaders come together for a major social enterprise summit. </description>
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