Meet our students
Short interviews with some of the inspirational social entrepreneurs we've supported. Read about the impact they're having and what they think of SSE.
Fellows’ stories
La'Toyah Lewis, Rising Stars Property Solutions
"The School for Social Entrepreneurs has had an enormous impact on me because it has enabled me to grow significantly in confidence."
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Jonathan Ensell, Roots to Fruit
"My enterprise is about thinking outside that box and SSE gave me the tools, confidence and ideas to make being able to do that work in a financially sustainable way."
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Barry Allard, The Feed
"Action Learning Sets helped me get to the root cause of my issues and build a deeper understanding of myself and my enterprise."
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Mona Shah, Harry Specters
"The best thing about being a part of the SSE was having people who believed in me and my idea."
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Sylvia Douglas, MsMissMrs
"Being on the School for Social Entrepreneurs programme was an incredible experience, I learned business skills and made friends I will have for a lifetime."
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Bruce Gunn, Delivered Next Day Personally
"My experience at the School for Social Entrepreneurs has been fantastic. Challenging at times, but very rewarding."
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Heather Evans, Bespoke Biking
"SSE has given me vital skills for developing a sustainable business."
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Darren Lynch-Burton, ACE
"The SSE programme has given me the tools, insight & confidence to further believe in myself & the change my organisation is capable of achieving."
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Christine Dryden, Lotus Brook Limited
"The confidence boost that the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme has given me has been invaluable."
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Claire Cordell, Little Gate Farm
"Little Gate Farm provides work training and skills for learning disabled adults and children so they can go onto paid work."
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