Fw: Red Ochre Enewsletter - February 2010

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". 社會企業家的事業 my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my blog --- 2010年2月16日 星期二，Red Ochre <Red.Ochre@cmp.ctt-news.org> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Red Ochre <Red.Ochre@cmp.ctt-news.org> 主題: Red Ochre Enewsletter - February 2010 收件人: "incubator.hou@gmail.com" <incubator.hou@gmail.com> 日期: 2010年2月16日,星期二,下午8:34  Cannot read this email, click here.                     FEBRUARY E-NEWSLETTER   www.redochre.org.uk  ACES High! Event                                  The Aylesbury Entrepreneurs are hosting a lunch at the Glaziers Hall on Tuesday 2nd March to celebrate their success. Nine months ago there were no social enterprises on the Aylesbury Estate, now ten enterprises have started up. The Entrepreneurs will be describing their ‘journeys’ from the day they started on the Red Ochre ACE business courses, took part in the Aylesbury Arena (a Dragons’ Den-type event), to where they are now. They’ll be showcasing their products (from art-deco furniture to ethical clothing) and services (music therapy to a Chess club supported by a Grand Master). Please join us by contacting Anna at anna@redochre.org.uk ......................................................... Red Ochre's Award Winning Mentoring Programme! Penny (centre) with the Volunteer Partnership award winning team.  The successful Mentoring into Employment pilot project benefitted not only the graduates mentors from the Department for Transport but also the unemployed residents from the Churchill Gardens Estate, Westminster. The project won the 2010 award for being an innovative project and also a sustainable partnership. Please contact Penny penny@redochre.org.uk for more information. ......................................................... Ex-Dragon Champions Social Enterprise Uday with Doug Richards Doug Richard's of Dragon's Den Fame now runs the School for Startups. This is a rolling programme to encourage enterprise in the UK. Doug being American does things big - his presentations are to huge audiences and increasingly these are streamed so as to connect to even more people. The growth in interest led Doug to create a half day event specifically for Social Enterprise at the Royal Institution on the 19th of January. In front of an audience of hundreds Doug spoke in his inimitable and amusing way about the fundamentals of starting a successful enterprise. A succession of social entrepreneurs spoke about their experiences and challenges. A large part of the day was devoted to finance issues. Red Ochre's Managing Director Uday Thakkar shared a half hour session with Doug and discussed and answered questions on "What type of Social Enterprise are you?". The question and answer session touched extensively on legal structures and the challenges they present to financing and scaling up social enterprise in the UK. Click here to visit the School for Start Ups website. ......................................................... Voice10 The 6th Social Enterprise Coalition annual conference was held in Cardiff on the 1st and 2nd February. Each conference builds on the previous one and grows in strength and number. This conference said goodbye to Jonathan Bland and hello to Peter Holbrook the new Chief Executive. Peter has ambitions to grow social enterprises in the UK and we wish him luck with this. Uday Thakkar with Peter Holbrook Robert Foster of Red Ochre with Kevin Maton of Social Enterprise West Midlands. The conference also saw the roll of the Social Enterprise Mark. Uday Thakkar commented, “The concept of a social enterprise mark is a great idea and long overdue. Social enterprise needs to become the preferred business model for all businesses and for this we need to promote and encourage a set of values. My fear is that this version of the Mark is limiting as to who can participate. Will it pigeonhole those that are already converts and exclude new comers? How will the Mark work for those seeking alternative finance and methods of operating? I remain sceptical and feel that it has been formulated by those within the sector on historic assumptions. We need to take a futuristic and holistic look at what might be achieved by creating a broader spectrum of social enterprising organisations”. ......................................................... Social Enterprise Growth in Japan A team of Japanese social entrepreneurs and members of the Japanese Cabinet Office visited the UK to get a better understanding of the social enterprise sector. In particular they wanted to understand the legal structures and how social enterprise is encouraged and supported by the government here. The visit was facilitated through Imperial College and a previous Japanese academic study that had been supported by Red Ochre. The discussion was wide ranging and touched on the problems particularly on the short comings of the current range of legal structures and the problems these caused in obtaining finance and achieving scale. ......................................................... Inspiring Children about Social Enterprise Uday Thakkar is one of 33 social entrepreneurs featured on the children’s web site - Moss Green Children’s Books. Each of the entrepreneurs was asked to write about their journey into social enterprise and the books that inspired them as children. Click here for Uday’s journey. ......................................................... Ministry of Justice Social Enterprise Conference - 4th March 2010 Promoting understanding social enterprises and raising awareness of opportunities to staff across the criminal justice service. Uday will be running a workshop on BME social enterprises. For more information please click here for the flyer. ......................................................... Upcoming Red Ochre Workshops held at the British Library Business & IP Centre Introduction to Social Enterprise & Legal Structures - 26th March 2010 What is Social Enterprise? How do you become a social entrepreneur? Have you got what it takes? If you are starting to establish a Social Enterprise and are looking for a clear understanding of the concept, this workshop is for you. Uday Thakkar will help you explore the practicalities of starting a social enterprise, and learn about the social entrepreneur's journey with a forward looking prospective. You will acquire an understanding of the different legal structures available to social enterprise and become familiar with the management, governance and funding aspects of each. Time: 10.00 - 16.00 Venue: The British Library Business & IP Centre Price: £50 Inc VAT Managing an Ethical Business -  8th April 2010 Global interest in sustainability, green issues and ethical business has been growing for a long time. The current economic crisis is leading even more people to ask whether the only forward is for businesses to become Ethical • What does “Ethical” mean? • What does a budding entrepreneur need to consider before launching a new business? • If you are already in business how do you become  more “Ethical”? Uday will look at what Ethical means, examine different business models using case studies and look at practical steps at becoming Ethical. Time: 14.00 - 17.00 Venue: The British Library Business & IP Centre Price: £30 Inc VAT To book a place please e-mail anna@redochre.org.uk ......................................................... Recent testimonials for our Co-Founder, Robert Foster Here is some feedback from one-to-one sessions with Robert in the past month. “Thank you once again for our amazing session with you. My colleague and I are still animated from your advice and presence - a Gift indeed!” “…an excellent session with Robert Foster. What a find!” "I found the session incredibly helpful in lots of ways and particularly for highlighting some of the big picture opportunities for my organisation. Thank you!" ......................................................... Red Ochre Profile Each month we’re going to let you know what one of our Red Ochre team has been up to. This month we feature: Penny Daly, Director of Red Ochre What a good month this has been! It started in Oman and the UAE, a mix of holiday and meetings. The latter were about Red Ochre’s Aylesbury Community Enterprise (ACE) model of business training and 1:1 support to help people start up businesses. There’s a real interest in this and, hopefully, some Emirates Foundation people will be joining us at ACES High!, our showcase event about the Aylesbury project, on 2nd March. Leaving the sun and returning to the snow was tough – so I’m keen to develop this Middle East link! Another highlight of the month was being part of the Volunteer Centre Westminster’s ‘Overall Winner 2010’ team for volunteering partnerships. This was for the Mentoring into Employment programme whereby Department for Transport fast-track graduates mentored unemployed people from the Churchill Gardens Estate, Westminster (see News and Services).  I was involved in the design and delivery of the programme.  I’m also working on the Community Alliance peer-to-peer mentoring project and another with the Cardinal Hume Centre. As a change from mentoring programmes, Robert and I delivered a Community Champions workshop for Inspire East, EEDA, in Cambridge. I’m training City Guides in the build up to 2012 and also supporting young people on the Future Jobs Fund. So lots of challenging and exciting projects on the go at the moment. ...........................................................................   smartResources supported by Red Ochre, a free resource centre for the Third Sector.   .........................................................       Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/redochreUK  .........................................................  Other News & Events Aylesbury Update It seems hard to believe, but Aylesbury NDC is finally coming to an end after 10 years of activity on the Aylesbury Estate. They want to mark the occasion with a huge celebration and a ‘thank you’ to all the supporters, participants and beneficiaries over the years – so please join them for their end-of-programme event in Burgess Park on Saturday 20 March 2010 from 12pm to 5pm. There will be performances from their talented local people, sports, games and activities for the whole community and an exciting and varied afternoon of entertainment for young and old alike. As well as an opportunity to say a fond farewell to the community, this is their way of celebrating the NOETIC’s legacy to the Aylesbury area, and looking towards a brighter future. Please visit www.creationtrust.org for more news. The Investor Pitch – How to raise money successfully - 22nd February Are you thinking about starting a business and wonder how to pitch it to potential investors, customers or other key audiences? Click here to find out more. UnLtd Networking Event Invitation - 24th February UnLtd and Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber (SEYH) invite you to join them for an interactive and inspirational networking event for leaders and change makers working across the Third Sector. This is a free event - please contact Fern Yates  for more information and to book a place on 01274 750630 or fernyates@unltd.org.uk Local Networks for BME Social Enterprise Ealing - 24th February  The project will provide quality sub regional and local networking opportunities for London's BME social enterprises.  To book a place please click here. Social Networking – An Employer’s Friend or Foe? - 1st March Most employers are still coming to grips with social networking. Should they let their employees’ blog, either on twitter or facebook or indeed any other networking site? It is no longer just a question of whether employees should be blogging during working hours, but what they are doing and saying on their blogs at any hour of the day or night. Click here for more information. Stand and Deliver: People, Power and Politics Annual Conference - 3th - 4th March 2010 Join Bassac in Manchester to explore how local politics can become more people powered. Click here for more information. Stepping into Success conference - 8th March Women Unlimited have put together an amazing lineup for our second annual conference for International Women’s Day.  This day is all about you.  It’s about providing inspiration, motivation, excitement, connection and opportunity. For more information please click here.  Do you have news or events for our newsletter? Email anna@redochre.org.uk with the details.   Subscribe  Forward to a friend Change your details  Unsubscribe     © © Red Ochre 2010 - www.redochre.org.uk 1 London Bridge, Downstream Building London, SE1 9BG

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