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Welcome to the Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership website!

Celebrating the Best of Social Enterprise in Cumbria

Nearly 70 people attended this year's Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony held on Monday, 5th March at Newton Rigg College Conference Centre.

Keynote speakers at the conference were sisters, Jill Stannard, Chief Executive of Cumbria County Council and Fay Selvan, Chief Executive of The Big Life group.

County Councillor Tony Markley, CCC Cabinet Member for Economic Development presented the awards to the winning businesses [pictured left].

New Social Enterprise of the Year

Winner - Cumbria Gateway Ltd

Runner-up - Border Social Enterprise Ltd

Co-operative of the Year
Joint Winners - Nenthead Community Shop & Lyvennet Community Pub

Community Enterprise of the Year

Winner - Lyvennet Community Trust

Runner-up - Cumbria Gateway Ltd

Social Enterprise of the Year

Winner - Works 4 You Ltd

Runner-up - Cumbria Youth Alliance

The winners of each of the four categories received £500 + £250 worth of PR support and runners-up each received £250.

Business Support, Training & Networking Opportunities

Whether you're a well established social enterprise, a relatively new enterprise or you're thinking of setting up a new social enterprise, there's lots of opportunities that can help support and develop your business, including fully funded specialist business support, funding opportunities and a variety of training and networking events.

About the Partnership & Social Enterprise

If you're new to CSEP or would like to find out more about the work of the partnership see our latest Partnership E-newsletters and check out our section on About the Partnership below. If you're new to the social enterprise sector, you may also find some useful information in our section on About Social Enterprise below, including some useful links to other support organisations.

If you have anything you'd like to tell other social enterprises about, like a job vacancy or a forthcoming event, please email us with details and we will be happy to publish it on the site.

The Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership is funded by the European Regional Development Fund with the Cumbria County Council acting as the Accountable Body. It is managed by a Steering Group made up of key members of the social enterprise sector within Cumbria. Any social enterprise in Cumbria can join the partnership, so if you're not already a member don't waste any more time and complete our online Registration Form.