About the Partnership
We are a support organisation committed to increasing the formation, growth and sustainability of Cumbrian SEs.
What is Social Enterprise?
… are businesses which trade for social purposes and reinvest their profits.
Membership
Membership of CSEP is open to anyone working in or supporting the social enterprise sector in Cumbria.
Support & Links
If you are starting up a social enterprise or looking to expand an existing one, then you could get support to help you get there.
£150 Community Ownership Fund launched
The first round of bids for the government’s £150 million Community Ownership Fund is now open. The Fund has been established to help communities take ownership of ‘at risk’ assets and continue benefiting from the [...]
West Cumbria Spark Programme
The Spark Programme is funded through The Transforming West Cumbria (TWC) Programme as part of Sellafield’s SiX (Social impact Multiplied) Programme Spark is a bespoke programme of support available to both existing social enterprises [...]
Free business support for social enterprises
The Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership (CSEP) delivers a Business Support Programme on behalf of Cumbria County Council. The programme funds two days of specialist consultancy support, which can help a group form a new social [...]
Cumbria VCFSE Sector Survey 2021
Cumbria Community Resilience Group, Cumbria Community Foundation, ACT, Cumbria CVS and the Cumbria Funders' Network are working together to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector [...]
#buildbackbetter Webinar – Tuesday, 23rd February
from 2.00pm to 3.30pm We know that since the pandemic reared its head a year ago, everyone has had to make huge changes to their lifestyles and many social enterprises have had to adapt to [...]
Support programmes available for 2021 - https://mailchi.mp/678c63454d01/support-available-for-2021-8533485
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