SCEDU

Sheffield Community Enterprise Development Unit (SCEDU) a social enterprise itself, was established 1995. SCEDU has a commitment to the development of existing and emerging community enterprises, social enterprises and small businesses operating in the most disadvantaged communities. SCEDU works across the country although mostly in Sheffield and Yorkshire.

SCEDU has played a key role in the development of the social economy in the region as founder members in the Yorkshire Key Fund and Social Enterprise Yorkshire and The Humber and is committed to the further development of social enterprise. The company has worked with local, regional and national government, mainstream and specialist business support providers, social enterprises in the UK, Poland and Belgium as well as small businesses in Sheffield.

We operate a range of business support services in the areas of childcare, social enterprise, asset base development, finance services and managed workspace. We also undertake consultancy and product development on a commercial basis within the social and public sectors.

Social enterprises are businesses set up to tackle a social or environmental need.