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Featured learning opportunities
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- Programme
Trading for Good: Community Business
Develop your community business's income and impact through a specialist programme of support and a Match Trading™ Grant.
- England
- October 1, 2027 – October 31, 2028
- Duration: Up to a year
- Programme
Trading for Good
Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to develop and grow projects that tackle social and environmental challenges through strong trading income streams.
- England
- November 30, 2026 – August 30, 2027
- Duration: Up to a year
- Workshop
Measuring Social Impact
Understand, plan and evidence your organisation’s social impact, from outcomes and wellbeing measures to Theory of Change and SROI.
- Online
- Duration: Just a day or two (short, one-off)
- Programme
Webinar: More than a roof
Join the School for Social Entrepreneurs for a conversation with social enterprise leaders tackling homelessness and housing insecurity in different ways.
- Online
- Duration: A few hours or less
- Deadline: August 27, 2026
Our impact at a glance
1381
Leaders of social change supported in 2024-2025
806000
People helped by our social entrepreneurs, in just one year
£ 59 M
In traded income generated by our social entrepreneurs
Discover more about SSE
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Why learn with SSE
We know social entrepreneurs thrive on action, so our learning is rooted in the real world.
Funders & partnerships
Collaborate with us to create scalable impact and lasting change in communities.
Our impact
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Latest resources & news
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- News
- News
Milton Keynes celebrates first graduates of Trading for Good programme
Partners, mentors, friends and family gathered at the MK:U Innovation Hub in central Milton Keynes today to celebrate 18 social entrepreneurs graduating from Trading for Good: Milton Keynes.
- News
- News
Good Finance Live returns this July
Good Finance Live returns on 1 July 2026, bringing charity and social enterprise leaders together for a full day of practical insight, honest conversation and genuine connection
- Videos & webinars
- Access funding
Webinar: Developing community business income streams
Learn how community businesses can grow income from trading, with practical ways to test ideas, price confidently and build steady revenue.
- News
- News
London organisations begin journey from idea to income with new Growth and Resilience Programme
We're set to welcome a new cohort of students to the London Growth and Resilience Programme, funded by City Bridge Foundation.