Welcome...

to the BIG Black Book Social Enterprise Trade Directory.  This online directory is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland.

It aims to promote opportunities for social enterprises to do more business – by selling to each other, selling to the public and private sectors, and selling to the general public.  Entries in the Directory are free to social enterprises set up and trading in Northern Ireland.

The BIG Black Book Social Enterprise Trade Directory has been developed by Work West, a local enterprise agency who have supported the development of a strong social economy sector in NI for almost 20 years. 

Rachel Marshall from Work West (left) with Sandara Kelso-Robb (right) from Lloyds TSB Foundation for NI.

Turning this idea into this BIG Black Book website and creating the online Directory has been made possible with support from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland.

Search the Directory using the sectors listed here on the homepage.  Or go to our Directory page to access an advanced search facility. 

News...

• » Triodos launches Social Venture Capital Fund
  

  Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - Fundraising.co.uk reports that Triodos Bank has launched a new Opportunities Fund....

• » Middlesex University to lead social enterprise research
  

  Friday, July 25, 2008 - Middlesex University is one of only three universities in the country to have been awarded a £1 million research grant for social enterprise....

• » Social enterprises employ more than a million
  

  Friday, July 25, 2008 - Third Sector reports that almost 1.3 million people, or 3.4 per cent of the working population, are employed in social enterprise, according to a five-year survey of social entrepreneurship in the UK....

Support...

• » Click here for Support downloads...

We have provided a section which enables you to access a range of support to help develop your Social Enterprise.