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The Wellbeing Project will be hosting a Financial Diversification workshop for social Enterprises.
Social Enterprise Network in association with SELNET (Social Enterprise Lancashire Network) is providing a number of fully-funded workshops for social enterprises across the Merseyside area.
The next workshop is being held on
- Date: Tuesday 7th December
- Venue: at the Wellbeing Project CIC, 5-7 Haydock St, St Helens, WA10 1DD
- Time: 9.30am-4.00pm
The workshops are designed to help your social enterprise increase turnover through trading and funding and by securing public sector contracts.
Social enterprises and civil society organisations are now facing a whole new set of challenges to survive. This interactive workshop helps to prepare for increasingly competitive markets, new commissioning and procurement circumstances and generating income from commercial activity, all while maintaining the ethical social objectives of the social enterprise.
At the end of the Financial Diversification workshop participants will gain an understanding in:
- The potential for alternative revenue sources and how to access them
- Developing operational plans and milestones from strategic objectives
- Aligning your offer, promotion and therefore increased levels of paid for serivces
- Opportunities in the Public and Private sectors- providing a solution
- How bids are assessed and what will make commissioners take note of your organisation- your benefits
- What help and assistance is available
To book your free place click here
Last year's workshops were tremendously successful and some of the comments from participants included:
'I found it very inspirational and positive. I now know exactly what I need to do.'
'This has made me a lot more aware and hopefully I can go back to our organisation with a better understanding and set goals.'
'Excellent workshop- so much useful information that I feel energised to use it to develop a successful C.I.C.'
'Interesting and useful to have a course based on practical research.'
'Did what it said on the box- nothing needs to be different.'
'Speakers know their stuff.'
'Very knowledgeable and helpful.'
Workshops are fully-funded by CapacityBuilders and the European Social Fund (ESF) however participants who fail to attend or cancel with less than 24 hours notice will be invoiced for an administration charge of £20.
To book your place click here
For more information please contact Debbie Felton on 0151 666 6510.
Notes:
About the Social Enterprise Network
SEN is the home of social enterprise in Greater Merseyside. This is the place to network with other similar businesses; to find information and resources; to promote your goods and services and trade. www.sen.org.uk
About Selnet
Selnet is the recognised lead for social enterprise in Lancashire, bringing members together to provide a range of opportunities and share knowledge to help their business grow. http://www.selnet-uk.com/