Social Enterprise Northumberland

Social Enterprise Northumberland (SEN) has provided a comprehensive support package to social enterprises across Northumberland since 2004 and continued Northumberland County Council support to the sector going back over 10 years.  Funded by the authority, ERDF and Northumberland Strategic Partnership Single Programme funds, it has given advice and support to over 300 potential and existing social enterprises, assisting in the creation of 47 new enterprises and 97.1 new jobs.  At any one time the team works with approximately 50 social enterprises between them.  There is currently a team of 4 people with a range of skills including legal structure, business planning, marketing, manufacturing and so on.  For specialised advice such as personnel and accountancy the support of consultants is enlisted.

SEN works with a number of partner organisations to deliver social enterprise support including District Authorities, community organisations such as Community Action Northumberland and Wansbeck and Blyth Valley CVS, Sure Start and Business Link for the North East, Northumberland Business Services with whom we work closely often using their premises to interview clients sometime jointly with the Business Link Advisor.