轉寄︰ Social Enterprise UK Business Support Update 02-11-2011

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Business Support Events Update 02-11-11 Inside this events update Social Investment Explained An Enterprising Future Social Franchising

Business Support Events Update Social Enterprise UK have got some great, practical business support events coming up over the next couple of weeks, so we’d like to take this opportunity to tell you about them and ensure no one misses out. Alongside our busy autumn events schedule of policy forums and workshops, these business support events focussing on social franchising, business planning and development, investment, and leadership are all designed to increase knowledge, develop skills, create opportunities and grow your social enterprise. For more information please don’t hesitate to contact us, and we look forward to seeing you at an event soon. -       The Business Support Team, Social Enterprise UK        - Social Investment Explained There are still a few places left for Social Investment Explained - our half day event next week designed to provide greater understanding of social investment to social enterprises. This event will be opened by Caroline Mason - Chief Operating Officer of Big Society Capital, and will present a panel of social investment experts for Q&A, including: Ed Siegel - Director of Investments, Big Issue Invest Tracy Axten - Relationship Development Manager, Triodos Bank Steve Welsh - H2ope CIC Cost: Members of Social Enterprise UK will be offered a discounted delegate rate of £25 (+VAT). Non-members will be charged £75 (+VAT). Date: 9 Nov 2011 Location: London Venue: Platform (Hornsey Road Baths, 260 Hornsey road, London, N7 7QT) To register and for more information see our website here.  For all other queries contact Charlotte Chung.  An Enterprising Future Social Enterprise UK and Community Matters are hosting a social enterprise business support event for children and young people’s organisations, which will also take place next week 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. Cost: This event is free for members of Social Enterprise UK, Community Matters, Children England, NCVYS, NAVCA or the Race Equality Foundation, AND free to any voluntary, community and social enterprise sector attendees with a turnover of less than £20,000 per year. £75 for non-members. Date: 10 November 2011 Time: 10.30 - 16.30 Venue: Platform (Hornsey Road Baths, 260 Hornsey Road, London, N7 7QT) To find out more and to register for this event, please click here. Social Franchising To provide practical help to social enterprises wishing to explore their franchise potential, Social Enterprise UK has teamed up with School for Social Entrepreneurs and CAN to devise a new social franchising programme for organisations looking to replicate their work. Participants will be introduced to a wide range of established and successful social franchisors working in the private and third sectors to understand and overcome the challenges of growing and replicating a social enterprise. Want to know more? For an insight into the Liverpool workshop that just took place on the 25 October, please click here.  Want to book yourself onto a workshop? Ipswich and London workshops are coming up in November, and with prices starting from £50 for social enterprises, places are filling up rapidly! To register your interest, please contact Holly Brereton.  For event programmes at each of the remaining locations, see below. Suffolk - 8 November 2011 London - 21 November 2011 Cost: - Voluntary organisations and social enterprises: £50 - Support organisations for V&SE sector £100 - Private business £150 All prices inclusive of VAT NEW! We are proud to announce the publication of our FREE Social Franchising manual, which provides a general introduction to social franchising from the perspective of the franchisee. The manual also gives practical advice on how to decide if franchising is the right  course of action, on selecting a franchise, and on building a successful franchise relationship. It is packed full of information, practical tools and useful case studies of varied replication models- get your copy! This guide complements our Social Franchising Manual for potential franchisors. For a copy of this and much more, please visit our webpage: http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/pages/social-franchising.html For more events and business support opportunities coming up from Social Enterprise UK, visit http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/