1. SIB Big Potential and Breakthrough Grants – Case Study
Presentation By Louise Mckiernan

2. Introduction to DRC What We Do Legal Status
Current Market Considerations
Strengths
Improving sustainability and scale

3. Our Strategy For Growth
To secure additional public sector contracts in more areas of the UK to deliver more services to disabled people - free at the point of delivery
To launch new commercial trading products and services to disabled people - and a wider market – chargeable at the point of delivery

4. New HELP! At Home Service
Market opportunity
Service offering
Research and Business Planning
Bringing the service to market
Loan Investment

5. Social Investment Ready ?
Not quite !
Organisational and cultural shift
Build new 5-year financial model
Systems and controls development
Improved understanding of new markets we wanted to penetrate
Understand the social impact

6. Our Experience of the SIB Big Potential Opportunity
Selecting SIB approved Provider
Initial Diagnostic Tool
Telephone Interview
Full application
Grant Award
Getting on with the delivery
Interim and End of Grant reports

7. How the Grant Has Helped Our Business
Robust 5-year financial modelling system now in place to meet commercial needs
Greater understanding of our social investment needs going forwards
Improved knowledge about commercial markets and our USP
Pilot and review Help at Home Service
Able to demonstrate social impact

8. Social Investment Ready ?
Yes !
Fully operational Help at Home service ready to scale up
Clear social investment requirement
Social impact reporting in place

9. Our Experience of the SIB Breakthrough Opportunity
Applied for a small follow-up grant for support to help us secure loan finance
Worked with the same SIB approved Provider
Same grant application and award process with interim and end of grant reports required.
Loan finance now secured !

10. Thank You For Listening
Disability Resource Centre
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