SSEN and ESP Projects Team Up to Offer Free and Discounted IT Support

ESP Projects is a leading provider of IT solutions in Sheffield, parternering with over 100 local Sheffield businesses. SSEN and ESP have teamed up to provide SSEN members and SEGA participants with a tailored package of support.

For new social enterprise startups (less than 1 year old), ESP will offer:

• 1 Year of free IT Support

• Free onboarding to IT Support

• Free roadmap advice for IT direction, planning and budgeting

• 13.5% discount for labour on any projects

• 6 Months of ESP’s CORE Software platform free of charge

• Qualification for discounts for established businesses in future years

For established businesses:

• 20% off IT Support, tapering to 10% over 24 months (15% for month 13-24, 10% for months 25-36. It will always stay at 10% below ESP's standard pricing model)

• 20% off CORE Software platform (minimum charge may apply), tapering to 10% over 24 months.

• Free IT Consultancy on direction, planning and budgeting

• 13.5% discount for labour on any projects

For a full breakdown of ESP’s offer and how to access it, click through the slideshow below. You can also view a webinar hosted by ESP talking through this offer here.

To access this special offer, call ESP Projects at 0330 202 0101, email at ssen@espprojects.co.uk, or reach out on their website, making sure to quote SSEN Members Offer. To learn how to get involved with our exciting SEGA project, which includes these benefits among others, click here.

We've joined the Festival of Debate Line-Up

We’ve partnered with Opus, Sheffield Futures, Citizen Network, SADACCA & Voluntary Action Sheffield to bring you From What If… To So What

Honest Conversations about the need for just and equitable systems change in Sheffield. The appetite to shift away from ‘business as usual’ operating systems, is already present in many organisations and groups across Sheffield. We shouldn't pretend that there is a meaningful choice in choosing to shift and transform systems or not. The choice we face is either an orderly transition or a disorderly one.

Already green-shoots of transitions work across multiple domains, from food to retrofit, to governance to care, to nature, are emerging in Sheffield. There is a deeply felt hope that the constraints and violence we are operating under are not the way it has to be. Indeed - they can no longer be the way they are.

We’re launching a regular space for people to meet and gather, discuss, collaborate, build connections, soak up knowledge and explore how Sheffield can build the capabilities to transition as a city. We invite you to be part of successive events focused on transitions and transformation of systems in Sheffield.

Expect short presentations and updates on great work happening in the city. Dynamic video clips from around the world showing proofs of possibility and honest conversations, opportunities to meet, imagine and collaborate with each other.

Date: Wed 24th April

Time: 5:30pm-8pm

Where: The Hide, Sheffield

Register via the Festival of Debate website - Register now – From What If... To So What... – The Hide Cafe, Wed 24 Apr 2024 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM (tickettailor.com)

We need you and your voice!

We are developing our strategy for the next few years, and as a part of this we are reviewing what we offer our members and network. We want to make sure that we are offering the right support for the local sector and understanding your needs fully so that we can support your development.

This process was started with a members consultation event that we ran on 27th June 2022. We had some great feedback and conversations about your needs from this, but now we have launched a survey to give more of you a chance to share with us your needs.

We would appreciate it if you are able to take five minutes out of your day to complete the survey for us so that we can gain a better understanding of what you need from us.

Just simply click here to complete the survey.

Deadline Extended for Network Coordinator position

We Are Recruiting For Someone To Cover Our Network Coordinator For Maternity Leave

Our current Network Coordinator is due to go on maternity leave from October 2022 and we are looking for that special someone to come in and cover her role.

The Network Coordinator leads the organisation, plans our strategy and is heavily involved in day to day operations internally as well as being an external voice for the organisation and sector. As a partner of the Social Enterprise Exchange, they also lead for SSEN’s part on this programme. The role is ERDF and National Lottery funded and the individual will be required to complete relevant monthly paperwork in line with the requirements for these two funders.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial individual to cover the maternity leave, who is capable of working alongside our partners to support the city region’s social enterprise sector with a focus on network development, communications and advocacy, building on the work that is currently being developed within the organisation and with partners across the Sheffield Region.

Salary: £22,000 (£36,666.66 FTE x 60%)

Hours: 21 hours per week (part time)

Fixed term Contract: Ending 30th June 2023

Deadline for Applications: Extended to 16th August 5pm

Planned Start date: 19th September 2022

For full details and job description please download the job pack below and send a CV (no longer than 2 pages) and covering letter or up to two pages of A4 outlining relevant experience and motivation, and contact details for two referees.

Applications should be sent to chair@ssen.org.uk and include the reference [SSEN-JOB] in the subject line.

DOWNLOAD THE FULL JOB PACK HERE

What is our Impact?

We are pleased to announce that we have released our impact report from 2020-2021.

The report summarises the impact that we had throughout Sheffield and the wider region during a the Covid-19 pandemic, when organisations needed us and our work more than ever. From running online webinars and events to supporting organisations and social entrepreneurs one-to-one, we worked hard to be there and represent the sector in this area.

Keep an eye on our social media in the next couple of weeks to see the highlights from the report. Click here to read the full report.