Social enterprise not just business as usual

What I’ll cover today Who am I? Why do I do what I do? A few examples Why does social enterprise matter? Opportunities

Who am I?

Why do I do what I do?

A few examples

Why does social enterprise matter?

Opportunities

What have I done? University of Leeds - Spanish & French Senda Juvenil Trade for Change Social Enterprise Leeds WYSE School Social Business Consulting

University of Leeds - Spanish & French

Senda Juvenil

Trade for Change

Social Enterprise Leeds

WYSE School

Social Business Consulting

Who am I and what do I do? Training - market research, marketing, social business planning Consultancy - social enterprise Mentoring Photo from Ant Smallwood via flickr.com

Training - market research, marketing, social business planning

Consultancy - social enterprise

Mentoring

What is a social enterprise? Trying to define a social enterprise can be like trying to define an elephant - very difficult and not much point, because you certainly know one when you see one. www.sel.org.uk

Trying to define a social enterprise can be like trying to define an elephant - very difficult and not much point, because you certainly know one when you see one.

www.sel.org.uk

www.socialbusinessconsulting.co.uk Lots more information on social enterprise

Lots more information on social enterprise

What do they look like? Social enterprises: Are enterprising in their approach Have clear social objectives Have a structure which enables social ownership and accountability

Social enterprises:

Are enterprising in their approach

Have clear social objectives

Have a structure which enables social ownership and accountability

Bulky Bobs

Cafédirect

The Eden Project

If you believe there should be a place that explores what a great future might look like...that celebrates life and puts champagne in the veins... then welcome to the Eden Project... That's why we built this place and that's where the money goes.

If you believe there should be a place that explores what a great future might look like...that celebrates life and puts champagne in the veins... then welcome to the Eden Project... That's why we built this place and that's where the money goes.

Angels Housekeeping

Why all the fuss? Big government agenda to deliver services differently Grants for third sector organisations becoming more scarce Social problems need socially entrepreneurial solutions

Big government agenda to deliver services differently

Grants for third sector organisations becoming more scarce

Social problems need socially entrepreneurial solutions

Opportunities for you Social enterprises need talented graduates as much as any other business Social enterprise offers a different route into business - often for people who wouldn’t otherwise go into business

Social enterprises need talented graduates as much as any other business

Social enterprise offers a different route into business - often for people who wouldn’t otherwise go into business

Liam Black, Fifteen Foundation “ Getting and holding on to people who are happy to live with the pressures of balancing the commercial and social missions is really difficult. I would say this is the biggest barrier to scaling up the social enterprise part of the economy in this country.”

“ Getting and holding on to people who are happy to live with the pressures of balancing the commercial and social missions is really difficult.

I would say this is the biggest barrier to scaling up the social enterprise part of the economy in this country.”

Contact me Rob Greenland [email_address] www.socialbusinessconsulting.co.uk 0113 257 3942

Rob Greenland [email_address]

www.socialbusinessconsulting.co.uk

0113 257 3942

www.socialbusinessconsulting.co.uk Lots more information on social enterprise

Lots more information on social enterprise