 This 2-day Bootcamp will help you hit the ground and scale-up your social enterprise. The programme is easy to grasp, it’s practical, and it’s there to help you succeed. Led by Red Ochre experts, the Bootcamp will give you the tools, the guidance and the support to overcome the barriers and meet the challenges all entrepreneurs face. You’ll meet champions who have made the journey before you, interrogate money men and market makers – all the better to focus your own way forward. A few discounts are still available. The sooner you book, the bigger the discount! For further details and a schedule see the bootcamp programme or book NOW. ......................................................... Subsidized intensive consultancy support available for your organisation Sometimes dedicated support can make all the difference to get your strategy, business planning, management and financial planning right. We can offer two days of intensive support at the end of which you will have a document that will have clarified your strategy and business plan. This will improve your ability to access additional funding or finance. Don’t delay in contacting us - the support is only available for a few more months. Eligibility: - You need to be already operational with at least 1 employee.
- You must have the ambition to grow and be seeking additional finance to facilitate
the growth. - You will be required to pay a one-off fee of £200 plus VAT for this support.
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arc – building better business
 Business in the Community have launched arc: building better business, a Business in the Community initiative which supports social enterprises by providing them with free, expert advice to help them grow. The press release provides further information about the programme and you can also find out more by looking at the arc website and launch video. If you are a social enterprise and would like to apply for arc, please contact Matthew Lill. If you are a business and would like further information about the programme Jennifer Aungst. Red Ochre is one of the delivery partners, for more information please click here. .........................................................
- Social enterprises are 20% more likely to survive than a typical UK business.
- 66% of new social enterprises were still going five years after they started, compared with 47% of UK companies.
- Social enterprises experienced 17% annual growth on average, compared with 6% for a small business.
And this, despite 70% of the organizations surveyed were working in the 20% most deprived local authorities of the UK! These findings suggest that the organisations are not only achieving their social aims but also successfully engaging in commercial activity. Read more... Another recent report from Social Enterprise UK “Fightback Britain” goes further to evidence that : - Social enterprises employ more people relative to turnover than mainstream small businesses.
- Social enterprises are growing more than SMEs: 58% of social enterprises grew last year compared to 28% of SMEs.
- Social enterprises are outstripping SMEs in business confidence, with 57% of social enterprises predicting growth in comparison to 41%10 of SMEs.
- Social enterprises are outstripping SMEs in innovation, with 55% of social enterprises launching a new product or service last year, as opposed to 47% of SMEs11.
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Red Ochre are pleased to welcome another delegation from China this week. Martin Cooper has organised a great programme for them to meet some of the best social enterprises, charities and foundations in London. The delegates are all from a large NGO, the China Youth Development Foundation that works across China with young people. More on the tour will be featured in the next newsletter, but if you are interested in us organising a study / visit programme for overseas visitors (or UK groups), please get in touch.
Introduction to Social Enterprise & Legal Structures - 26th October 2011  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. Robert Foster, Co-Founder 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 Date: Wednesday 26th October 2011 Venue: The British Library Business & IP Centre Please contact Anna Turner to book your place. ......................................................... An Enterprising Future - 10th November 2011  Social Enterprise UK and Community Matters are hosting a social enterprise business support event for children and young people’s organisations which will take place on Thursday 10 November in London. The event will bring together social enterprise start-ups and VCO organisations looking to move to a social enterprise model within children and young people's services. As well as hearing from inspirational speakers and learning about issues facing the sector, the event will provide you with a forum in which you can learn new skills, develop your business acumen, and better understand the social enterprise model. The event will take you on a journey through setting up a social enterprise, starting with a plenary session and introduction to the business model, and then breaking off into workshops, one-to-one surgeries, and networking sessions. Red Ochre are running three workshops on this day, they include: - Accessing and securing finance
- Winning public sector contracts
- Evaluating impact
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Global Entrepreneurship Week 14 - 18th November 2011
 Red Ochre are taking part in speed mentoring sessions at the British Library Business & IP Centre during the week of Global Entrepreneurship week. Monday 14th November
Starting a business can be overwhelming and you’ll need to make sure you’re up-to-speed on all the essentials, such as finance, business planning and marketing. On Monday 14th November, our Red Ochre experts Robert Foster and Anne-Helene Teyssedre along with other experts that can help advise you on all the basics to ensure success and help you avoid common mistakes. Wednesday 16th November
The gap between male and female entrepreneurs is closing and the UK boasts some fantastic female role models. Come along to the Centre on Wednesday and meet a whole host of successful female entrepreneurs and experts including Penny Daly from Red Ochre to inspire you, whatever your business. Please be aware that these sessions are for women only. To book any of these sessions please click here. ......................................................... New Leadership for New Enterprise
Tata Social Enterprise Conference - 3rd & 4th December 2011
Uday Thakkar Managing Director of Red Ochre is leading a session called Breakthrough Business Plan at the conference, taking place on the 3rd and 4th December this year. The first of it's kind, this national social enterprise conference will bring together 200 of the most passionate, talented and driven young enterprising students from the UK. For more information please click here . .........................................................
Visit to South Korea Uday Thakkar was invited to an international social entrepreneur conference taking place in Seoul, sponsored by The Beautiful Store, the most successful social enterprise in South Korea. He is currently out there this week and will tell us all about it in our next newsletter. .........................................................  Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/redochreUK | 
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