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Overview and Scrutiny Success Doncaster Update 19 th March 2010. Julie Wilson Programme Manager. Programme Development. Joined up programme combining Work, Skills and Enterprise Customer Journey – ‘No wrong door’/‘Many doors open’ Overcoming barriers Easily accessible and flexible support
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Overview and ScrutinySuccess Doncaster Update19th March 2010
Programme Development Joined up programme combining Work, Skills and Enterprise Customer Journey – ‘No wrong door’/‘Many doors open’ Overcoming barriers Easily accessible and flexible support Partnership working Vision Approach Client Focussed - Relationship Managed • Thriving and vibrant Doncaster economy • Create an enterprising culture • Increase entrepreneurial activity • Reduce worklessness • The ‘Heineken’ effect
Success Doncaster Originally developed to promote enterprise initiatives included in the LEGI bid Over the last 12 months Success Doncaster has developed into a broader Work, Skills and Enterprise programme Additional funding obtained through Working Neighbourhoods Fund, Future Jobs Fund and ERDF Key aims - raise skill levels, encourage growth of existing businesses, support new business start ups and assist people into direct sustainable employment
Delivering the Work, Skills and Enterprise programme Business Tailored to the needs of business Communities Package of activity commissioned to remove the barriers Individuals Be-spoke to encourage economic engagement, self employment, training and sustainable employment
Progress to date(end Jan 2010) Supported 9,972businesses and individuals Delivered 793 New Business Start-ups Created 1665 Jobs and Assisted181 unemployed people into employment
Analysis of LEGI Caseloads by Area (As at Jan 2010)
Sustainability of LEGI Businesses (at 31st December 2009) Overall survival rate of 86% • Of a sample of 410 Businesses contacted 353 are still trading • 45 businesses have been successfully trading for at least 18 months, • 85 have been successfully trading for at least 12 months and 140 for at least 6 months Programme start Autumn 2007
Integrating the Working Neighbourhoods Fund Separate Commissioning team Neighbourhood Managers Be-spoke Action Plans - Clear about Interventions Required Commissioning teams responsibility to draw up contracts Success Doncaster team to deliver Retain Borough Wide Delivery
Rebranding of the Programme Success Doncaster re branded to include all Work Skills and Enterprise products. Borough wide marketing and redevelopment of website undertaken. In January 2010 the Success Doncaster Website attracted 53,072hits compared to 14,427 in January 2009. Average of 1712 per day compared to 465 per day in January 2009. Success Doncaster Helpline answered 1116 calls between October 2009 and January 2010
WNF Centrally Managed Initiatives *580 are from the 10% most deprived SOA’s
WNF Centrally Managed initiatives in early stages of delivery Opportunity Centres Phase 1 Life Coaching Learning & Employment Champions
WNF Neighbourhood Managed Initiatives Community Support Team Outreach and Engagement Raising Aspirations Extended Allotments Mexborough Bentley Horticultural Training Centre Mexborough Substance Misuse Project
The Future Y & H Identified Common Themes Engaging People, Business and Investors Specialised Intensive Assistance Enterprise on the agenda Exit Strategy Post March 2011
Moving Forward Increasing Economic Engagement amongst Business and Individuals Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship Further Integration with Neighbourhoods Addressing the Sustainability Challenge Embedding the Commissioning and Delivery Model Compliance with Business Support Simplification and embedding into mainstream provision