FROM 2PM WEDNESDAY 8 MAY 2013.
Join Interface –The knowledge connection for business and Heriot-Watt
University for this essential FREE live and online event for all third
sector organisations and social enterprises. The event will discuss developing
community assets and look at innovative ways to empower commiunities with
reference to the Scottish Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill. More info here: https://sp2.actemarketing.com/speasapage.aspx?X=5M0WITTVM2XX16NK00Y9WW
Message from David Bryan of the Social Enterprise Academy:
Spring is just around the corner (apparently!) – always a good time to get out and about, meet new contacts and partners and explore new opportunities. Here’s what we at Social Enterprise Academy have coming up in H&I over the next couple of months:
Measuring Social Impact – Inverness – April 12th
Leadership – Islay – begins April 16th & 17th
Wide Horizons – Inverness – begins April 18th – for young people age 16-19-ish years
Pre-Start Leadership – Inverness – April 24th
Leadership Award (Gaelic Medium) – South Uist – begins April 26th & 27th
Preparing for the Procurement Process – Brora – May 8th & 9th – for organisations providing services for older people
Preparing for the Procurement Process – Kirkwall – May 13th & 14th – all welcome
Understanding Social Enterprise – Ullapool – May 21st & 22nd
Social Accounting & Audit – Elgin – June 6th & 7th – in partnership with Moray Social Enterprise Network
Understanding Social Enterprise – Knoydart – June 10th & 11th
More details from Kate on 01463 238088 or kate@theacademy-ssea.org .
Just Enterprise is delivering a range of start-up and business development workshops in Inverness & The Highlands throughout April. We’re delighted to provide further details of these learning opportunities below. To guarantee your delegate place on the event/s of your choice, we recommend booking at your earliest opportunity as these have proved very popular in the past and all have limited places available. You can apply online via the Just Enterprise Website or call Just Enterprise direct on 0141 425 2939.
| Business Development Workshops |
| Social Impact Measurement
12 April (10am to 4.30pm) The Social Impact Measurement programme gives an overview of Social Accounting and Audit, Social Return on Investment, Demonstrating Value and Social Evaluator to support organisations demonstrate their impact. The fee for this workshop is £50. This workshop is delivered by the Social Enterprise Academy. |
| Maintaining Your Community Asset
16 April (10am to 3pm) The aim of this event is to help community/third sector organisations identify the different ways they can make their asset more sustainable. Through information sessions, facilitated workshops and group discussion delegates will have the opportunity to raise and discuss key issues facing them on their journey to developing a sustainable community asset – helping them to identify and implement practical solutions, build support networks, and identify other sources of information and advice. This event will be held at The GALE Centre in Gairloch, Wester Ross. The venue itself is a thriving community asset and, as an introduction to this event, Gairloch & Loch Ewe Action Forum will take delegates through their journey towards opening the centre last year and the challenges they faced along the way. This programme is fully-funded through Just Enterprise, meaning there is no fee for participants. This programme is delivered by HISEZ, HIE and The Big Lottery |
| Business Planning
26 April (10am to 1pm) This business planning workshop will help you to review your current strategy and begin to plan how you want to deliver your services in the future. This programme is fully-funded through Just Enterprise, meaning there is no fee for participants. This programme is delivered by HISEZ. |
| Start-up Workshops |
| Pre-start Leadership
24 April (10am to 4.30pm) This workshop will develop confidence and knowledge of leadership and motivation for individuals developing a social enterprise, either as a new business or as part of an existing one. This programme is fully-funded through Just Enterprise, meaning there is no fee for participants. This programme is delivered by the Social Enterprise Academy. |
| Sales and Marketing
30 April (11am to 1pm) This workshop focuses directly on how marketing generates business and affects your cash flow in a positive way. This programme is fully-funded through Just Enterprise, meaning there is no fee for participants. This programme is delivered by Firstport. |
| Cash Flow Planning
30 April (1.30pm to 3.30pm) This workshop will illustrate and explain the importance of cash to your social enterprise as a way to grow and survive. This programme is fully-funded through Just Enterprise, meaning there is no fee for participants. This programme is delivered by Firstport. |
Message from SCVO:
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Spring training programme 2013, which includes courses in management, administration and fundraising. Please note, SCVO members receive preferential rates on all our courses. In addition, you can get up to £200 towards the cost of our training courses if you are eligible for SDS Individual Learning Accounts (ILA). Please see the events and training calendar for course content, dates and online booking for the various courses taking place over the next few months or contact Helen Swatton on 0141 559 5019.
tsiMORAY High Street office will close at 3pm on Thursday 28th March and reopen at 10am on Tuesday 2nd April. Happy Easter.
Competition for 18 -34 year old social entrepreneurs. Winners receive €10,000 Euros, 6 months of mentoring from Ashoka, their logo on a Ben and Jerry’s pint, plus a trip to Vermont, USA. Entering the competition is easy: Go to www.joinourcore.com and apply online.
Just Enterprise are pleased to announce details of a half day event they are running at location in central Inverness on Friday 26th April 2013. This workshop is offered FREE of charge to members/employees of third sector/social economy organisations – details as follows:
If an organisation doesn’t know where it’s going then the chances are it will probably end up somewhere else. This business planning workshop will help you to review your current strategy and begin to plan how you want to deliver your services in the future. Covering the stages involved in developing a business plan, as well as the tools and techniques that can be used to gather and assess information, the session will be fully interactive allowing participants to share knowledge, experience and ideas.
Venue: The Spectrum Centre, 1 Margaret Street, Inverness, IV1 1LS
Date: Friday 26th April 2013
Time: 10.00am to 1.00pm
Click here to book your delegate place or telephone Just Enterprise direct on 0141 425 2939
Moray College UHI are offering a range of IT courses free of charge. The courses on offer range from Digital skills, Computer On Line Basics to Advanced ECDL. Each course has a limited number of spaces available so it would be advisable to book early.
For any queries or more information please contact Claire Hay at Moray College UHI on 01343 576215.
Message from Reni Milburn, Principal Officer, Economic Development, The Moray Council:
Please find attached the leaflet for the ‘Making your case’ training workshop on 3rd April and Fundraising seminar on 4th April at Elgin Town Hall with all Lottery funders providing workshops and advice. All events are free of charge, however the training event can only offer limited places and booking is essential. We will be sending out hard copies over the next couple of days with press releases going out next week. It would be most helpful if you could alert others to the events.
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There are still limited places available on the Social Impact Measurement (12 April) and Pre-start Leadership (24 April) programmes in Inverness. If you would like to book or reserve a place, please visit Just Enterprise website or contact Gordon Jamiesondirectly on 0131 243 2675 / gordon@theacademy-ssea.org.
Further programme information is attached for both of these opportunities.
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