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Salford Innovation
Park
Gemma Hargreaves & Kim Newton - MSP
Iain Taylor - Peel Holdings
Colin McCallum - University of Salford
Business Group update
Salford Innovation
Park
• Flexible work space– Hot desks– All inclusive
offer– Create your
own space!– Well designed
break out areas
• Business community centre– Regular events
and networking opportunities
– Recent events include ‘Brand Building on a Budget’ and ‘Protect your Data’
• Meeting and conference rooms available to hire
• Good transport links and on site parking
• 24/7 security• Close to
University of Salford
• Working relationship – get linked in with the university
• Close to Media City and Manchester City Centre
• Salford Jelly– Free to
attend every Thursday
– Co working space
– Meet new people, get new ideas
July 25, 2013
Investing for tomorrow
The Business Group SalfordIain Taylor
Port Salford – Original Scheme
Port Salford – Terminal Infrastructure
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Port Salford – Part WGIS, 50% Warehouse, Terminal
Port Salford – Full Phase 1
Port Salford – Full Phase 1, WGIS
Centre for Social Business
Presented by Colin McCallumExecutive Director, University Advancement
Building Social Business Summit May 2013
Building Social Business Summit May 2013
Building Social Business Summit May 2013
Centre for Social Business Advisory Board
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The 7 Principles of Social Business
1. The business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not just profit maximization.
2. Financial and economic sustainability.
3. Investors get back their investment amount only. No dividend is given beyond investment money.
4. When the investment amount is paid back, company profit stays with the company for expansion and improvement.
5. Every social business is environmentally conscious.
6. The workforce gets a market wage with better working conditions.
7. ...do it with joy. Social business is about making the world a better place.
The Centre for Social Business promotes research and consultancy in areas such as microfinance, community issues, social housing, sustainable design, corporate social responsibility and business ethics
The Centre also aims to focus upon social business activity within the City of Salford: - contributing to its development and drawing from the skills that exist within Salford to provide academic qualifications in social business, tailored executive training in social business, underpinned by a thriving research community examining social business.
“A structure that harnesses the energy of profit-making to the objective of fulfilling human needs, social business creates self-supporting, viable commercial enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the world a better place”.
Work with local social enterprises to identify their needs from infrastructure and develop a model for a sustainable and self funding peer network and infrastructure support.
A ‘Social enterprise’ is a third sector organisation which has a wider accountability to the community and the public via a board of trustees or a membership and where all profits will be reinvested in their social purpose.
Transforming Local Infrastructure (TLI) is money from the Office for Civic Society, administered by the Big Fund. TLI aims to produce short term funding (over 18 months from April 2012) to transform infrastructure activities so that they are more sustainable and less dependent on support from central government.
Analysis and mapping of current provision
103 social enterprises, 12 business support providers, 38 businesses and academic partners.
Survey and online presence
An active and trusted network
Clear aims
Strong volunteer board/steering committee with representation from respected SEs, local businesses, university, college
Must reflect Salford’s social economy
Dedicated web presence
Signposting
Marketing
Legal Advice
Networking
Business Planning
Finance/Funding
Staff Recruitment/Training
Export, tendering, mentoring
The Business Group Salford:
Established in 1999.
Almost 1000 members throughout every ward in Salford and the surrounding areas
Sole Traders, Ltd Companies, Partnerships, Charities, Community Organisations, Co-operatives, Social Enterprises, Public Sector, Further Education Institutions, PLCs
Reiki for pets, laughter yoga, belly-dancers
Green energy, robotics, precision manufacturing
Turnover from £3k - £0.5bn
Supporting local businesses:
www.thebusinessgroup.org - News/Funding/Events
Business of the Month
Website
Newsletter
Networking
Sign-posting
Events:
Social Enterprise Forum - 29th August/3rd September
Summer Social – 12th September
Members’ Meeting - 26th September
Seminars October - April
DEPICT
Students/Graduates
Business Brokerage
Social Enterprise
ELIEMental
Community Enterprise in Broughton
Spark Studio
Partners:
Funding
Sponsorship/Advertising/Upgraded directory listing
Donate: www.localgiving.com/thebusinessgroup
Volunteer – Mentors and business advisors