ERDF Enhance Social Enterprise Network Development Contract – Impact Assessment 2018
Devon County Council manages a contract to develop Social Enterprise Networks. The aim is to procure Network Development Services to enhance the experience of social enterprises and social entrepreneurs across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay (Heart of the SW). The contract seeks to support a more cohesive network across the area where best practice, advocacy and profile raising activity will be shared across a vibrant and stimulated sector. The contract will result in improved membership numbers, a better recognition of the advantages of an inclusive economy and more identifiable pathways to employment and self employment in the social sector.