| ......................................................... Mayor launched Social Enterprise Bootcamp  |  |
Red Ochre has won the contract for the delivery of the Social Enterprise Bootcamp – labeled “Business Revolution”. With much of the enterprise support programmes in London disappearing the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, launched a series of tailor-made ‘Business Bootcamps’ at the British Library’s Business and IP Centre on Friday 13th May 2011. The Mayor of London committing £275,000 from RBS and another £135,000 from the Open Innovation EU’s Interreg scheme. The picture shows Boris Johnson meeting Uday and Melanie Robinson from MyBank, the award winning social enterprise that Red Ochre has supported and help grow over the last 4 years. Also, Boris joining in with Red Ochre’s “Business Revolution” – spinning our Business Revolution Red Tops This 2-day Bootcamp will help you hit the ground running to start and scale-up your social enterprise. The programme is easy to grasp, it’s practical, it’s there to help you succeed. You’ll have access to discounted desk space/incubation, membership and training fees; a mentoring programme; sources of finance/markets.
Book through: http://www.thebusinessbootcamp.org/redochre
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................................................................... Celebrating the success of the Ready to Grow programme 
| The Ready to Grow programme was a 3 year specialist support programme that saw the creation of 17 new enterprises, 39 new jobs together with the expansion of existing BAMER social enterprises. A further 200 individuals engaged with the programme and were inspired to consider social enterprise as a career option. The SE’s themselves have gone on to benefit a further 18,000 individuals through their service delivery. This pan-London programme was initiated and led by Red Ochre in partnership with Olmec and funded by Capacitybuilders. To learn more about the programme, what we’ve offered, what the participants said about it and what the programme achieved, please click here. | ................................................................... Upcoming Red Ochre training Introduction to Social Enterprise & Legal Structures workshop taking place TOMORROW *Last chance to book*  | 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. Places are limited! Do NOT miss out and book your place! Price: £50 inc VAT
Venue: The British Library Business & IP Centre To book please contact anna@redochre.org.uk | ......................................................... Achieving Commissioning Excellence - 16th June
| Red Ochre is pleased to be speaking at the Institute of Commissioning Professionals event – Achieving Commissioning Excellence on the 16th June at Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury, London. After this workshop, delegates will understand the principles of Commissioning Excellence and how these will impact upon service users, partners and citizens. This event is open to local council members and officers involved in HR, Finance, Performance Management, Policy, Quality and of course Commissioning. Delegate fees are £349.00 per delegate plus VAT. IoCP Members £50 discount. Delegates will receive a free copy worth £50 of Achieving Commissioning Excellence as part of their delegate packs. To register contact Doug Forbes at 020-8886-2462, or doug.forbes@baronyconsulting.com
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Reos Partners: Effective Group Facilitation - 25th - 27th May Reos Partners invites you to Effective Group Facilitation, a three-day course which provides an in-depth introduction to the practices of group facilitation. The course will be taught by Zaid Hassan and Mia Eisenstadt. For more information click here.
Business advice clinics - 1st June Looking for impartial business advice? Then attend the highly rated LBSS Business advice clinic.
Please click here for more information.
The London Green Fair -
4th - 5th June A unique free event, blending serious and suggestive takes on the environmental issues that affect Londoners, and offering a stimulating day out. Click here for more info.
Comms Lab filming & writing for the web workshops - June Society Media are running two workshops in June on 'Filming for the Web' & 'Writing for the Web'. For more information please click here.
Power Up 2011' - 1st -3rd July A training weeked on the the planning system to help you improve your local area. Bookings and further information: Talk Action
Tel: 020 7324 4774
Email: jelliott@talkaction.org
Tri Together - 11th September Leonard Cheshire Disability is proud to announce the launch of Tri Together, a new concept in triathlon, uniquely designed for disabled and non-disabled people to take part side by side. Race entry is now open. For more information, please click here. | |
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