Welcome to the GMSEN Social Enterprise Directory
This directory is designed to help customers find social enterprises in Greater Manchester that they can buy from or trade with. It is also intended to help individuals, businesses and organisations find social enterprises they may wish to support according to their social impact.
Social Enterprises can be searched by either key word, or you can use the sector and borough filters. This directory is focused on Greater Manchester and is free to register and use. You may also wish to use Social Enterprise UK’s Buy Social Directory which includes social enterprises from outside Greater Manchester.
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Social mission | Description of SE | Products or services sold | |
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SAZ MEDIA | Arts, heritage, sport and faith, Citizenship and community, Mental health and well-being | Providing film and photography services nationally putting our profits into supporting the community with media skill building workshops for the community that also support wellbeing | Photography and Filmmaking |
Shared Future CIC | Citizenship and community, Housing and local facilities, Mental health and well-being, Supporting social enterprise / voluntary action | We are a Community Interest Company primarily serving the North West of England. With a growing pool of associates based across the UK, we are also able to undertake work anywhere in the country. Our aim is to provide an excellent service that makes a difference to communities and individuals and works towards a fairer, more equal society. | We provide a range of services from social enterprise start up advice and support, through to citizen engagement and participatory budgeting. Through our associates we undertake a wide range of consultancy services that support the work of public bodies, not for profit organisations and social entrepreneurs. |
Shared Health Foundation | Citizenship and community, Housing and local facilities, Mental health and well-being, Physical health |
We work across Greater Manchester to identify the impacts of poverty on health. We then develop initiatives or support existing grassroots projects to reduce these health inequalities. Our on-the-ground work informs us of the changes that need to be made in practice and in policy. We share our insights with local and national organisations, governments and policy makers... |
All our projects are fully funded so are free to service users. We offer: - support to Homeless Families - training to GP's working in deprivation - health literacy classes for the under 7's and mental health - resilience training to professionals working with 8-18 year olds |
SharpFutures | Employment, training and education | SharpFutures is a social enterprise that supports diverse young people into employment in the creative digital and tech sectors | POD (People on Demand). SharpFutures POD is a pool of entry level, eager to gain experience, new entrants with the ability to provide important, flexible support to fledgling and fast-growing businesses in the creative digital sector. With members recruited and retained based on a desire to develop sector-relevant skills, SharpFutures POD offer clients the opportunity to bring on board temporary, support staff while also playing a valuable part in young people’s career development. |
She Leads for Legacy | Employment, training and education, Income and financial inclusion | A community organisation supporting the career progression of Black Female Professionals | Training and Development services for Black women in leadership and in board level roles and those striving to get there |