OSEP supports place-based approaches to promoting a local economy that is ultimately more inclusive, reduces inequality and promotes community wealth, through proactive social enterprise infrastructure development in Oxfordshire.
Members of the OSEP team sit on the Oxford Inclusive Economy Partnership, the Economic Growth Steering Board, and the OxLEP Business Support Sub Group to feed into strategic economic plans and development, as well as developing partnerships with key Oxfordshire stakeholders to highlight the importance of social enterprise.
OSEP is here to support social enterprise, purposeful businesses and charities in Oxfordshire. You can find useful signposting and resources here, or book a 121 with OSEP’s Enterprise Support Manager, Grant Hayward, here.
Over the last 3 years, OSEP has worked with OxLEP, Oxfordshire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, to deliver eScalate, a three-year project, part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) which ended in April 2023 to support Social Enterprises, social entrepreneurs, enterprising charities and purposeful businesses.
eScalate Programme 2020-2023
eScalate provided business support to over 500 social enterprises, purposeful business and enterprising charities in Oxfordshire through grant funding, peer support, workshops and 121 mentoring.
Power of Purpose Week 2021
POP2021 was a festival of events and activities in collaboration with key partners and stakeholders across Oxfordshire celebrating business as a force for good.