Established in 2019, we are a social enterprise looking to champion creativity in all its forms. We work with local artists to sell their products, and we also run classes with these local artists to pass on their skills to you! We believe in people. That's kinda it in a nutshell. Contagious kindness would be a fantastic thing, and we'd love to be responsible for an epidemic of kindness spreading across the land. We invest in every person we engage with, and we want you to come away from here kn...
Oct 06, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Madlug was founded in 2015 by Dave Linton. A man whose only experience in the luggage industry was bags of enthusiasm. This 40-something Youth Worker was heartbroken to learn that most children in care transport their worldly belongings in a bin bag. In that moment, Dave set out to do something about it. With just £480, he started Madlug and came up with our ‘Buy one Give one’ approach: with every bag you purchase, one will be given to a child in care. The Reality There are over 90,000 children ...
Sep 29, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
They are redefining the boundaries between the justice system and the wider community. Some of us have been through that system, some of us haven’t. But working together, they help people who are serving sentences to turn around their futures, and they engage the wider community in supporting them on that journey. Their transitional employment opportunities help reduce barriers to employment. Their coaching model helps people plan their new futures. And their volunteering programme is building...
Sep 22, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 1
They are a multi-disciplined production house operating across the island of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Producing digital production services across all mediums, we work at broadcast quality for budget friendly prices. Find out more - https://www.slackpress.co.uk
Aug 04, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Resurgam Trust employs a Social Enterprise Manager, supported through an Innovation Programme with partners including Department for Communities, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and The Resurgam Trust. This programme delivers outcomes on social enterprise and innovation which will have an impact upon the social, economic and physical regeneration of communities and ultimately the local economy. They have 7 social enterprises: 1. Laganside Enterprise Centre 2. Highway Inn 3. Lisburn Comm...
Jul 28, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Refuge Chocolate is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Refuge exists to help give people a brighter future through our support of Flourish NI (a Northern Ireland based anti human trafficking charity). Refuge donates proceeds to Flourish. Refuge Hot Chocolate (now Refuge Chocolate) has been fully operational since 2017 led by Chief Potion Maker Tara Mullan. 'Not being a tea or coffee drinker I spent many years sampling the hot chocolate drinks throughout Ireland and beyond, never quite getting o...
Jul 21, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The award winning ARC Healthy Living Centre, Irvinestown aims to improve the well-being of local people by bringing together a partnership of community health activities and services. ARC has been nationally recognised as benefitting people and planet. Consistently since 2009 ARC has been successful in satisfying key criteria to be awarded the Social Enterprise Mark, which identifies us a trading centre for social and environmental purposes. ARC provides shared space, basing a range of health an...
Jul 14, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 7
SENsations is an award winning community interest company that provides educational psychology assessment for pupils in order to help identify or eliminate any kind of learning difficulty. This can include intelligence testing and academic attainment testing which helps identify conditions such as Dyslexia and Dyscalculia. In addition observations and screening tools can form part of a multi-disciplinary assessment for conditions such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder and ADHD. Part of the core purp...
Jul 07, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6
GLL is a not for profit charitable social enterprise committed to delivering a better quality of fitness and leisure, libraries and performing arts facilities for everyone. We’re committed to providing access to quality community facilities - and more - at a price everyone can afford. They already manage over 258 facilities, and they're adding more all the time operating under our 'Better' brand. They aim to get more people, more active, more often. They promote healthy and active lifestyles, gi...
Jun 30, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Science Starz CIC is an award-winning mobile science lab that delivers hands-on, fun, interactive science programmes in primary schools, community groups, youth clubs, at corporate events and more in order to ignite an interest in STEM from an early age and to increase access into the STEM sector. Developed by teachers, Science Starz has been delivering programmes for over 5 years so we know how to engage children in STEM and ignite an interest in STEM topics. Science Starz also creates outreach...
Jun 23, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Want to hear from one of our 'Social Enterprise Leaders of the Year'? Tune in to hear about the AMAZING work incredABLE do from Nigel. incredABLE is a voluntary organisation creating meaningful social, recreational, and educational opportunities for people with a learning/intellectual disability and/or autism. incredABLE individuals are empowered to make choices, discover talents, realise passions, and participate in a community on their own terms. incredABLE deliver projects and services in the...
Jun 16, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Tune in to hear from GLOW as they chat about how they use the profits from their SE 'You Glow Girl' to create amazing social impact by providing an opportunity for women and girls to discover their true selves. As an inter-generational, cross community organisation, GLOW challenges the status quo in order to break the vicious cycle of these issues by equipping women and young girls with tools and techniques to build their confidence, self-esteem, resilience and life skills. This will help them s...
Jun 09, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Listen in to hear from our most recent Social Enterprise of the Year winner, Employers for Childcare. Employers For Childcare comprises a Social Enterprise and a registered charity. 100% of the profits from our Social Enterprise businesses – a Childcare Voucher company, a recruitment service for childcare providers and High Rise (an indoor family adventure centre) are invested into our charity. As a charity, our aim is to make it easier for parents with dependent children to get into work and to...
Jun 02, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1
i dverde is the UK & Europe’s leading provider of ground maintenance services and landscape creation projects. i dverde offers a holistic range of services to support the creation, maintenance, and management of landscapes throughout the UK. They have extensive experience working with both public and private sector clients to deliver bespoke solutions for each project’s unique challenges. As the UK’s leading grounds maintenance and landscape creation provider, they have extremely talented co...
May 26, 2021•19 min
