• Providing Access to Business & Social Visionaries

    Providing Access to Business & Social Visionaries

    Maureen Wheeler, Co-founder of The Lonely Planet and The Planet Wheeler Foundation

  • Engaging Exemplars

    Engaging Exemplars

    Mick Kelly, Founder & CEO, GIY Ireland

  • Showcasing the Value of Social Enterprise

    Showcasing the Value of Social Enterprise

    Sean Gallagher outlines the value of social business

  • Transform Programme

    Transform Programme

    Fusing Social Enterprise & Sustainability
  • Switching on to Social Enterprise

    Switching on to Social Enterprise

    Rónán Ó Dálaigh speaks at Templemore Baths

  • Leading the Debate

    Leading the Debate

    Social Enterprise Means Business

  • Developing Leaders to Make a Difference

    Developing Leaders to Make a Difference

Welcome to SSEI.

The School for Social Enterprises in Ireland (SSEI) offers a comprehensive range of  leadership, management and enterprise development programmes and events for the social economy sector.
Founded in 2005, SSEI was formed as a strategic alliance between Ulster University and The Flax Trust, designed to promote sustainable community business and economic development in Ireland.

  • TRANSFORM

    2025 Programme Opening September 2025

    Incorporating a Mini MBA in Social Enterprise & Sustainability

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  • News

    Friday 28th Feb 2025

    TRANSFORM Cohort Attend MLN SuMMit

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  • Events

    Thursday 8th Feb 2024

    On Purpose 2024: Power, Purpose and People at Templemore Baths

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