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The Social Greenhouse BRDO Learning event , March 6 th , 2014

The Social Greenhouse BRDO Learning event , March 6 th , 2014. A place for social enterprises to grow, developed by Hope Street Centre CIC funded by BRDO. The Problem. Small social enterprises are taking over an increasing number of public services especially in the health and care sectors.

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The Social Greenhouse BRDO Learning event , March 6 th , 2014

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  1. The Social GreenhouseBRDO Learning event, March 6th, 2014 A place for social enterprises to grow, developed by Hope Street Centre CIC funded by BRDO

  2. The Problem Small social enterprises are taking over an increasing number of public services especially in the health and care sectors. They need to demonstrate to commissioners that have robust systems in place and a viable business They need to demonstrate compliance with a range of regulatory frameworks The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  3. The Solution An on line resource accessible from any smartphone tablet or computer On line learning about regulatory requirements and how to establish management systems, underpinned by a learning diary A capability model to help providers measure, improve and demonstrate capability as a viable sustainable enterprise Facilities to support the development of a community The Social Greenhouse The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  4. There are three online learning sets The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  5. Each learning set has a number of units Growing your Social Enterprise • Planning for Growth • Paying your taxes • Recruiting the right staff in the right way • Dealing fairly with diversity • Motivating staff • Leadership - Don't be a hero • Keeping everybody safe and healthy • Accessing income from grants • Selling products and services to commissioners • Selling products and services directly to customers • The Social Greenhouse Growth Capability Model Plan(t)ing your social enterprise • What is a social enterprise? • What type of social enterprise? • What's special about a CIC? • Is a CIC the right legal form for you? • Community Interest Companies as Limited Companies • The Asset Lock and what it means for your CIC • How do I register as a CIC? Propagating your Social Enterprise • What has regulation ever done for us? • Registering with the CQC • Your statement of purpose • What's in the application form? • What you need to do about involvement and information • What you need to do about personalised care, treatment and support • What you need to do about safeguarding and safety • What you need to do about staffing • What you need to do about quality • What you need to do about suitability of management • How the CQC check you are doing what you say • Keeping your information safe The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  6. Each learning unit starts with a film What’s a social enterprise? A place for social enterprises to grow, developed by Hope Street Centre CIC funded by BRDO

  7. Then stops to allow you to think Think about your proposed social enterprise What makes it a social enterprise? What would be the advantages of creating it as a social enterprise? What would be the disadvantages of creating it as a social enterprise? The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  8. Before providing more material In the form of videos, documents and web sites And a learning diary to store lessons learnt The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  9. Community learning tools The Compost Bin is where you put your garden waste and recycle it to help your garden grow better in the future. The Social Compost Bin is where you can tell the community about your negative experiences and more importantly what you learnt from them. We learn more from failure than success, and your learning can help other social entrepreneurs be successful. The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  10. Every green house needs a toolshed Other tools can be found in the tool shed: notably the social enterprise capability model The capability model is a five level model to allow enterprises to audit, document and improve their capability As well as an internal development tool, it can be used with regulators and commissioners The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  11. The Capability Model The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  12. The tool shed provides tools to help From the tool shed, you can: • Audit your capability • Keep track of your development • Store supporting evidence • Demonstrate your capability to regulators and commissioners The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

  13. Conclusions The Social Greenhouse can: • Help individuals learn what they need to know • Help social enterprises develop systems to • Satisfy regulatory requirements • Develop systems and capability to help them grow • Improve their attractiveness to commissioners and grow new business • Help regulators and commissioners to have confidence in the capability of small social enterprises • Serve as a model for other small business sectors where business growth is linked to meeting regulatory requirements The social greenhouse has been funded by an innovation grant from

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