Scaling Social Enterprise Innovation in Public Services: insights from our latest report Author: E3M Date: 19.01.26 Tags:Commissioning, public services, social enterprise How social enterprises can transform public service delivery How can we create more effective, responsive, and sustainable people-focussed public services? With demand and pressure escalating across the public sector, there’s an urgent need to scale up examples of innovation and impact in public service delivery. We must act now to amplify what is already working […] Social enterprise innovation in public services 2025-26 Author: E3M Date: 29.12.25 Tags:Commissioning, procurement, public services, social enterprise, Social investment As we reach the end of another productive year of E3M supporting social enterprise innovation in public services, it’s worth reflecting on what we have achieved and what we will be taking forward into 2026. We ran quarterly meetings for our three networks of social enterprise leaders, bold commissioners and funders, covering a wide range […] People who decide – Suara Co-operative takes participation seriously Author: Jonathan Bland Date: 19.06.25 Tags:European co-operation, public services June 2025 • Jonathan Bland I recently had the privilege of attending the AGM of Catalonia’s Suara Co-operative. I was intrigued to learn about how a workers’ co-operative with over 1,800 members takes key decisions about the future of their business. E3M and Suara have an ongoing learning exchange. Back in 2021 we held an […] How did E3M promote social enterprise innovation in public services in 2024? Author: E3M Date: 19.12.24 Tags:public services, social enterprise 2024 is nearly over, so here’s a round-up of our work to support social enterprise in public services this year. Our Social Enterprise Leaders’ Club programme started in January with the annual, 24-hour Away Day. Held in Manchester at The Castlefield Hotel, itself a social enterprise, our event effectively invested directly in the local community, […] Should Social Enterprises Deliver Public Services? Author: E3M Date: 08.02.24 Tags:public services, social enterprise, social value June O’Sullivan OBE, CEO of LEYF Nurseries, has written up her reflections following our annual Away Day for the E3M Social Enterprise Leaders. How was the E3M learning exchange with Suara Cooperativa from a partner’s perspective? Author: E3M Date: 29.01.24 Tags:European co-operation, public services, social enterprise Nicole Reed, Senior Associate Solicitor at Stone King, writes about her experience of the E3M learning exchange with Suara Cooperativa. How did E3M support social enterprise in public services in 2023? Author: E3M Date: 29.12.23 Tags:public services, social enterprise, social impact, social value A round-up of 2023 and how E3M support social enterprise in public services. E3M’s 2022 Author: E3M Date: 12.12.22 Tags:Commissioning, innovation partnerships, partnership, procurement, social enterprise, Social investment, social value After two years of exclusively online activity, 2022 was the year to resume a more normal programme of events for members of our Social Enterprise Leaders’ and Bold Commissioners’ Clubs, as well as our wider community. Covid’s shadow still loomed large at the start of the year and our first two events were conducted via […]
Scaling Social Enterprise Innovation in Public Services: insights from our latest report Author: E3M Date: 19.01.26 Tags:Commissioning, public services, social enterprise How social enterprises can transform public service delivery How can we create more effective, responsive, and sustainable people-focussed public services? With demand and pressure escalating across the public sector, there’s an urgent need to scale up examples of innovation and impact in public service delivery. We must act now to amplify what is already working […]
Social enterprise innovation in public services 2025-26 Author: E3M Date: 29.12.25 Tags:Commissioning, procurement, public services, social enterprise, Social investment As we reach the end of another productive year of E3M supporting social enterprise innovation in public services, it’s worth reflecting on what we have achieved and what we will be taking forward into 2026. We ran quarterly meetings for our three networks of social enterprise leaders, bold commissioners and funders, covering a wide range […]
People who decide – Suara Co-operative takes participation seriously Author: Jonathan Bland Date: 19.06.25 Tags:European co-operation, public services June 2025 • Jonathan Bland I recently had the privilege of attending the AGM of Catalonia’s Suara Co-operative. I was intrigued to learn about how a workers’ co-operative with over 1,800 members takes key decisions about the future of their business. E3M and Suara have an ongoing learning exchange. Back in 2021 we held an […]
How did E3M promote social enterprise innovation in public services in 2024? Author: E3M Date: 19.12.24 Tags:public services, social enterprise 2024 is nearly over, so here’s a round-up of our work to support social enterprise in public services this year. Our Social Enterprise Leaders’ Club programme started in January with the annual, 24-hour Away Day. Held in Manchester at The Castlefield Hotel, itself a social enterprise, our event effectively invested directly in the local community, […]
Should Social Enterprises Deliver Public Services? Author: E3M Date: 08.02.24 Tags:public services, social enterprise, social value June O’Sullivan OBE, CEO of LEYF Nurseries, has written up her reflections following our annual Away Day for the E3M Social Enterprise Leaders.
How was the E3M learning exchange with Suara Cooperativa from a partner’s perspective? Author: E3M Date: 29.01.24 Tags:European co-operation, public services, social enterprise Nicole Reed, Senior Associate Solicitor at Stone King, writes about her experience of the E3M learning exchange with Suara Cooperativa.
How did E3M support social enterprise in public services in 2023? Author: E3M Date: 29.12.23 Tags:public services, social enterprise, social impact, social value A round-up of 2023 and how E3M support social enterprise in public services.
E3M’s 2022 Author: E3M Date: 12.12.22 Tags:Commissioning, innovation partnerships, partnership, procurement, social enterprise, Social investment, social value After two years of exclusively online activity, 2022 was the year to resume a more normal programme of events for members of our Social Enterprise Leaders’ and Bold Commissioners’ Clubs, as well as our wider community. Covid’s shadow still loomed large at the start of the year and our first two events were conducted via […]