Events

Are you a voluntary organization that wants to?

• Generate more income?
• Get ideas and help to start an enterprise?
• Run a viable community organization?
• Sell to or contract with the public sector?
• Gain information, advice and guidance?
  
  Click here to view more information about the Spotting a social enterprise, business planning workshop

A report of how our local event went or when it will be happening or information about forthcoming events, could be an event being run by one of your members.  Include pictures, flyers, etc.

Our recent event was workshop which was held 23rd of June in Northampton on The Sturtridge Suite, The Saint Rugby Ground.
 
An inventory of workshops that took place.

Community sector trading

Obtaining finance to aid sustainability

Collaboration

Exploring trading ideas

Will your idea work?

Running viable community buildings

Legal basic community buildings
 
Repeat dependent upon interest

Strategic planning

An introduction to selling to the public sector

Charities, trading and other issues

Organizations that participated in the workshops:

ACEVO-community sector commissioning

ACRE-advice for rural based organisations

BUSINESS LINK-business support services

CHARITY BANK-finance for sustainability

EAST MIDLANS LOAN FAND-financing for enterprise

ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE-advance on trading and structures

ENTERPRISING NORTHAMPTONSHIRE-demonstration on website www.unlockeyourpotential.info

LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANISATIONS-support available from your local volunteer centre or
other voluntary organisation support.

NCISE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE-support for new community organisation in enterprise

NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY ASSETS PROJECT-promoting viable community assets, support
acquiring and running community buildings and land.

SMART SE – a support programme for social enterprise

STEPPING UP TO ENTERPRISE-tools and information to assist you to start trading

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON-undergraduate degree in social enterprise.

Voluntary and Community organizations at the event Northampton 23 June 2009

NCISE Northamptonshire Volunteer Salomon  Phiri and Suzanne Moen from No Nonsense Mentoring.

Unlock Your Potential our table and other organizations.

NCISE Northamptonshire Project Manager John Nimly Brownell
Zimbabwe Women`s Northampton Chairlady Rutendo Nyatsine and Volunteer of NCISE               Northamptonshire        
Malawi Association Northamptonshire Secretary Salomon Phiri and Volunteer of NCISE                         Northamptonshire

 Project Manager John Nimly Brownell NCISE Northamptonshire
 Suzanne Moen`s  No Nonsense Mentoring
Tawanda Tadera Baobab Venture Founding Director and Volunteer of NCISE Northamptonshire       

Project Manager John Nimly Brownell NCISE Northamptonshire

  Chairlady Rutendo Nyatsine and Volunteer of NCISE              

  Chairman Peter Matsa from Corby African Association

  Secretary Salomon Phiri from Malawi Association

Project Manager John Nimly Brownell NCISE Northamptonshire
Chairlady Rutendo Nyatsine and Volunteer of NCISE              
Chairman Peter Matsa from Corby African Association
Secretary Salomon Phiri from Malawi Association

John Nimly Brownell Project Manager NCISE Northamptonshire, Anna Filonowicz Administrator NCISE Northamptonshire, Salomon Phiri Volonteer of NCISE Northamptonshire