Social enterprise awards date

This year’s event will take place at the DeVere Hotel, Blackpool, on May 4, with guests treated to a three course meal, the awards ceremony and entertainment from Britain’s Got Talent finalist James Edgington.

Social enterprise – where the profits go back into the social good rather than to the directors – is thriving in Lancashire and its work is spearheaded by the Social Enterprise Lancashire Network, SELNET.

Its chief executive, Liz Tapner, said: “Social enterprises do so much more than just make money like a conventional business.

They help to meet a social need, they engage with volunteers and form partnerships, they focus on training and help others to achieve their potential, so the categories are much more varied than a usual business awards ceremony.”

All the details about the awards, categories and the application form can be found at http://awards.selnet-uk.com/nominate