Carleen Kelemen, Director of the Convergence Partnership Office for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, has welcomed the launch of a School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) in Cornwall. Cornwall’s SSE is the seventh franchise to be established in the UK. Initial investment has come from the ESF (European Social Fund) Convergence programme matched with the activity of Jobcentre Plus through the Cornwall Works for Social Enterprise programme. The aim is to support disadvantaged people in a variety of ways. The SSE programme nationally is open to entrepreneurial individuals who are serving communities and addressing issues including innovative projects for young people and children; people disadvantaged by social or economic circumstances; health and education projects; neighbourhood renewal projects; refugees and asylum seekers; minority ethnic groups; people with disabilities; environmental projects and crime and community safety projects.

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10 October 2008
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