1. Newry & Mourne Co-op & Enterprise Agency Helping to shape Newry and Mourne’s economic future Dr Conor Patterson

2. Established by founders of Newry Credit Union and others in 1972 The ‘Third Way’ (a ‘social enterprise’) Charitable status Newry & Mourne Co-operative and Enterprise Agency

3. Newry and Mourne Co-operative and Enterprise Agency Work In Newry – (WIN) 1975 First community managed workspace in Ireland First Enterprise Agency in Ireland First Enterprise Loan Fund in Ireland Pioneering cross-border co-operation projects Founder of Enterprise Northern Ireland, the network of N.I.’s Local Enterprise Agency’s

4. The Co-operative/Enterprise Agency 12 unpaid voluntary directors from across Newry & Mourne – Board includes a Council nominee (+ two other Councillors as ‘citizens’)

5. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Developing business infrastructure Promoting enterprise Urban/rural regeneration Partnership working Positive media

6. Developing business infrastructure

7. Affordable Workspace WIN Newry WIN Warrenpoint WIN Flurrybridge WIN Kilkeel (Binnian) Forkhill

8. The Work In Newry Model WIN WorkspaceRental JobsSustainable Enterprise Agency Prosperity Social & Political Stability

9. WIN BUSINESS PARK  75 Businesses occupying 96,922 sq ft.  Employing more than 400 people.

10. WARRENPOINT ENTERPRISE CENTRE Ph1  16 Businesses occupying 17,840 sq ft.  Employing more than 30 people

11. FLURRYBRIDGE ENTERPRISE CENTRE 2013  26 Businesses occupying 58,500 sq ft.  Employing more than 150 people.

12. BINNIAN ENTERPRISE CENTRE Ph1  5 Businesses occupying 23,000 sq ft.  Employing more than 40 people

13. Forkhill District Development Association  9 Businesses occupying 20,000 sq ft.  Employing 20 people.

14. Former Forkhill Army Base

15. Crossmaglen Enterprise Centre  4,000 sq ft  4 businesses  Employing 15 people

16. PROPOSAL for a COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CENTRE at CARNAGAT, NEWRY Funded by DSD Neighbourhood Renewal

19. Promoting enterprise

20. self-employment self-reliance sectoral diversity local commitment strong multiplier effect The Micro-enterprise economy:

21. BUSINESS START: ‘G0-FOR-IT’ (State support programme delivered by NMEA)

22. PROMOTING CROSS BORDER TRADE ‘TRADELINKS’ EU INTERREG Programme

23. Supporting Social Enterprises ‘SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME’

24. Transnational Business Networks LEONARDO; ERASMUS

25. Developing links between Newry & Mourne, Europe and North America

26. Urban & rural regeneration

27. Canal Street Re-development

28. Canal Street Regeneration First Derivatives HQ

29. Partnership Working

31. Enterprise N.Ireland Federation of 32 Local Enterprise Agencies across N.Ireland

32. Cross Border Strategy Newry and Mourne/Louth East Border Region

33. Positive Media

35. Impact:Jobs, incomes, quality of life Last 10 years - almost 1,400 new businesses set up Employment for some 3,000 2001-2011, 230 established local businesses helped to expand creating hundreds of new jobs and millions in new income Tens of millions £ in new income within the local economy every year Assisted more than 120 Social Enterprises which provide services to hundreds of people

36. Impact:Jobs, incomes, quality of life 1039 families and some 5,000 people have benefited directly from other programmes (eg PEACE, TEP) Canal Street Regeneration (First Derivatives) Greater Newry Vision/ Enterprise NI Co-op directly employs13 full time

37. The EU/State Programme funding model for social enterprises Cost Overhead Salary 25% from other core income P11 + overhead allowance ActualFunding Cost