12th Conference EUSE Lisbon 2015

2. Social Enterprise in Support of
Supported Employment
Norman Sterritt
Progression to Employment Manager
Triangle Housing Association
norman.sterritt@trianglehousing.org.uk
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In association with:

3. • Workshop Aims:
To explore the advantages and disadvantages of
utilising a twin track approach in meeting
employment needs of individuals who are
typically furthest from the labour market
The focus is on the how & why rather that the
what & where

4. Pictorial slide- The Supported Employment
model (Hyperlink to brochure)
Supported Employment Model
http://www.trianglehousing.org.uk/cmsfiles/Supported-
Employment-2014.jpg

5. Pictorial slide- The Social Enterprise Model
(Hyperlink to brochure)
Social Enterprise Model
http://www.trianglehousing.org.uk/cmsfiles/Alternative-
Angles-SE.jpg

6. Pictorial Slide- Ice breaker card
trick
Pick any card and
commit that card
to memory

7. Pictorial Slide- Ice breaker card
trick
Now move UP or
DOWN to the
nearest diamond
(If there are two diamonds the same
distance away from your card, you may
choose either)

8. Pictorial Slide- Ice breaker card
trick
Now move LEFT
or RIGHT to the
nearest ODD
numbered card
(Excluding face cards). If there are two
odd numbered cards the same distance
away from your card, you may choose
either. If there are none then stay where
you are)

9. Pictorial Slide- Ice breaker card
trick
Finally, move UP
or DOWN to the
nearest face card
If there are two face cards the same
distance away from your card, you may
choose either

10. Pictorial slide- Ice breaker card trick. Link to YouTube clip (Morecambe & Wise
Christmas Show 1971- “playing all the right notes but
not necessarily in the right order”
Is this your NEW
card?
“playing all the right notes
but not necessarily in the
right order”
Braden E. (1971) “ Previn Plays Greig Sketch”. The Morecambe & Wise
Christmas Show. London: BBC. YouTube: [Online].
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zHBN45fbo8)

11. • Social Enterprise- A Definition Dilemma
– "Social Enterprise means different things to different people in
different contexts and at different points in time“ Third Sector Research Centre
– “....this create a dilemma as it has the potential of being unhelpfully
interpreted as social enterprise meaning anything to anybody, in any
context and at any point in time?
Sterritt, N (2012). Introducing Social Enterprise, (Module SOP115). Advanced Diploma in Social Enterprise. Ulster University

12. Quotation from Charles Leadbeater (2002)- “Social Enterprises are hybrids
mixing social values and goals with commercial practices”
Bill Gates (Microsoft) has pledged to give away 95% of his fortune to fight
disease in the third world. Could this be viewed as mixing commercial goals
with social practices, and does this make Microsoft a Social Enterprise?
Muhammad Yunus Quote and Youtube link providing clarify & focus to the
debate.
Bill Gates has pledged to giving away 95% of his fortune to
fight disease in the third world
Could this be viewed as mixing commercial goals with
Social Practices and does this then make Microsoft a
Social Enterprise?
“Social Enterprises are hybrids mixing social values
and goals with commercial practices”
Leadbeater, C. (2002). “Life in No Man's Land”. New Statesman Magazine. Volume: 131. Issue: 4590.
Two kinds of Business-
All about me or all about others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0C3XQ3BTd4o

13. Pictorial slide depicting “FIFTEENS” the much used example of a successful
social enterprise. Web link
https://www.fifteencornwall.co.uk/

14. Pictorial slide- Quote from Dave
Meneer, CEO of Fifteens Cornwall. “We
can just about survive on restaurant
profits, but I’m always sniffing around
for other money and sponsorship”
Youtube Link“We can just about survive on restaurant profits,
but I'm always sniffing around for other money and
sponsorship”
Dave Meneer CEO of Fifteen Cornwall
and the Fifteen Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nnr_MFR6BM

15. Sustainability Through Trading
Easy to over promise, more difficult to deliver
“I represent three non-profits; an alcohol drug residential treatment
centre, a transitional employment organization for recovering addicts,
and a local food pantry. We are exploring starting a bakery to provide
job training for newly recovering addicts and provide foods for the
pantry and to raise revenue for our respective organizations. Can
anyone point us in a direction to research other start-ups related to
this possible social enterprise?”
Extract from an enquiry posted on an online social enterprise networking forum

16. John Lewis- Never Knowingly Undersold
Social Enterprise- Never Knowingly Oversell

17. Pictorial slide highlighting an article published in The Wall Street Journal
entitles- “Why Social Enterprise Rarely Works” Link to Article
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118066523448221042

18. Pictorial slides with hyperlinks to suggested reading Link to Articles (Seedco
Policy Center & Stanford Social Innovation review)
http://seedco.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/The-
Limits-of-Social-Enterprise.pdf
http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/social_enter
prise_20

19. • Disadvantages:
– Open to misinterpretation
– Reluctance to move on to open employment
– Mission creep
– More expensive that Supported Employment

20. • Advantages:
Provides space for observation/ assessment
Provides orientation to a work environment
Allows opportunity to develop social skills
Enables engagement with employers
Builds confidence

21. Questions/ Discussion