Business in Community HandsBIG LUNCH EXTRAS Community Camp at Eden Project

22nd – 25th April 2016

• Introducing ourselves and community business• Three stories• How to get involved

Welcome

The Power to Change team here today

Rose Seagrief, Programmes Manager, Bristol office

Dot Zacharias, Head of Regional and Local Investment

Mark Gordon, Director of Communications and Partnerships

Chelsea Otto, Programmes Administrator

A brief introduction to Power to Change

• New charitable trust established in 2015 to grow, support and develop community business in England

• £150 million endowment from Big Lottery Fund to spend over 10 years

• Positive response to austerity, decline of high streets and loss of basic services in communities

• At the heart of our approach is the devolution of power to local people to make their places better

Our mission and objectives

Community business in 2015

What is community business?

Community business must be community led

Angler’s Rest, Bamford Community Pub

Granby Four Streets, Liverpool

Burton Street Foundation, Sheffield

Why this works

What makes a good community business

How to get people involved

Thank youPlease contact: info@thepowertochange.org.uk