1. Scotland’s 10 Year Social Enterprise Strategy
& ESF
Pauline Graham
CEO, Social Firms Scotland
Kim Wallace
Networks & Development Manager
Social Entrepreneurs Network Scotland

2. Co-production
The message from National Govt is loud and clear – ‘The social economy and social enterprise in particular is key to the future of public service reform and delivery in Scotland’ but also to empowering local communities, tackling poverty and inequality and developing innovative solutions to challenges facing our communities.

3. Scotland’s Social Enterprise Sector
60% women led
> 87,000 workforce
56% urban / 32% rural
1:2.5 wage differential
Gender balance on boards
Almost half formed in the last 10 years and 200 start-ups each and every year
1% of enterprising organisations
4% of those employed
13.7bn SMEs GVA – 26%
Tesco (consumer services – shopping centres) at 258:1
52% employ previously unemployed young people
28% actively target recruitment at disadvantaged groups
As at March 2016, there were 348,045 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) operating in Scotland, providing an estimated 1.2 million jobs. SMEs accounted for 99.3% of all private sector enterprises and accounted for 54.6% of private sector employment and 40.5% of private sector turnover
2,547,000 people were in employment
1 social enterprise per 1,000 people. But in Shetland, 4.1 per 1,000 people, 2.3 per 1,000 in the Highlands and so on.

4. Education and Academia Scotland as a Good Global Citizen
Scotland’s Ecosystem for Social Enterprise
Direct Funding
(ESF Growth Fund)
Education and Academia
Leadership Dev.
Business Support
Opening Markets
Social
Innovation (ESF)
Scotland as a Good Global Citizen
Local Networks
Social Investment

5. Published Dec 16
Covers a decade!
Debated in Parliament in February 2017
Implementation via 3 Action Plans
- Aligning ESF
€1.2 mn+ in ‘early interventions’
c€5.8mn over the next 12 months to deliver 92 actions (this excludes ESF commitments)

6. Scottish Parliament, 2007; 2011; 2016; -> 2021

7. Education and Innovation
The next decade…
STIMULATE
STRENGTHEN
MARKET
Public Markets
Consumer Markets
Business Markets
Social Finance
Personal Development
Social Value
Business Development
Recognition
Entrepreneurship
Education and Innovation
Local Development

9. ESF Operational Programme Themes
Smart
Innovation
Business Competitiveness
Digital
Smart Cities
Developing Scotland’s Workforce
Youth Employment Initiative
Sustainable
Low Carbon Infrastructure
Sustainable Transport
Green Infrastructure
Circular Economy
Brief overview of the 2014 – 2020 Structural Fund Programmes - reasonably different in structure and delivery to the previous Programmes
3 key themes across both ERDF and ESF: Smart; Sustainable; and Inclusive.
Other noticeable difference is delivery method:
Strategic interventions have been developed in consultation with wider stakeholders and MA
Inclusive
Social Inclusion & Combating Poverty
National Employability Programme & Employability Pipelines

10. European Social Fund 2014-2020 Priority Axis 1 Priority Axis 2
08: Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility
09: Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination
10: Investing in education, training and vocational training for kills and lifelong learning
To give you a wee bit about the set-up of the ESF Programme …
3 Priority Axes, each with 1 Thematic Objective.
Going back to the Programme Themes,
Axis 1 and 2 = Inclusive
Axis 3 = Smart
Unlike previous ESF Programmes, funding will be very targeted at those recipients with MULTIPLE BARRIERS.
Employability Pipeline
X 32 LAs
Youth Employment Initiative
(South West Scotland)
Target Beneficiaries, e.g.
Lone parents
Workless or low income households
Fragile Communities

11. SOCIAL ECONOMY GROWTH FUND
Priority Axis 2
09: Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and discrimination
9i: Active inclusion, promoting equal opportunities and improving employability
9v: Promoting social entrepreneurship and work integration in social enterprises and the social and solidarity economy in order to facilitate employment
SOCIAL ECONOMY GROWTH FUND
Increase the sustainability and capacity of the social economy to deliver support to the most disadvantaged areas and groups.
SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND
A focus on nurturing social innovation, linking social economy to academia and research
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES FUND
Finding new ways to empower disadvantaged communities to develop and own sustainable solutions to their problems, build community resilience and capacity, increase economic activity, and improve health and well-being.
Leadership Development Programme for Social Entrepreneurs

12. The Social Innovation Fund
Stage 1
develop new, innovative and creative ideas and solutions to social problems
available funding of between £30k - £50k
support projects for a maximum of 6 months
Stage 2
test social innovation ideas/prototypes in to find out if they work in practice and identify what works/what does not and why
available funding of between £100k - £150k
support projects for a maximum of 12 months
Stage 3
sustaining and/or scaling up and growing social innovations that work. These will be new ideas/products/services that demonstrate real positive impact and are expected to be sustainable and ‘scalable’
available funding of between £150k - £250k to ‘successful’ Stage 2 projects

13. Social Innovation and New Markets

14. Linthouse Lunch Club for Older People
Social Capital: - Unlocking more than Potential by measuring, managing, and monitoring social capital
Linthouse Lunch Club for Older People