News & Events

Dates of forthcoming ASEN meetings
Friday 26 September 2008
Thursday 13 November 2008
Thursday 22 January 2009

Social Resources Trust
Information Session - 1 April 2008

John Montague is the Chief Executive of New Life Regeneration Construction, based in Leicester. This is part of the TREES Group. TREES – Training, Regeneration, Education, Employment and Sustainability Services – is the largest multi-disciplines social enterprise in the East Midlands of England. For more information see
www.thetreesgroup.org.uk

and

www.newlife-build.co.uk

John and his organisation was the inspiration for the establishment of Social Resources Trust by Instant Neighbour Charity and Aberdeen Foyer. John will be visiting us here in Aberdeen on 1 April and we thought that a good way of utilising his time would be to ask him to run an informal session for potential partners in Social Resources Trust (which would be the equivalent of TREES in John’s set up).

We intend to run this session for 2 hours on 1 April from 10am until 12 noon; followed by a buffet lunch. The session will be informal, with an opportunity for you to participate in a discussion on how we could establish and develop a TREES type operation in the North East of Scotland. The session will be hosted by Aberdeen Foyer in His Majesty’s Theatre.

Please let me know if you can come along to the session. Ken and I believe that this is represents a valuable opportunity to learn from the TREES experience and to take forward a new vision for social enterprise in the North East. I’d be grateful for replies, directed to bruce.armitage@btconnect.com by 14 March.

Sophy Copland

Chief Executive
Instant Neighbour

EVENTS
Two SSEC events for you to book with special discounts

S2S
Our third annual trade fair S2S creeps ever nearer. This is taking place on April 23 at the Caird Hall Dundee. Enterprise Minister Jim Mather has agreed to open proceedings, and there will be workshops and space for 80+ exhibitors. We are taking early bird bookings from this week.  For details visit  

Voice 08
This is now booking for 26-7 February. You can book this at discounted rate because SSEC is a member of SEC UK. http://www.tcp-events.co.uk/voice08/index.html

TRAINING

Social Enterprise Training
Glasgow Caledonian University is offering a new programme designed for anyone who is interested in setting up, managing or supporting a social enterprise. The programme involves a teaching partnership with the Scottish Social Enterprise Academy in Edinburgh.
The programme is based on three conference style weekends starting in Feb 2008. 
This is the first programme on social enterprise in Scotland. link to programme brochure

Sharing the Knowledge 2007/08
Social Firms Scotland and Scottish Business in the Community support the sharing of knowledge and support between sectors. We have come together to engage local companies in Aberdeen – from across the private, voluntary and social enterprise sector – to deliver a series of taster workshops in key areas of business and organisational development.
Social Firms Scotland and Scottish Business in the Community are very pleased that local companies wish to share their knowledge in order to grow social enterprises and voluntary organisations in the local area.
All workshops are free and places will be allotted on a first come, first served basis. Please note that some workshops have restricted numbers so please book early!

Programme:

Jan 08
How to Increase Sales?
TBC

20/02/08
Leadership
Lofthus Signs

March 08
Data Protection & Confidentially
TBC

April 08
Finance – Managing your cash flow
Ernst & Young

All seminars and workshops will be from 3-6pm unless otherwise stated. Further details of all seminars will be advertised as dates and venues are confirmed.

E-mail: jayne.chappell@socialfirms.org.uk
www.socialfirms.org.uk 
Telephone: 0131 225 4178

If you have any questions,
please email vulnerable@holyrood.com
or call us on 0131 272 2130.