Social enterprises in Wales are having to share their ideas with the very organisations they are expected to compete against. Shannon Robinson explains why many feel disadvantaged

Naz Malik is lead partner in a Welsh equality partnership’s bid for European Objective 1 funding.

Curiad Calon Cymru is among those who have been hit with force by a reinterpretation of guidance on state aid and procurement that threatens to derail their attempts to deliver services more effectively across the country.

The Welsh European Funding Office (Wefo) describes the change as ‘a more rigorous application of the guidance’. But its additional rigour has left many social enterprises in Wales in severe difficulty.

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