North West BAME event
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic social enterprises - the business of opportunity and empowerment
Social Enterprise North West in Partnership with The Social Enterprise Coalition will be hosting a half day event on 26th March 2010 designed to inform the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community about the business opportunities available to them through social enterprise.
This event will focus and examine the specific issues around BAME-led community organisations: highlighting various social enterprise business models; showcasing the people behind them and provide everyone attending an opportunity to feedback, discuss and network.
The event includes a host of local and national speakers including an address by Caryl Agard Executive Director of The Social Business Company, a social enterprise established as a vehicle to develop and support individuals and communities and Chair of Voice 4 Change, the national voice for the BAME Third Sector.
Workshops include:
- Are you investment ready
- Legal structures and making strategic decisions
- 'Social Enterprise: Winning with 2012' - a unique opportunity
- Business start-up
This conference aims to:
- Bring BAME individuals, groups, organisations, which are either considering setting up a social enterprise, or are an existing social enterprise.
- Provide a platform for BAME social enterprises to learn from each other; to develop partnerships; and to work together.
- Explore further ways of dealing with any existing barriers to the development of BAME social enterprise growth.
- Provide a platform to find out and learn more about the different forms of social enterprise.
Date: Friday 26th March 9.30 - 14.00
Venue: The Gujurat Hindu Centre Preston , South Meadow Lane, PR1 8JN
Contact val.jones@senw.org.uk for further information
Who should attend?
- Aspiring BAME entrepreneurs
- Social enterprises that work with BAME communities
- BAME community organisations
- BAME infrastructure organisations
- Third Sector representatives