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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


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