Social Firms UK

 A half day seminar exploring the precedent and potential for social enterprise run dental services

Summary The provision of frontlinedental services by charities and social enterprises is relatively underexplored in the UK. The SCA Group is one of a small number of existing social enterprises that have expanded into the provision of NHS dental services.

Social enterprise with teeth will explore how social enterprise and other civil society organisations can create and sustain effective dental practices. It will focus on the frontline experience of the SCA Group, which has opened six NHS dental practices in identified areas of high dental need within the last five years. It will also feature high level presentations from Hempsons, one of the leading providers of legal services to existing and emerging dental social enterprises in the UK.

 Hosted by former television presenter, business journalist & news reader 'Ed Mitchell'

Speakers Lizzie Nelson - Director, Restorative Justice Council Restorative Justice Council Director, Lizzie Nelson, will provide the introductory presentation for the Conference, providing:

 Working Capital is a Social Investment Conference designed to bring together the leading exponents in Social Investment with Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs to learn about emerging products, do deals and undertake business. This is a first for the North of England and we hope this will become an annual event to cement our place as a leading marketplace for Social Investment.

Our Speakers include:

• Nick O’Donohoe, CEO, Big Society Capital
• Jonathan Jenkins, CEO, Social Investment Business
• Jo Hill, Director, UnLtd Ventures
• Jake Hayman, CEO, The Social Investment Consultancy
• Ann Oldroyd, CEO, Key Fund
• Mark Sesnan, CEO, GLL
• Geoff Burnard, Chief Investment Officer, Charity Bank and CEO, Investing for Good

We will also have workshops and a pitching session where you can pitch your idea to a panel of investors.

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 Christmas

 This seminar is the 3rd of a series ClearlySo is running in partnership with the Guardian. This half day event will focus on the challenges of transition from NHS employee to social entrepreneur. We'll deliver practical advice on how to survive beyond the first contract and work toward long term financial viability.

More information here:  http://www.clearlyso.com/event.html?id=41

ClearlySo is partnering with Buzzacott to deliver a breakfast seminar on VAT changes and the impact that they would have on public sector spinouts.

 This is a perfect opportunity to meet in an informal environment, discuss all sorts of issues affecting you and your business - and get your caffeine fix at the same time. The ClearlySo team will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about your business or social enterprise in general.

More info click here.

This training course is designed to be taken as 2 days together, and provides training to a level suitable for trainees seeking to become accredited practitioners. It is designed as the first step for individuals considering doing an SROI. No prior experience is required.

SROI is an approach to understanding and managing the impacts of a project, organisation or policy. It is based on stakeholders and uses financial value of the important impacts identified by stakeholders to identify what is important to them.

It is a framework to structure thinking and understanding. It’s a story not a number. The story should show how you understand the value created, manage it and can prove it. The benefits of SROI include: