About this Event
What: A social enterprise trade fair organised by the Manchester Social Economy Alliance, which Flourish are a founding partner of, with social enterprises holding information and showcasing stalls where commissioners, purchasing managers and social value leads will be invited to explore the different enterprises that meet their needs. Plus talks and other networking opportunities throughout the day! Stalls will be zoned in themes such as Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Catering, Employability and Skills, Youth and Education, Specialist Training and Consultancy, Creative and Digital services etc.
Format: It is designed as a drop in event and we expect people coming for an hour or two to make connections, raise their awareness of the variety of social enterprises people can buy from and what they offer, plus lunch will be provided around midday. We will have short highlights with diverse strategic and grassroots speakers each hour, highlighting the importance of diversifying supply chains and commissioning and their experiences.
Book now if:
- You are a commissioner of local authority, housing, health and wider statutory community services wanting to spend with purpose and diversify your supply chain.
- You are a social value lead looking to create meaningful social and economic ripple effects a within communities, whilst brokering cross sector opportunities for impact.
- You buy/purchase/procure products and services and want to create more social value and impact with your purchasing power.
- You are a VCSE organisation looking to build connections, partners or gain inspiration or want to commission fellow VCSE organisations to deliver parts of your programmes, research, marketing, catering and more and want to spend more within the social economy.
- You are simply curious and want to learn more! Whether you stay for the whole event, drop in for an hour or two or join us for lunch you will make connections, better understand the social economy and how to 'Buy Social' plus leave with a case study directory with over 30 social enterprise contacts.
Email [email protected] with any queries. All stalls and spaces in the Social Enterprise Case Study DIrectory have now been filled.
Event venue & nearby stays
Citylabs 1.0 - Bruntwood SciTech, 0 Nelson Street, Manchester, United Kingdom
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