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.

 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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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:

Social enterprises operate within competitive markets with a broad spectrum of services and goods to sell. This event is designed for any social enterprise – small, medium & large – that is competing for business and seeking to win contracts across the sectors. This event will provide social enterprises with the opportunity to:

• explore the ways in which they can compete and win contracts and enter into supply chains
• network with other social enterprises
• ask those that are involved in procurement and commissioning what it is they are looking for
• share best practice

10:00 - Registration with tea and coffee

10:15 -  Introductions from the Chair Freya Powell, 3xE Network Manager

10:30 - Keynote Speech Kate Markey, Acting Chief Executive, CAN

10:50 - Case Study: TCUK - the opportunities and challenges of winning contracts Sian Thomas, Commercial Director, TCUK

11.30 - Coffee

 In conjunction with Concilium and the regional social enterprise networks NOMS are organising a series of events designed to encourage and facilitate dialogue between NOMS and the sector.

Each event will aim to produce a clear action plan that will seek to ensure that social enterprise has a strong voice within NOMS and a clear way in which to engage.

NOMS want to encourage as much participation as possible from the sector and see this as just the start. We want diversity in size, focus and history – even if you are a new and developing enterprise, please get involved.

 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