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Jane WoodChief Executive
Scottish Business in the Community
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Scottish Business in the Community
A Prince's Charity Membership organisation Membership covers businesses of all sizes Challenge members and partners to
improve their impacts on:
society, the economy, and the environment
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www.sbcscot.comScottish Charity SC007195
How do businesses currently engage?
Improving literacy and numeracy Breakfast/homework clubs Financial literacy Raising aspirations Finding out about jobs Classroom projects
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What businesses can offer
Financial insight and knowledge
Mentors/role models Career advice Literacy & Numeracy Income maximisation IT Skills and access to
equipment
Cooking and nutrition advice
Understanding of fuel tariffs
Health & wellbeing support
Employability Understanding of the
“World of Work”
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www.sbcscot.comScottish Charity SC007195
Benefits of Business Engagement
• Businesses involved are “household names” • No reporting or sanctions• Delivered by volunteers• Specialists in their field, successful
companies• Make it fun to engage the whole family
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Welfare Reform & Tackling In-work Poverty
Access to IT and skills
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www.sbcscot.comScottish Charity SC007195
Why do businesses want to get involved?
seen as responsible business
engages and develops their employees
develops new skills and contacts
raises their profile
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Businesses are made of people who want to work together for the
common good
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Thank youwww.sbcscot.com
