The core purpose of this partnership is to co-ordinate the skills, resources and expertise of existing agencies in order to form an effective support infrastructure for new and developing social economy organisations. SEAM will also work to support social enterprise growth in key strategic areas. Set up in 2004, SEAM’s Vision is ‘To support and promote the development of social enterprise in Midlo
thian.’
SEAM has the following principle aims:
•To form an effective support network for new and developing social economy organisations based and/or working in Midlothian;
•To raise the capacity of social economy organisations to make sustainable and effective contributions to the well-being of Midlothian communities;
•To raise the profile of local social enterprises and expand awareness of social enterprise generally throughout Midlothian. The SEAM partnership has worked together to develop an Action Plan for developing and support social enterprise in Midlothian during 2007-2010. This can be downloaded - SEAM Action Plan 2007- 2010
SEAM Partners as at February 2011 are:
•Midlothian Council Regeneration Development Team
•Midlothian Voluntary Action
•Melville Housing
•Midlothian Advice and Resource Centre (MARC)
•Community Enterprise Ltd
•Loanhead Miners' Charitable Association
•Loanhead Community Learning Centre
•Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust
•Gorebridge Community Development Trust
•Rosewell Development Trust
The SEAM membership includes many more organisations.
