Social Enterprise Works

Please donate your old PVC banners to a local social enterprise that will turn them into something new and provide work opportunities for people disadvantaged in the labour market.

You can drop off your old PVC banners at:

Social Enterprise Works
The Coach House
2 Upper York Street
Bristol
BS2 8QN

Contact Julie Ellison if you require further information about how to recycle your banner at The Coach House: julie@socialenterpriseworks.org
Or

CREATE Centre
Bristol City Council
Smeaton Road
Bristol BS1 6XN

Contact Steve Crawshaw if you require further information about how to recycle your banner at the CREATE centre: steve.crawshaw@bristol.gov.uk

Thank you for your support

Small business legal advice surgery to be held on 2nd September (one session left), 7th October, 4th November, 2nd December.

Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management are working with top solicitors Burges Salmon to organise free 45 minute business support sessions for small and start up business in the Easton and Lawrence Hill area.  Sessions will be held at The Old Bank on Church Road and will cover things like setting yourself up as a sole trader, your legal responsibilities, dealing with landlords and dealing with debtors.

You must book an appointment in advance

Slots are 1pm to 4pm in 45 minutes intervals.

To book your free appointment call 0117 9039975 or email officemanager@eastonandlawrence.org.uk

Social entrepreneurs with bright ideas that will provide training, skills development, employment and independent living opportunities to tackle homelessness are being challenged to bid for a share of a £1.6 million investment fund.

The Spark 2010 Challenge – building on the success of 2008 and 2009 – was launched by founders John Montague, CEO of The TREES Group, and Nigel Kershaw, Chair of Big Issue Invest, with the continued support of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

“Spark is much more than a competition or a grant application.  It is a cross-sector collaboration that brings together leading organisations and social enterprises from the public, private and third sector to work together to build sustainable solutions to homelessness,” said John Montague.

“For the third year we are immensely pleased to announce the involvement of Spark partners PricewaterhouseCoopers, Places for People and BT, and welcome Willmott Dixon to the partnership.

Bringing together these partners brings value to their businesses, employees and the communities in which they work.

It also shows how social enterprise can transform the lives of homeless people by providing training and employment and a route out of street and hostel life,” said Nigel Kershaw.

Entrants for Spark 2010 need to submit their business case via www.sparkchallenge.org.uk by 5pm on 13 August.

Survive is a dynamic, innovative agency that provides high quality services to women and children affected by domestic violence in South Gloucestershire and Bristol.

Play Leader (22 hours) / Family Support Worker (7.5 hours) (female only)
Starting salary: £14,000-£15,000 for 29.5 hrs / week (Hay 10: PL hours, Hay 8: FSW hours.)

The Play Leader / Family Support Worker will give a high quality service to women and their children living in our refuges. She will provide structured play sessions with clear aims and outputs throughout the refuges for children and young people of all ages, and will also provide quality practical and emotional support to families within the refuges and in community settings.   The post provides an interesting combination of skills and involves working with the whole family. It combines two similar roles because the full time Family Support Worker now works one day a week on a new group work programme B@ck on Tr@ck.</p>

You will have at least 2 years experience of work in a relevant field and a level 4 qualification in a relevant related field.

Closing date: 12 noon 4 August 2010
Interviews:  12th August 2010
Survive is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work.

Visit http://www.survivedv.org.uk/pages/about.html#jobs for an application pack

Bristol Mind is recruiting for an experienced and effective Office Co-ordinator to lead our small central admin team who ensure our administrative systems run smoothly to support the work of the organisation.

The post holder will need proven, extensive administration and IT skills; experience of supervising paid and/or unpaid workers and be able plan and organise their own and the team’s work. In addition the post holder will need an  understanding of the needs of people affected by mental health issues or experiencing emotional distress and excellent people skills.  The post is based at Old Market Street in the centre of Bristol.

Part-time 22 hours per week. £19,621 – 21,519 pro-rata; 25 days A/L + 6% pension.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 6th August 2010 at 12pm

INTERVIEWS: Tuesday 14th September 2010

Download an application pack from our website www.bristolmind.org.uk
Telephone : 0117 980 0370
email: admin2@bristolmind.org.uk

This post is subject to an enhanced criminal records bureau check.

Bristol Mind aims to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from currently under-represented groups and/or individuals recovering from mental distress.

UWE Bristol has been awarded significant funds to help businesses employ graduate interns under a new government initiative.

The programme is focused on small companies (less than 50 employees) and any sized business in certain key sectors of the economy.

Internships last for 8 weeks (or longer if part-time). UWE Bristol pays the business a £175 per week wage subsidy, with interns receiving a minimum of £250 per week (pro rata if part-time).

Find out more and register

Congratulations to the winners and runner-ups of the UWE BizIdea social enterprise category.

The BizIdea is UWE’s inspirational business plan competition for students, staff and alumni. It encourages anyone with an idea for a business, whether real or fictitious, to make it a success or to gain experience.

As clients of Social Enterprise Works we would like to congratulate you on your success in the BizIdea competition!

Well done to the winner Joe Constant from Kick Start Enterprise.

Kick Start Enterprise works with young people, parents and teachers with his self-development Hero Programme. The workshops help young people gain greater self-knowledge, confidence and self-esteem.

Well done to the two runner-ups Luke Boulton-Major from Karma Care and Steve Glover from The Severn Project.

Karma Care is a not-for-profit community interest company specialising in alternative sports and activities for primary school children. It provides a range of after school clubs using fun and imaginative ways to engage kids.

The Severn Project supports individuals’ post treatment for addiction issues. Everybody has a fundamental need to be creative, demonstrate altruism and integrate with others.

UWE the bizidea

You may well know that BBC Children in Need gives grants to organisations which are working to make a positive change to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. But did you know that we don’t just give grants to charities but to a range of not-for-profit groups?

BBC Children in Need accepts applications from social enterprises including community interest companies and industrial and provident societies. Our principle that we only fund not-for-profit organisations is paramount when considering applications from social enterprises. You will need to convince us – generally through your constituted objects and dividend arrangements – that your main reason for operating is to make a difference for disadvantaged children and young people and not to maximise shareholder profits. We will also need to see that you have a restriction on distributing your profits.

To find out more about what we fund and how to apply, visit our website bbc.co.uk/pudsey.

Do you want to raise profile and reach over one hundred thousand people across Bristol and the South West?

If the answer is yes, then advertising in The Bristol Festival programme could be just what you are looking for.

The Bristol Festival, 24th - 26th September 2010, is the region’s hottest new music and arts festival, now entering its third year with a capacity of 30,000. Our printed programme booklets reaches audiences of over 100,000 people across the South West including Bristol, Bath, Glastonbury, Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Gloucester, Newport and Cardiff.

The Festival attracts a wide demographic; attendees range from 5 to 80 year olds as the variety of entertainment on offer draws a mixed crowd of students, locals, young professionals and families.

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Artivists (formerly trading as Ace Craftworks) are extending an open  invitation to anyone with an interest in launching a new  label (which promotes the use of recycled textiles) to come and join our fledgling new project. The aim is to generate income for participating artists and makers, through the sale of unique items (mainly clothes) sold via our new website which is in the process of being designed. The range will cover ready to wear,  a made to measure service, children’s items, bags, 3D cards, home accessories and soft toys. If you would like to get involved, e-mail Rita with your contact details and tell us a little bit about yourself.  We would be interested in viewing any samples of your work . If  photos are available, please send attachments.

info@acecraftworks.org.uk

Skills – Third Sector is the new independent, sector-led organisation for the sector, which has been established to enable people in third sector organisation to develop their learning and skills, so they can make an ever growing contribution to their communities.

www.skills-thirdsector.org.uk

LawWorks is an independent charity and is the working name of the Solicitor’s Pro Bono Group. The charity exists to encourage and support solicitors to carry out pro bono work (for free), and runs several projects to encourage solicitors to do this, and to provide free legal support to individuals, communities and small voluntary organisations who are unable to afford or access legal advice. You can see more information on the charity itself on their website – www.lawworks.org.uk

Initial Electronic Advice is an automatic web-based system which provides brief legal information in response to straightforward legal queries. It is designed to assist not-for-profit organisations and individuals who cannot afford to pay for solicitors privately. Questions may ONLY be submitted by not for profit organisations and advice agencies providing advice to the general public.

We are very pleased to announce that the Deki website has now been launched www.deki.org.uk

Deki’s  mission is to connect people through person-to-person microloans, empowering specific people to lift themselves out of poverty.

The Deki website enables you to make a microloan to a specific person in the developing world.

The microloan helps to create a sustainable livelihood allowing borrowers to lift themselves out of poverty.

We provide microloans to our field partners interest free. Deki takes no commission out of the microloan.

As the loan is repaid you receive monthly updates and repayments.

For more information on how you can support someone living in poverty in Ghana and Nepal log onto www.deki.org.uk

CEU are on the move! CEU are a social enterprise and a worker co-operative based in Exeter, Devon. They offer business advice, training and support to those working primarily for the benefit of the social economy. Their own experience of running a social enterprise gives them the first-hand experience of the challenges social enterprises often face.

After 11 years of being based in smaller offices based on Sidwell Street (Exeter), CEU are celebrating their recent move to new premises at Dix’s Field’s beautiful historical Georgian terrace! Alongside this move CEU have embarked upon a new exciting venture FAIRSPACE - a training room designed to meet the needs of local social enterprises and support local businesses, especially for those who do not own space of their own or cannot afford to hire luxury meeting rooms!
For more information please contact:

CEU LTD, Garden Floor, Suite 1, 11-15 Dix’s Field, Exeter, EX1 1QA
Tel: 01392 666281
Fax: 01392 666288
Email: info@ceultd.co.uk
website: www.ceultd.co.uk

The Mall Bristol in Broadmead (formerly The Galleries) is encouraging local independent retailers and business start-ups to contact them to discuss current lettings possibilities within the city centre shopping centre.

Colin Lang, General Manager of The Mall Bristol said, “There are currently some great opportunities for local independent retailers within The Mall and many would be surprised at the flexibility we can offer both in terms of the length of the lease and the cost of our shop units. We are always looking for new retailers to come into the centre and add a fresh, local flavour to our list of existing big name tenants and we are happy to have an informal chat to anyone looking to explore all of their options within the city centre.”

The Mall Bristol has also announced a number of new lettings over the past few months, including three new food outlets, Rice, The Baguette Shop & Noodles, and has noted renewed interest in their Retail Merchandising Units (RMUs):

“A number of people who have been made redundant seem to have seen this as an opportunity to start afresh, and are finally making their dreams of launching a new business a reality.” Colin adds, “Our RMUs also offer an ideal launch pad for start-up businesses as these stands offer our shoppers a broad range of unique and usually local products. The opportunity is there for new local businesses to test their products in the market and get feedback direct from their customers without the commitment of a long-term lease or the investment in shop fitting, and we will support these traders all the way.”

For more information, please call Colin Lang or Simon Dix on 0117 9290569 or visit themall.co.uk

Whether a corporate function or a birthday party.
Why not book the Greenway Centre?

The Greenway Centre has a range of meeting rooms which can accommodate 25 – 400 people.

The centre has ample free parking on site has convenient rail and public transport links and is located just 10 minutes from the M5.

Is affordable without compromising on high quality service.

For more information call 0117 950 3335 or email reception@greenwaycentre.com

Greenway centre flyer

Free Stay and Play Sessions at Easton Community Centre

A chance for you and your child to get to know other families living in the area and tell us how we can support you.
Please ring Jacqui Stokes for more information or tell us you are coming on: 0117 9392550

Click here for further information

The NEST is an open plan office at the Greenway Centre in Southmead.

Totally Free
Successful applicants will get their own desk, telephone, new computer, access to meeting rooms, business advice and mail handling.

Job Seekers Allowance and Incapacity Benifit
There are 4 desks still available for recipients of Job Seekers Allowance or Incapacity Benefit (or those who have recently been on such benefits).

Postcode Eligibility
Individuals must have not been trading longer than 2 years and they must also have an eligible postcode from one of the following areas: Lawrence Weston, Lockleaze, Southmead, Henbury, Montpelier, St Agnes, St Pauls, Barton Hill, Bedminster, Easton, Lawrence Hill, Hartcliffe, Withywood, or Knowle West.

To arrange an interview, call Dave Shanley on 07976 133332.