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British Council Paula Woodman Advisor, Social Enterprise

British Council Paula Woodman Advisor, Social Enterprise. About the British Council. We are the UK's international cultural relations body Founded in 1934, we have been operating for over 75 years

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British Council Paula Woodman Advisor, Social Enterprise

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  1. British CouncilPaula WoodmanAdvisor, Social Enterprise www.britishcouncil.org

  2. About the British Council • We are the UK's international cultural relations body • Founded in 1934, we have been operating for over 75 years • We are an executive non-departmental public body, a public corporation (in accounting terms) and a charity • We operate in 108 countries • The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide. We do this through our work in: • Arts • English • Education and Society www.britishcouncil.org

  3. Why social enterprise? • Businesses acting as businesses are the most powerful force for addressing the pressing issues we face. The purpose of the corporation must be redefined as creating shared value, not just profit per se. This will drive the next wave of innovation and productivity growth in the global economy. It will also reshape capitalism and its relationship to society. • Professor Michael Porter, Harvard Business School www.britishcouncil.org

  4. British Council and UK social enterprise • Working with social entrepreneurs helps us to achieve our goal to increase trust and engagement between the UK and the rest of the world • We engage social entrepreneurs in the UK and across the world to look for new ways of doing business for social purpose • We know that the UK is a world leader in social enterprise and that the UK is home to a vibrant and varied institutional base • The UK social enterprise sector is keen to engage internationally, and to share knowledge and best practice on a mutual basis www.britishcouncil.org

  5. Social enterprise in the UK: some facts and figures • Rising contribution to the UK economy: Median annual turnover of social enterprises has grown from £175,000 in the 2009 survey to £240,000 in this year’s survey. • Creating more jobs: Social enterprises employ more people relative to turnover than mainstream small businesses. • Not the ‘usual suspects’: Women in social enterprise leadership teams are challenging the glass ceiling, with 86% of leadership teams boasting at least one female director. • Social enterprises are working to address the root causes of deprivation in our communities: Social enterprises are concentrated in our most deprived communities: 39% of all social enterprises work in the 20% of most deprived communities in the UK compared to 13% of standard businesses. • Figures taken from Fightback Britain: A report on the State of Social Enterprise Survey 2011 www.britishcouncil.org

  6. Global Social Enterprise programme • In 2012-13, our Global Social Enterprise programme has grown to a £1.6 million programme in 13 countries mainly in East Asia and Wider Europe. • The programme is tailored according to the stage of social enterprise development in each country and the focus and interests of partners. This enables us to work innovatively with a host of partners at local and regional levels. www.britishcouncil.org

  7. What do we do? Training, mentoring, and access to UK expertise Staging competitions that provide investment to the most viable social enterprises Raising awareness Supporting policy-makers www.britishcouncil.org

  8. Who do we reach? • The scale of the growing SfSE programme means that since 2009 we have: • • Engaged more than 60,000 people engaged face-to-face through study tours, policy dialogues, competitions and youth forums • • 4,000 social entrepreneurs have received advanced training and enterprise development consultancy • • 100,000 reached through university road-shows and public exhibitions • • 208,000 unique digital users across platforms • • Media reach: 56million+ www.britishcouncil.org

  9. What have we achieved? • The government in Thailand established the National Social Enterprise Committee after a study tour organised by the British Council in 2010. • In Turkey the Ministry of Interior’s Department for Associations has provided financial support for social enterprises. Mr Saban Acar, Deputy Head of the Department states “I learned about social entrepreneurship form the British Council project, and I saw how social enterprises were creating social and economic benefits in the UK”. • In China, there is now the first government policy to promote the development of social enterprise. The paper issued by the CPC Beijing Committee and Beijing Municipal Government in June 2011 is concerned with innovating social governance and supports the development of social enterprise in this context. www.britishcouncil.org

  10. Who are the social entrepreneurs? •  La La Shou Special Education Centre provides training and advocacy for disabled children, their parents and teachers in Xi’an, China. The Centre was 7 years old and facing an uncertain future when they engaged in SfSE. • “We looked at every part of our organisation and the needs of our clients and found that an entrepreneurial model showed much promise. The training was very effective because it provided so much clarity, perspective and hope for the future.’ • – Zhang Lifang, La La Shou Special Education Centre, Xi’an www.britishcouncil.org

  11. Horikhovyi Dim Bakery • SfSE provided a charity called Lviv in Ukraine with knowledge, partnership networks and access to start-up funding to establish the Horikhovyi Dim Bakery as a social enterprise. • “The principle is that our social enterprise is earning profit to finance other non-profit projects. It is also a training centre where our clients and consumers can get support.” • Yurii Lopatynskyi, Chief Executive of Lviv www.britishcouncil.org

  12. Guardian Social Enterprise Network - international • We work with the Guardian newspaper and website in partnership on networking social entrepreneurs around the world. • Sign up to the site (it’s free) and be part of the network for news on social enterprise and to be part of the global conversation • . • You can also follow us on Twitter: @SkillsSocEnt www.britishcouncil.org

  13. The future • I profoundly believe…that personal gain is not the only possible fuel for free enterprise. Social goals can replace greed as a powerful motivational force. Social-consciousness-driven enterprises can be formidable competitors for the greed-based enterprises. I believe that if we play our cards right, social-consciousness-driven enterprises can do very well in the marketplace. • Mohammed Yunus www.britishcouncil.org

  14. Thank you • Christine.wilson@britishcouncil.org www.britishcouncil.org

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