1. Making sense of social enterprise Rachel Cranham & Chris Lee Social Enterprise Hertset East of England

2. The plan … Defining social enterprise Why social enterprise? Social enterprise in action From asking to earning Being enterprising Are you enterprising? Help! where you can get it

3. Social enterprise …. organisation? activity? or both? “a social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives … ” “ another tool in the box (for financial sustainability) or the whole workshop” “an activity, rather than an organisational type - something organisations ‘do’, rather than ‘are’” “combining the best charity and business practices for economic and community development”

4. The world out there … social enterprise private sector: becoming more social public sector: becoming more independent voluntary sector: becoming more enterprising

5. Why social enterprise? People are motivated by doing good Fulfill other aims as well as business Unique business models Filling a gap - addresses need not necessarily met by other commercial organisations Extend your skills

6. Social enterprise in action For example… The Ferry Project Apsley Paper Trail CME – Community Music East

7. From asking … to earning The gift economy Specified outputs Service level agreements Structured market Open market S T R I N G S AT T A C H E D donations grants agreements contracts trading

8. Being enterprising – our USP? “why is it that, in a time of rampant competition and fast-paced change, the voluntary sector is not leading the way when it comes to innovative practices?” nfpsynergy

9. Age, stage and enterprise But … “Entrepreneurship exists in very large and mature organisations, and it can also be absent in start-ups… entrepreneurship is an attitude towards change.” Warren Tranquada and John Pepin

10. Are you enterprising? Self-aware Environmentally aware Passionate but purposeful Plan for change Fearless with figures Know the market Delegated decisions Take measured risks and embrace failure

11. Help! where you can get it … What’s on offer from SEEE? Regional and Strategic Resources – website, member listing, forums, InTouch, newsletter Virtual Coffee Mornings Projects – Building Communities Fund and Micro Coaches Events and Networks

12. Help! where you can get it … What’s on offer from Hertset? A network of ‘experts by experience’ Study visits and themed events Monthly newsletter and web pages Signposting to other sources around the region

13. Join us! hertset@exemplas.com www.seee.co.uk/hertset 0845 606 6296 hello@seee.co.uk www.seee.co.uk