This is the full presentation from our 2011 Enterprise and Mental Health Conference which focussed on Growing Your Business. Many thanks to all those who attended and supported the day and for those who contributed towards the conference presentations and sessions.

2. Definition of Entrepreneurship entrepreneurship is the “ creative mindset ” that drives individuals to create new ideas and bring these to the market in a way appropriate to create value for an external audience (Faltin, 2007)

5. Levenshulme Inspire will ..... Be a place where people feel inspired and supported to turn dreams into realities Offer services that promote the material, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of Levenshulme residents Energise a movement of people committed to working together to build fair and fulfilling communities in Manchester Become a community led sustainable social enterprise balancing economic, social and environmental viability

9. PEOPLE

10. POWERED

11. PARTNERSHIPS

13. Understanding your business and your customers Belinda Barnard

26. Bubble Enterprises Enterprise & Mental Health Conference Growing your Business 4 th July 2011 Dianne Scott-Fowler / Colin Bell

32. Alex Hough Culture Capture & Curate Grasping Creative Knowledge Management for Growth

33.  Bomb#1

36. New Opportunities for Social Enterprises Terry Dafter Director Adult Social Care Stockport MBC

38. Transformed Customer Journey

41. Where we are heading

43. Changes and opportunities faced in the public sector for enterprise Jude Wells Stockport Adult Social Care

50. Milestones DOH and SEIF Funding Building design and refurbishment completed Market research to consolidate our knowledge and inform direction Design, development and delivery of class and course programme (261 people since Sept 2010) Building team 21 Therapists and 15 Practitioners Attended over 40 events 250 treatments given (125 treatments subsidised) Holistic Therapy training centre - VTCT approved

64. “ It never occurs to me that there are things that I can’t do” Whoopi Goldberg

65. Contact Details: Sue Dixon [email_address] 07917 061 340

69. Moving Forward: The Opportunity “ Increasing levels of enterprise and economic activity go hand in hand with tackling poverty, unemployment and social exclusion.“ “ Think global, act local”

71. Thank you Please contact us at [email_address] to get involved www.bubbleenterprises.co.uk