Social Enterprise East of England,SEEE, is a network of social enterprises, advice and support organisations, local authorities and other groups with interests in Social Enterprise – particularly in its promotion and development. It covers six counties: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
The Eastern Region has some outstanding examples of social enterprise and innovative approaches to providing the sector with advice, support and funding. The SEEE network has been established to promote, celebrate and share these successes and assist in implementing best practice throughout the Region.
SEEE’s objectives are:
• To create and manage a sustainable social enterprise network
• To promote the social enterprise sector
• To lobby and influence policy relating to social enterprise
• To represent the views of social enterprises
• To share information and good practice
• To be a point of access to social enterprises and social enterprise advisors
• To improve the skills and knowledge of individuals working in social enterprises and social enterprise support agencies
• To maximise the capacity to trade of social enterprises
• To maximise the social impact of social enterprises
• To develop and implement a regional social enterprise strategy
• To assist in the development of sub-regional social enterprise support networks within the East of England that are aligned to the SEEE network.
The overarching aim is to be the voice for social enterprise in the East of England, communicating both within the Region and also to regional and national policy and funding bodies.
