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Welfare to Work Conference 10 th July 2012. Zoe Sellers and John Belli. Business Development Directors. What is Accession Social Enterprise?. Businesses. Horticulture Print & design Community shop Catering Arts & crafts Digital archiving Social enterprise consultancy - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Welfare to Work Conference10th July 2012
Zoe Sellers and John BelliBusiness Development Directors
What is Accession Social Enterprise?
Businesses• Horticulture• Print & design• Community shop• Catering• Arts & crafts• Digital archiving• Social enterprise consultancy• Clinical consultancy
Underlying principles• Business model• Only sell if we have high-quality products• Traditional ‘support into employment’ route not worked • Out of the learning disability and mental health ‘ghettos’• Sense of purpose & high expectations
Key aims• To focus on customer service that champions quality of
products and services
• Working with partners to expand routes into employment through social enterprise
• Opportunities for most marginalised:• long term mental health issues • moderate-severe learning disabilities• physical disabilities• those on the autistic spectrum
• Supporting projects to transform into social enterprises
• Encouraging a social enterprise hub in West London
Key aims
First steps• Auditing Social Service and NHS projects • Assessing viability• Premises, equipment and staffing needs identified • Product quality, design, markets, marketing, production• Service User Involvement • Key messages, briefing & communication
Butterfly House at Brent Lodge Park
Capacity of social enterprises•Partnership networks
•Procurement
•In-kind funding
•Business cases & invest to save
Social value & public sector savings•First & foremost a business
•‘Right to Provide’ arrangements
•Modernisation of service provision
•Employment route
Private sector partnership•In-kind support
•Sponsorship
•Offering employment pathways
•Contracts
Managing risk•Essentially no different to any other business
•Reassuring ‘parent organisations’
•Being clear about scope and role
•Negotiating partner arrangements on a case-by-case basis
Questions?