June, 2010 News

This is Green Liverpool is a brand new events management social enterprise based in Liverpool. We aim to provide a creative, innovative and ethical events solution and comprehensive online resource for Liverpool's Green Community.

Take part in the Social Pioneer Summer Academy, for young people with enterprising ideas, to develop your social enterprise during August.

The Social Pioneer Summer Academy is for young people aged 18-25 who reside in Liverpool and have an idea for a social enterprise. A social enterprise is a business which operates for a social or environmental purpose and impact, and reinvest's its profit to further support its cause and mission.

The lucky participants will receive:

Social Enterprise North West wishes to contract an Event Management Organisation (EMO) to help deliver a successful social enterprise trade fair within the region in November 2010.

If you think your organisation meets the requirements and has what it takes to make our 2010 trade fair a real success, then SENW would like to hear from you.

Please refer to the SENW website for further information and tender documentation www.senw.org.uk

Plaza Community Cinema are holding another Autism/Disability Friendly film screening on Monday 12th July from 5.30pm. This months film will be 'Shrek Forever After'.

UnLtd Research is interested in gauging the response from social entrepreneurs to the Emergency Budget announcement made on Tuesday 22nd June.

If you are a social entrepreneur, please take a minute or two to complete the survey below. Your responses will be anonymous.

Click here to take the survey.

The Morgan Foundation Entrepreneur Awards 2010 have been launched, with £110,000 in cash prizes and services up for grabs. Now in its fourth year, the awards are open to businesses, entrepreneurs, charities and social enterprises. There are six categories and 14 cash prizes to be won, including one specifically for charities and social enterprises in the Liverpool area.

Karen Gould of Connect Consultancy, will be signing copies of her new book, Get Britain Working, at Chester Library on Thursday 8th July from 9.30-12.30.

She will also be running a 'CV Master Class' from 9.30-12.30 followed by individual 20 minute sessions for anyone who wants that polished CV to nail that job.

Classes can be booked by calling Chester Library on 01244 977 380.

NEET Futures CIC are now offering NVQ Level 3 Advice & Guidance for £500 per candidate.

This great price includes registration, fees, certification and assessments! There are no additional costs such as VAT- what you see is what you pay.

NEET Futures have received no funding to offer you this price, so don't worry if you wish to access funds to purchase this training.

As a MATRIX accredited organisation NEET Futures are only too aware of the value of this qualification to an organisation and to service users.

The Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre is now offering an affordable summer playscheme which will run from 21st July to 27th August.

Can Cook are holding an open day for their new 'Can Cook Domes' at their Matchworks site in Speke on the 6th July, 12-2pm.

The open day is being run as 'feeding everyone for £1 each', so come prepared to part with £1 and enjoy a great tasting burrito.

Contact Can Cook for more information.

www.cancook.co.uk

Pride in Liverpool is a city-based organisation that aims to increase all Liverpool citizens' knowledge and appreciation of the area in which they live. Following on from the success of 2008 and the city's status as European Capital of Culture, it is about the pride we have in our entire city, from L1 to L40.

Greater Liverpool Food Alliance (GLFA) is a project initiated by Liverpool Vision (the development company for Liverpool) and managed by Urbanag CIC, bringing together land owners, property developers, growers, collectors, distributors and food outlets in order to create a network of individuals and organisations engaged in the supply and provision of food within Liverpool and its environs.

Liverpool based social enterprise Train 2000 have been invited to exhibit at the Shanghai Expo in October as a way of calling for increased support for women setting up their own businesses.

via Neil Hodgson, liverpoolecho.co.uk

Women's enterprise Train 2000 will become the only UK social enterprise to exhibit at the Shanghai Expo this October.

Liverpool is the only city with a presence at the six month long event expected to attract 70m visitors from 140 countries.

Social Enterprise North West have brought pioneering social entrepreneurs together with social landlords as part of a 'Social Enterprise Safari' in order to bring both sectors together for mutual benefit.

via housingexcellence.co.uk

The Big Society Bank which has been envisaged as the wholesale provider of finance to social investors, is set to begin distributing funds from April 2012.

via Chrisanthi Giotis socialenterpriselive.com

The first funds from the Big Society Bank should be available by April 2011, according to a cabinet office strategy released today.

The Coalition Government's emergency budget has outlined plans for the end of the North West Development Agency. Chief Executive Steve Broomhead expects the Agency to close by April 2012.

via David Bartlett, liverpooldailypost.co.uk

The agency that has pumped tens of millions of pounds into Merseyside's regeneration will be abolished.

The coalition's budget has set out plans to scrap the North West Development Agency (NWDA).

Social Enterprise Network in association with SELNET (Social Enterprise Lancashire Network) is providing four fully-funded workshops for social enterprises across the Merseyside area. The first workshop is to be held on Thursday 22nd July at The Meadows Room, 4th Floor, 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2AH, from 9.30am to 4pm including lunch. Details of the other locations will be confirmed shortly.

The workshops are designed to help your social enterprise increase turnover through trading and funding and by securing public sector contracts.

The makers of Guinness are introducing a social entrepreneurship programme to the UK, inviting people with a business head and a social heart who are aged between 25 and 35 to enter the Bring it to Life Awards.

A series of Masterclasses have been arranged over five Mondays at Merseyside Network for Change, from 10.00am until 1.00pm. They will be delivered by Edward Murphy, Director of Merseyside Network for Change, based on his forty years experience helping community groups through these problems.

As major public sector reform draws ever closer, Phillip Blond, architect of the Government's 'Big Society' agenda, has warned that without closer involvement with the social enterprise sector public sector reform runs the risk of going 'terribly wrong'.

via: Chrisanthi Giotis socialenterpriselive.com

Public service reform could go 'terribly wrong' without the involvement of social enterprises, said influential think-tank head Phillip Blond at a conference for public servants today.

Social Enterprise North West (SENW) is pleased to announce that its second Mentoring Programme for social enterprises and enterprising third sector organisations will start in July 2010 and is now inviting applications for the Programme.

This fully funded programme is a fantastic opportunity for growing leaders and managers of both start-up and existing social enterprises in the region to access independent one-to-one mentoring support from established and experienced leaders in the sector and to learn from experiences and good practices.

BBC Radio Merseyside's Billy Hui is chairing a major conference for Black and Minority Ethnic employers at 10.30am on Tuesday 6th July at Blackburne House.

'I think local BME businesses are missing out on a great opportunity to boost their productivity and growth.'

Apprenticeships have changed significantly in recent years. There is a dedicated national service to take away the hassle and help business people every step of the way. This isn't just for big companies either- small family businesses can benefit too.

Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd, proclaimed that social enterprises have 'never been more important' at the RBS SE100 Index awards, which celebrate the top 100 highest growth social enterprises. His statement comes at a time when the sector is looking for the Conservative Party pre-election promises concerning social enterprise to be made reality.

via Chrisanthi Giotis socialenterpriselive.com

Purple Tree are currently offering a 25% discount for all social enterprise organisations based in Merseyside and Cheshire who wish to become an accredited performance coach.

The next course is due to start August 2010 and includes:

North West Planning Aid in association with the Manchester Climate Forum is hosting a community training event on 'Climate Change and Planning- How to effect positive change through the Planning System', targeted at Community Groups, Community Activists, Volunteers and Community Support Workers in the North West.