Social Firms UK

A Manual To Externalising Social Firm Activity is now available on the Social Firms UK website Resource Centre. The manual was produced in 2007 as part of a Visage EQUAL project and follows research into the progress of the proposed externalisation of Newco Products from the London Borough of Newham. The guide aims to help organisations across the social enterprise sector to think about new and innovative ways of creating employment opportunities for disadvantaged people. It also explores some of the steps and actions involved in 'externalising' their existing services. Sections include: legal frameworks, the transfer process, personnel, finance and quality assurance.

These reports analyses the Invest To Save Budget Project. They investigate financial costs and outcomes from the perspective of the public authority, taxpayer and disabled worker as well as exploring the experiences of people with a learning disability or mental health problem working within Social Firms and enterprises that had been created to employ and/or train people with a disability.

This guide provides practical guidance to those wanting to take a Social Firm out of public authority control. It covers issues ranging from cost-benefit analysis, political and management support and staff issues such as pensions and the minimum wage. Below are some sample pages to download. To order, contact info@socialfirmsuk.co.uk