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Voice 11 
| Voice 11, the Uk's biggest Social Enterprise event is taking place on 30th March, at The 02. Voice 11 is brought to you by Social Enterprise Coalition Uday Thakkar will be speaking about 'Turning ideas into practice – Introduction to business planning: Understand the principles of business planning and why it is so important'. For more information, please click here. All of the Red Ochre staff will be at the Voice 11. We look forward to seeing you there. Also, The Social Enterprise Awards, the nationwide competition that celebrates the work and achievements of the UK’s most inspiring and successful social enterprises is taking place in the evening on the 30th March. Click here for more information.
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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, Managing Director of Red Ochre 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. Price: £50 Inc VAT
Venue: The British Library Business & IP Centre For more information or to book a place please e-mail anna@redochre.org.uk | .........................................................
This workshop has been created specifically for women managing green and social enterprise businesses to help develop their presentation and networking skills en route to building a successful personal and company brand. Penny Daly, Director of Red Ochre will be speaking at this event and it takes place at The British Library For more information please click here.
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| Robert Foster, Co-founder of Red Ochre, gave a well received session on Social Return on Investment in Practice at the annual conference of Children England. The session on the 9th March covered the basic theory of SROI, but focused on practical issues and was illustrated by several case studies and group discussion. Children England (a leading UK membership organisation for the children, young people and families voluntary sector) www.childrenengland.org.uk |
......................................................... | P-ANL Stakeholder Event 2011 – Sport and the Big Society | 
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Pro-Active North London had its annual conference in Barnet. With almost 200 delegates attending a conference about sports and supporting sports within the context of the Big Society agenda. Over 40 delegates attended two workshops on 'Developing a Social Enterprise' delivered by Uday Thakkar. The workshop explored what is a social enterprise, what legal forms a social enterprise can take and how to develop an effective social enterprise. For more information about the event, please click here.
| ......................................................... Investors In People Celebratory Event  | Anna Turner, Office & Events Manager at Red Ochre received an award on behalf of Red Ochre for renewing the Investors in People recognition (www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/). Red Ochre undertook the assessment for the second time back in November and successfully passed. The award was granted at the IIP celebratory event on the 9th March. Investors in People offers a business improvement tool designed to help all kinds of organisations develop performance through their people. It provides tailored assessments designed to support organisations in planning, implementing and evaluating effective strategies and is relevant for organisations of all sizes and sectors. | ........................................................
......................................................... The Surrey Social Care Association, Surrey County Council, East Sussex and West Sussex County Councils and Brighton & Hove City Council organised a Showcase for Social Care event at Brighton on Wednesday 15th March. The event attracted over 50 stands, hundreds of delegates who had the opportunity to attend over 25 separate workshops. Uday Thakkar presented a workshop on Social Enterprise and its relevance to the health and social sector. The workshop attracted almost 50 delegates and was well received with robust audience participation.
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 | MyBnk (Ready to Grow beneficiary) will be launching a free face-to-face Money Guidance service in April 2011 which offers independent, sales and jargon-free guidance on all matters relating to personal finance. Anyone over the age of 16 will be able to access help from our trained staff, although the service is particularly targeted at those who are most vulnerable to the consequences of poor financial decision making. For more information on how your beneficiaries can access the service please call them 020 7377 8770 or e-mail johnny@mybnk.org | .........................................................
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| Buzzbank, Uk's first crowd-funding platform for social ventures is set to change the way people give, presenting a whole new way of doing good with your money by making bright ideas reality. It acts as an online marketplace connecting social initiatives with backers, supporters and cheerleaders, raising small sums from a large "crowd" of people. On Monday 21st of March Buzzbank will launch its gift voucher functionality, offering another way to give and participate in social good. For Mother's Day you can buy a gift with a difference. Want to help get vital medicines to rural health clinics www.buzzbnk.org/colalife? Believe environmental sustainability can be achieved by peddling madly away while watching a film www.buzzbnk.org/magrev? Or matey, you can see pirates about an out-of-school learning centre for young people in Hackney www.buzzbnk.org/hackneypirates. Choose and back projects which are meaningful to you and your loved ones or give them a voucher to choose for themselves. |
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How to bootstrap a startup - 23rd March How do you finance a startup when you cannot get an investor or banks interested? Please click here for more information.
2011 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship - March 30th-April 1st Each year, 800 of the world’s most influential social entrepreneurs, key thought leaders and strategic partners gather at the University of Oxford to exchange ideas, solutions and information. Please click here for more information. Kol Chai Business Club: ‘Workplace stress and the magic of relaxation’ - 31st March Go network, schmooze and listen to a short talk by guest speaker Robin Williams: ‘Workplace stress and the magic of relaxation’ on 31st March, 2011 at 7:45pm in Hatch End, Pinner, NW London. Click here for more information. The future and Impact of Social Enterprises - 11th April 2011 This CPPS seminar brings together key figures from across sectors in the important debate on how children’s social work & child protection & be more effective, less bureaucratic & more cost-effective to meet the Coalition Government’s aims & expectations at a time of major cuts in public expenditure. To book a place please click here. Enhance your chances of winning new business - 5th April Winning Contracts: A FREE 2-day training programme helping you get the contract! Despite the gloomy economic climate, there are a growing number of opportunities out there for SMEs and social enterprises. This training course provides you with all the information you need to bid for and win contracts – including where to find the contracts and how to prepare your bid. Click here for more information.
Facilitation Training Day - 10th May
A course that will help you gain the tools and techniques to make your facilitation engaging and productive. Please click here for further information.
How can social and community enterprises access public sector assets? - 14th June
Assets such as buildings and land, currently owned by public authorities, are being made available for transfer to community and social enterprises, often at preferential rates. Learn about forthcoming legislation and discuss the pros and cons of taking on community assets. Click here for more information. | |
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