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Public and Private Sector Workshops

SCEDU delivers a wide range of social enterprise themed workshops for private and public sector organisations who would like to know more about social enterprise to:

  • Understand the benefits of purchasing from social enterprise
  • Understand what it means to be a social enterprise

Workshops include:

Introduction to Social Enterprise

  • Key characteristics of a social enterprise
  • Policy influence
  • Social aspects
  • Enterprise orientation
  • Management and financial implications

Business Planning for Social Enterprise

  • Why a business plan is required
  • Key components of a business plan
  • Social enterprise elements
  • Presentation of a business plan
  • Why some business plans do not get investment

Selecting the Right Legal Structure for Social Enterprise

  • Profit, control and assets – how individual structures differ for each of these considerations
  • Limited liability
  • Overview of legal structures
  • Advantages and disadvantages of each structure

Market Analysis and Marketing for Social Enterprise

  • Psychology and marketing
  • Market segmentation (difference between customers and beneficiaries)
  • Competitor analysis
  • Branding
  • Unique Selling Point
  • Buying time

Introduction to Social Accounting and Social Return on Investment (SROI)

  • Why measuring social impact is important
  • Basic social accounting framework
  • SROI impact map
  • Pros and cons of Social Accounting and SROI

Governance for Social Enterprise

  • The role of the Board of Directors
  • The role of individuals
  • Officer roles within the Board
  • Liabilities and accountability