SEWM CIC Social Finance Fair Master Classes Announced!

With Social Enterprise West Midlands CIC’s fifth annual Social Finance Fair fast approaching we can announce the master classes that will be taking place on the day.

The event seeks to bring together Social Finance Providers, Social Enterprises and Social Businesses with a strategic focus on the scale and growth of the regional social economy.

The master classes will take place in the afternoon of the event and cover a range of subjects including Social Investment Tax Relief Made Simple, understanding Community Shares, Big Potential grant funding for VCSE organisations and crowdfunding. One master class will also look at entrepreneurs and enterprises taking their first steps in social investment through SEWM CIC’s Innovation in Social Finance Pilot programme which offered a range of finance solutions investment support aiming to broker a range of mix and match assistance.

Download the Master Class information here

Masterclasses include:

1. Innovation in Social Finance: Journey to Social Investment
2. Community Shares: How to raise money for your community of benefit - Co-Operatives UK
3. Social Investment Tax Relief Made Simple - Big Society Capital
4. Crowdfunding Your Social Enterprise
5. Big Potential: Preparing for Social Investment - Social Enterprise UK

SEWM CIC are delighted that Blue Sky Corporate Finance are sponsoring our Master Class session. Tony Seaton, Associate Director, Blue Sky Corporate Finance commented:

“The Master Class Programme provides a great opportunity for enterprises and entrepreneurs to access knowledge and expertise on the fast changing and expanding social enterprise finance and investment market now in place to support enterprises. Each Master Class session is hosted by a specialist in their chosen field and I would actively encourage delegates to attend these sessions in order to maximise the benefit from their attendance at the Fair.”

The workshops are part of a full day event programme including keynote speeches from Kieron Boyle, Head of Social Investment at the Cabinet Office, Seb Elsworth, Chief Executive from Access: The Foundation for Social Investment as well as case studies from The Key Fund, Social Investment Business and Big Society Capital, our Conference Sponsor.

Download the agenda here

To book your place click here