social enterprise in action - a proposal for social enterprise support. dr jerry mckeever, tosach
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Social Enterprise A Call to ACTION. INTERREG ACTION Pilot Project. Dunhill Ecopark. Friday 22nd June 2012TRANSCRIPT
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPENA outline prospectus for social enterprise brokerage
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
To make social enterprise live up to its jobs and economic recovery potential we need a catalyst and an enabler.
Social Enterprise Action! is seeking investment in terms of time, commitment and money
Investment means a clear outcome for all the stakeholders
Investment means being innovative and being rewarded
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
Where did it come from? Social Enterprise Action! has developed from
an INTERREG ACTION Pilot Project between Carmarthenshire in Wales and County Waterford
It has identified over 200 potential or current social enterprises in County Waterford alone
Social Enterprise Action! Seeks to be innovative and dynamic in its methodology and growth potential
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
What will it do?
Broker resources (social, intellectual, financial capital) to set up new social enterprises, expand existing ones and develop job potential
Develop local action groups in tandem with networks such as Communities Creating Jobs and LEADER through a series of local social enterprise workshops
Offer training courses to local development enterprise animators
Research and keep updated a regional social enterprise database
Establish a network of specialist consultants and mentors with the capacity to respond to specific social enterprise needs
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
What’s new? We won’t wait for projects to come to us,
we’ll go out and make it happen We will integrate with a new and dynamic
community initiative, brokering skills, advice and resources to develop social enterprise
We won’t be part of a state initiative , but an independent non-profit company with a sustainable business plan
We will draw on skills, research experience and business contacts from the INTERREG ACTION Pilot Project
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
What’s the resource base? Social capital of contacts in social enterprise
and the Communities Creating Jobs network Intellectual capital of the expertise of the key
players Pool of business expertise and mentors Transnational partner experience and
contacts through the INTERREG ACTION Pilot Project
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
What will be the impacts? Development of local action groups in
tandem with networks such as CCJ Where a local community engages, a social
enterprise workshop and follow-up service will deliver new and expanded social enterprises over a 1-3 year period
Over a three-year period a local action group and support infrastructure will be established in every county
Social enterprises will attain critical mass to effect job creation through a visible and recognised sector
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
What can investors expect?
New social enterprises established linked to local action groups
Existing social enterprises expanded and developed
New sustainable jobs created Social enterprise emerges as a viable sector Positive social enterprise culture of self
reliance
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
The Structure
Guarantee company without share capital Committed and experienced directors Independent of agencies or state structures Open to membership from participating
communities
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
Sustainability
Built on local ownership and support Responds to unique local needs and
opportunities Engaging with the critical issue of local job
creation and social enterprise Low overheads and operating structure Developing ‘self-generating market’ through
local workshops Experience and contacts gained through
INTERREG ACTION and Dunhill Rural Enterprises Ltd
Linked to grassroots-based community movement
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACTION!MAKING IT HAPPEN
Next steps
Incorporating the company Seeking Investor commitments A full prospectus and Business Plan Develop local, regional and national roll-out
programme