How does SESC Support Social Enterprise

 The Social Enterprise Support Centre is a dedicated team of professionals offering advice and support to the Social Enterprise Sector through:

  • Workshops
  • Consultancy
  • Social Return On Investment (SROI)
  • Networks
  • One to One Intensive Support

Workshops

We will deliver workshops anywhere in the UK on any of the following:

  • An introduction to social enterprise
  • Sales and marketing for values driven business – using your values base to win hearts minds and money
  • Planning to tender for contracts: getting ready
  • Writing winning tenders with local authority tender examples
  • Social benefit clauses, added value and why being not for profit is a better offer in tendering

Please ring us to discuss your needs and budget.

We also deliver a number of workshops on behalf of Business Link, providing advice to start up Social Enterprises. The Enterprising Communities Programme is being delivered on behalf of Bradford Metropolitan District Council to increase the number of social enterprises and community businesses active within the District. This includes a range of introductory workshops including: ideas & getting started, legal structures, management and staffing, marketing, sales and income generation, business and cash flow forecasting and achieving targets. For further information on any of these workshops please visit our events diary.

Consultancy

We are able to offer independent consultancy advice in a range of subjects including:

  • Business Planning and Strategic development
  • Market Development
  • Tendering for contracts
  • Marketing
  • Sales & Branding

We can also provide specialist advice and support in health and social care including right to request.  We are also able to offer expert consultancy in SROI mapping with our Selling Added Value toolkit.

SROI Mapping

SESC is home to the Selling Added Value Programme. Selling Added Value (SAV) uses Social Return On Investment (SROI) to map the added value and impact that is achieved by a project or activity. It produces qualitative, quantitative and financial results that are relevant to the buyer as the key stakeholder.

 Selling Added Value is a development tool originally funded by the LSC and ESF. It uses best practice in setting indicators to help map the added value and impact that is achieved by an activity, linked directly to outcomes that procurement officers and commissioners are seeking to buy.

The difference between this and traditional social accounting approaches is that the buyer can be involved from day one and engaged in a dialogue to ensure that the outputs are meaningful to them and relevant. It captures information that conventional financial returns do not reflect as well as illustrating the value of social and environmental impacts. For further information on our selling added value programme visit our selling added value site.

Networks

The Social Enterprise Networks have been created to support Social Enterprises across West Yorkshire.  We currently have over 1000 network members, mostly made up from those working for social enterprises although membership also includes commissioners and other people interested in working with social enterprises. The networks are grouped into sector specific clusters. These are:

  • Community Arts
  • Community Services
  • Construction & Housing
  • Environment & Recycling
  • Health & Social Care
  • Young People’s Services
  • Education 

All members are encouraged to get involved and share their knowledge as well as learning from others. You can also now join our new forum and contract club. For further information or to sign up to one or more of the networks and receive update emails and regular newsletters please visit the networks page.

One to One Intensive Support

The Enterprising Communities Programme is a new initiative supported by Enterprising Bradford. Intensive support is being provided for people living or working in the super output areas of: Bradford City Centre, University Ward, South Keighley, East  Windhill and Wrose, Bradford Moor, Manningham, Little Horton, Allerton, Royds and Undercliffe.

The aim of the programme is to improve enterprise, creating jobs and local wealth and enhance services and support for local people. Whether you are planning on starting a social enterprise or a private business or even looking to develop existing activity we can help. Please visit the Enterprising Communities Page for more details.

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