12th Conference EUSE Lisbon 2015

1. “ Improving Diversity through
Supported Employment ”

2. Networking in Supported
Employment through
Business Breakfasts
Michaela Hemmerová
Job coach
Rytmus, o. p. s. – od klienta k občanovi
hosted by:
In association with:

3. The content of the
workshop
• Introduction to the workshop (15 min.)
• Networking project, Wien Work
• Business for breakfast
• Breakfast for social responsibility
• Team work (15 min.)
• Presentations of team work (10 min. each group)

4. Networking in Supported
Employment
• 2 year project (December 2012 – November
2014)
• Networking as a natural activity, in which
people get to know each other to find job
opportunities.
• The goal is to be recommended to
someone, or to learn about someone who is
looking for and needs the service that you
provide.

5. Networking in Supported
Employment
• International partnership:
– Rytmus, Czech Republic (leading partner)
– SOLWAY, VIAS Scotland, Scotland, UK
– Wienwork, Austria
• What we documented with the project:
– Circles of relationships, planning meetings, getting into
the community, job shadow days, internal networking,
informal networking, informal business networking,
CSR breakfast, networking clubs, cooperation with state
organization and agencies

6. Wien Work
• Non-Profit Social Firm offering consulting,
education, vocational training and employment
for disabled people
• plus one project for long-term unemployed
persons without disabilities
• About 630 Employees, short- and longterm
• Socially oriented, diversity oriented, service
provider and producer/manufacturer in 11
business fields
• Since 33 years located in Vienna

7. Wien Work
• Intern:
• Jobmanagement
• Marketing
• Managers and Sales of Wien Work Business Segments
• Extern:
• Cooperations with Companies
• Business Circles
• Umbrella Organisations
• Founders and Politics
• Other Special Services in Supported Employment
• Personal Contacts
• Federal Economic Chamber and others
• Goal of the Project: learn new approach like Business for Breakfast

8. Business for breakfast
• Marketing tool
• Business meetings from
various disciplines (in
exclusivity field)
• Breakfast is once every
two weeks
• The goal is to get contacts
• The opportunity to present
SE
• Breakfast is paid (10 euro)
+ annual membership

9. Business for breakfast
• Fixed program
– 1,5 hour - always in the morning
• Short introduction in 60 sec (members and guests)
• Focus on business (10 min)
• Networking break
• Educational point (5 min)
• Sharing contacts, arranging meetings and/or
cooperation

10. Breakfast for social responsibility
• Rytmus had been looking for a cheaper way to
meet employers than BforB.
• Trying out, adjusting the scenario and the PR for
the meeting
• Number of invited companies minimum 100 per
meeting -> Number of participants +- 10
• Goal: to meet and become partners with new
potential employers and get new jobs, promoting
CSR idea, present SE services

11. Breakfast for social
responsibility
• Breakfasts are 3 times per year - we try to invite
employers every 4 months
• We cooperated with Council of Prague 2, now (?)
• What we do:
– We invite employers.
– Present SE.
– Offer cooperation.
– Try to inspire employers.

12. Breakfast for social
responsibility
• Presentation of the
employer- experiences
with employing people
with disabilites
• Discussion
• Sharing contacts,
arranging meetings
and/or cooperation
• Feedback
Breakfast scenario
•Opening by the deputy
mayor
•Introducing Rytmus
•Introducing Employers
•Introducing SE and what
the advantages are of
cooperating with Rytmus for
employers
•Video about SE

13. Team work
• 3 groups
• 3 questions
• Each group gets a different one
• 15 minutes for work
• 10 minutes for presentation of results

14. Thank you for your attention!
Michaela Hemmerová
m.hemmerova@rytmus.org
www.rytmus.org