Moseley Community Enterprise Awards

a competition for young social entrepreneurs.

There are five co-working memberships to be won, each worth over £1000. It’s the perfect place to start a new social enterprise

“A social enterprise is a business that trades to tackle social problems, improve communities, people’s life chances or the environment.”

Often it is established in response to a social, environmental or

economic problem

http://www.youtube.com/user/SECoalition

First and foremost it’s a BUSINESS. Engaged in some form of trading, primarily to support a social purpose

Aims to generate surpluses, then reinvested in the business or in the community to deliver social objectives

Not here to maximise profit for shareholders or owners

Unemployment Education Housing Local transport Health, disabilities the elderly The environment / recycling /

upcycling Public services

Local community organisations and charities

Birmingham City Council Clinical Commissioning Groups WM Police Libraries Places of Worship Google / blogs/ twitter

Send us a two page summary about yourself and any relevant experience.

Submit a project proposal (2000 words maximum) – as MS word document

Your proposal should explain: the issues you plan to resolve through your social

enterprise what evidence is there that you need to tackle a

social problem your understanding of the market in which you

plan to operate how will your neighbourhood benefit from your

project and how you will prove this? a delivery plan, including financial forecasts

Birmingham City UniversityResearch, Innovation and Enterprise

Birmingham & Solihull Social Economy Consortium

Social Enterprise WM ISE Birmingham City Council –

enterprise catalyst Social Enterprise UK Locality – developing assets Young Foundation – school for social

entrepreneurs

www.MoseleyCDT.com/changeit