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Recovery and social enterprise Ruth Campbell , Comas . Employability and recovery Services and sustainability Recovery and entrepreneurship. Social + Enterprise.
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Employability and recovery • Services and sustainability • Recovery and entrepreneurship
Social + Enterprise • Social enterprise: businesses that trade to tackle social problems, improve communities, people’s life chances, or the environment. They make their money from selling goods and services in the open market, but they reinvest their profits back into the business or the local community.
Social + Enterprise Social Firms: market-led enterprises set up specifically to create good quality jobs for people disadvantaged in the labour market. “ ‘businesses that support’ rather than ‘projects that trade’”
Social + Enterprise Work integration social enterprises: improve employment prospects of people severely disadvantaged in the labour market though a range of work-based opportunities.
Follow the money – start up Follow the money – support for start up
Follow the money – subsidy / core funding
Recovery and Employability Profit model Employability model Payment per head Throughput Short term experience • Low staff numbers • Staff retention • Focus on efficiency: speed, maximum output • Quality and consistency Support model • High support staff • Community • Authentic
Community membership by community members Learning opportunities Personal development Arts programme Access to support and facilities (e.g. computers) The café Social connections Volunteering by community members
EADP: rent Other trading Trusts and donations Café Profit
Serenity Café Enterprise • Work integration social enterprise • Enterprise drives operations • Café roles and accreditation • Community roles and accreditation • 43 volunteers • 280 hours a week to run the café
Serenity Café Enterprise • External room hire / catering • Public / tourist custom vs • A place to be • Synergies with community programme
Developing a social enterprise • Train the support staff • Think long term • Choose your business carefully • Be ready to ride out cash flow issues • Campaign vociferously for better recognition of the role of community-based work integration social enterprises.
Future of Social Enterprise and Recovery • Welfare Reform • Recession • Educate funders and commissioners
Recovery and Entrepreneurship • Micro enterprise • Self employment • ‘Recovery market’ is growing