What happened at Voice11? 

• Keynotes and participation from senior government ministers and MPs including:
  -     Rt. Hon. Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
  -      Rt. Hon. Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health
  -      Rt. Hon. Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office
  -      Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society
  -      Rt. Hon. Hazel Blears MP (Salford and Eccles)
• Debates with high profile speakers from the RSA, Big Issue Invest, Co-operatives UK, Circle Health, UNISON, The Observer and O2
• 20+ practical workshops on how to turn ideas into business plans, pitch for investment, win new business and grow your social enterprise with high profile speakers from HCT Group, P3, the School for Social Entrepreneurs, NatWest and Google
• Announcements and interactive sessions in the Hub led by RSM Tenon, the Big Society Bank and the WIse Group
• Dedicated exhibition zones – Start Your Social Enterprise, Grow Your Social Enterprise plus Move to Social Enterprise for those interested in spinning out public services
• Extensive networking opportunities to meet prospective customers, employers, investors and partners in our Networking and Young Social Enterprise Zones

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PLUS Opportunities to access Funding and Business Support

• UnLtd are announcing a programme in which the 25 most enterprising social enterpreneurs will get the chance to access up to £175K of seed investment plus first class business support and mentoring
• RSM Tenon are offering 10 social enterprise start-ups the chance to secure £100,000 of bespoke consultancy to develop their social enterprises. Click here to register for this session.
• CBI - Meet the team from the CBI, who want to help you grow through partnerships. Click here to register for this workshop
• Bates Wells and Braithwaite - Meet the team and recieved free expert one to one legal advice

What happened at the Social Enterprise Awards?

The Social Enterprise Awards celebrate the best of social enterprise across the UK.  Hosted by comedian Alexander Armstrong with keynote from Leader of the Opposition, Rt. Hon. Ed Miliband, the Awards ceremony was held at the indigO2 on 30th March.