Salford Innovation

Park

Gemma Hargreaves & Kim Newton - MSP

Iain Taylor - Peel Holdings

Colin McCallum - University of Salford

Business Group update

Salford Innovation

Park

• Flexible work space– Hot desks– All inclusive

offer– Create your

own space!– Well designed

break out areas

• Business community centre– Regular events

and networking opportunities

– Recent events include ‘Brand Building on a Budget’ and ‘Protect your Data’

• Meeting and conference rooms available to hire

• Good transport links and on site parking

• 24/7 security• Close to

University of Salford

• Working relationship – get linked in with the university

• Close to Media City and Manchester City Centre

• Salford Jelly– Free to

attend every Thursday

– Co working space

– Meet new people, get new ideas

July 25, 2013

Investing for tomorrow

The Business Group SalfordIain Taylor

Port Salford – Original Scheme

Port Salford – Terminal Infrastructure

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Port Salford – Part WGIS, 50% Warehouse, Terminal

Port Salford – Full Phase 1

Port Salford – Full Phase 1, WGIS

Centre for Social Business

Presented by Colin McCallumExecutive Director, University Advancement

Building Social Business Summit May 2013

Building Social Business Summit May 2013

Building Social Business Summit May 2013

Centre for Social Business Advisory Board

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The 7 Principles of Social Business

1. The business objective will be to overcome poverty, or one or more problems (such as education, health, technology access, and environment) which threaten people and society; not just profit maximization.

2. Financial and economic sustainability.

3. Investors get back their investment amount only. No dividend is given beyond investment money.

4. When the investment amount is paid back, company profit stays with the company for expansion and improvement.

5. Every social business is environmentally conscious.

6. The workforce gets a market wage with better working conditions.

7. ...do it with joy. Social business is about making the world a better place.

The Centre for Social Business promotes research and consultancy in areas such as microfinance, community issues, social housing, sustainable design, corporate social responsibility and business ethics

The Centre also aims to focus upon social business activity within the City of Salford: - contributing to its development and drawing from the skills that exist within Salford to provide academic qualifications in social business, tailored executive training in social business, underpinned by a thriving research community examining social business.

“A structure that harnesses the energy of profit-making to the objective of fulfilling human needs, social business creates self-supporting, viable commercial enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the world a better place”.

Work with local social enterprises to identify their needs from infrastructure and develop a model for a sustainable and self funding peer network and infrastructure support.

A ‘Social enterprise’ is a third sector organisation which has a wider accountability to the community and the public via a board of trustees or a membership and where all profits will be reinvested in their social purpose.

Transforming Local Infrastructure (TLI) is money from the Office for Civic Society, administered by the Big Fund. TLI aims to produce short term funding (over 18 months from April 2012) to transform infrastructure activities so that they are more sustainable and less dependent on support from central government.

Analysis and mapping of current provision

103 social enterprises, 12 business support providers, 38 businesses and academic partners.

Survey and online presence

An active and trusted network

Clear aims

Strong volunteer board/steering committee with representation from respected SEs, local businesses, university, college

Must reflect Salford’s social economy

Dedicated web presence

Signposting

Marketing

Legal Advice

Networking

Business Planning

Finance/Funding

Staff Recruitment/Training

Export, tendering, mentoring

The Business Group Salford:

Established in 1999.

Almost 1000 members throughout every ward in Salford and the surrounding areas

Sole Traders, Ltd Companies, Partnerships, Charities, Community Organisations, Co-operatives, Social Enterprises, Public Sector, Further Education Institutions, PLCs

Reiki for pets, laughter yoga, belly-dancers

Green energy, robotics, precision manufacturing

Turnover from £3k - £0.5bn

Supporting local businesses:

www.thebusinessgroup.org - News/Funding/Events

Business of the Month

Website

Newsletter

Networking

Sign-posting

Events:

Social Enterprise Forum - 29th August/3rd September

Summer Social – 12th September

Members’ Meeting - 26th September

Seminars October - April

DEPICT

Students/Graduates

Business Brokerage

Social Enterprise

ELIEMental

Community Enterprise in Broughton

Spark Studio

Partners:

Funding

Sponsorship/Advertising/Upgraded directory listing

Donate: www.localgiving.com/thebusinessgroup

Volunteer – Mentors and business advisors