not just business as usual
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A introduction to social enterprise for a group of University students.TRANSCRIPT
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
What have I done?
• 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
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
www.socialbusinessconsulting.co.uk
• 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
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.
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
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
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.”
www.socialbusinessconsulting.co.uk
• Lots more information on social enterprise