How social enterprises can win more contracts: Beth Pilgrim, Supply Change

Send us Fan MailBeth Pilgrim is CEO and the co-founder of Supply Change, a platform connecting social enterprises with public sector organisations to help them drive impact in their local communities.In this episode, she describes how Supply Change is opening up public sector procurement to help more social enterprises win tenders and secure contracts.We cover:Beth's background and how she came to co-found Supply Change.The biggest barriers social enterprises face in accessing public sector supply chains – and how Supply Change addresses them.What lit Beth's "fire in the belly" for social enterprise and impact?Is buying from a social enterprise a riskier proposition than buying from other businesses? Some public sector procurement officers think so. Beth explains how Supply Change's due diligence process mitigates risks to buyers and helps social enterprises become public sector contract-ready.Why access to flexible social investment is so important to many social enterprises.Are there any priority areas in which the public sector is particularly interested in working with social enterprises?Why Heidi is so excited about Beth's world vision for 5 years time.How to contact Beth and Supply Change.Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review or rating! And if you are interested in being interviewed and are from an existing social enterprise creating a proven impact, please contact presenter Heidi Fisher at Make An Impact CIC.Support the showHi, I'm Heidi Fisher, the host of the Make an Impact Podcast.  I'm an impact measurement expert, passionate about helping you make a bigger impact in the world by maximising the impact your services have. I can help you to measure, manage and communicate the impact you have better to funders, investors, commissioners and other stakeholders, and to systemise your data collection and analysis so that it frees up time and doesn't become an additional burden.  I love helping you to measure social and economic impacts, including Social Return on Investment or value for money assessments, as part of understanding the change you make to peoples' lives. You can get in touch via LinkedIn or the website makeanimpactcic.co.uk if you'd like to find out more about working with me.