Social Firms UK

This course teaches you the basic skills of content management on your blog or website. We help you understand which features are most important for your business or organisation. We guide you through the process and habit of blogging to build your reputation. We help you hit the right tone to engage your loyal costumers and bring in new clients.

This course orientates you to the wide world of email newsletters. We help you gain greater access to your clients by connecting to their personal inboxes. We help you create attractive and engaging emails. We teach you how to target your email blasts to close contacts or special interest groups. We help you maximise your return by teaching you how to evaluate the impact of each enewsletter. 

 ClearlySo has joined forces with the Guardian to host a top notch half-day seminar to help social enterprises access public service assets. Moves by local authorities to make publically owned buildings and land available to social and community enterprises at preferential rates offer a range of opportunities. Featuring expert speakers, this top quality event will provide information on legislation and discuss the pros and cons of taking on community assets.

 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.

 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.

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 A half-day seminar from ClearlySo in association with Guardian Professional...

Where is the money? How do you get it? This half-day seminar in association with Guardian will provide you with the knowledge, tools and tactics to raise the finance you need to make your social enterprise a success.

What you will learn:

• A practical understanding of how to raise capital for your social enterprise
• Knowledge of the main finance streams for the sector and how to access them
• Insight into what encourages and convinces investors, lenders and funders to back your business
• How other social enterprises are raising capital and how you can learn from their experiences

Chair: Rod Schwartz, chief executive of ClearlySo

Speakers:

Keynote Speaker: Michele Giddens, Bridges Ventures

Where is the money? Jonathan Jenkins, UnLtd Sue Peters, Social Investment Business