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Government Office Head says new Social School for Entrepreneurs will create network of Entrepreneurs 'Across Yorkshire and Humber'!
Thursday, October 08, 2009


The director general of the Government's Office of the Third Sector has said a new Leeds-based venture will create a network of business people who will spread out across Yorkshire and beyond..

Campbell Robb made his statement during the official opening of the Yorkshire and Humber School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE).

Mr Robb said: "At the Office of the Third Sector, we have a programme of trying to invest in ventures like this. We've put half a million pounds into getting SSEs up and running, because they're a great way of getting people and communities back into work after the recession. They create more jobs, get individuals involved in the economy, many for the first time, and change their lives forever..

Also speaking at the launch event was Alastair Wilson, chief executive of the London-based School for Social Entrepreneurs . Mr Wilson noted Camberwell's achievement in setting up the school within an incredibly short timescale saying, "This is a sparky organisation that gets things done, thinks in the same way as us and is great fun to work with."

The event was also addressed by Bradford-based Saeeda Ahmed, a former SSE student who is now a social enterprise ambassador and head of diversity at Bradford-based Trescom, an organisation she helped to found.

The launch was attended by key individuals and organisations within the region representing the public, private and third sectors.



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