1. Kate Hewett, Devon SSE
Dartington
11th May 2011
Have you got what it takes to
be a social entrepreneur?

2. A social entrepreneur is:
A person who has entrepreneurial attributes but
whose primary* motivation is to create social or
environmental benefit
*this is the arguable bit!

3. Michael Young

4. Visionary
Risk-taking
Persistent
Committed
Practical/action-focussed
Resourceful
Good social skills
Trust/credibility with community

6. In need of a good idea...
• increasing cost of living and fuel prices
• increased unemployment, particularly in winter
• high proportion of rural population
• local youth club and older person’s day care both closed down
due to government cuts
• higher rates of loneliness and depression, particularly in older
people

7. In need of a good idea...
• How might the following organisations approach it?
•A business
•Local council
•A charity
•In terms of:
•What product or service they might provide, under what
conditions and at what cost they might provide it
•How they would fund it and what challenges they might face
doing this
•Their measure of success

8. In need of a good idea...
•• If you were (or are) a social entrepreneur, what might you do
differently?

9. Visionary
Risk-taking
Persistent
Committed
Practical/action-focussed
Resourceful
Good social skills
Trust/credibility with community

10. Devon School for Social
Entrepreneurs

11. The Fellowship programme
• 24 days over six months
• ‘Start-up’ stage
• Witness sessions
• Expert sessions
• Project Visits
• Tutorials
• Action Learning Sets
“ Learning by doing ”

12. Specialised short courses
• 10 days over three months
• Topic or sector focus
• Witness sessions
• Expert sessions
• Project Visit
• Action Learning Sets
“ Learning by doing ”

13. Why do a Devon SSE programme?
• If you want to:
•Survive and thrive
•make the greatest impact
•Create more jobs
• grow your confidence and skills
• be part of a network of likeminded people

14. “People, given the right opportunity, are
capable of remarkable things”
Michael Young

15. Christine Allison
Project Development Manager
Dirk Rohwedder
Programme Consultant
Kate Hewett
Learning Manager
Sam Haydock
Programme Administrator
devon@sse.org.uk
Tel 01803 847066
www.sse.org.uk