Mapping the regional social enterprise sector.

CEEDR have been commissioned to carry out research to understand the nature of social enterprise activity in the South East Region and the factors inhibiting/driving growth. This involves the collation of different databases of existing social enterprises and the identification of emerging social enterprise through detailed neighbourhood studies. The existing support system is also mapped and the forms of intervention required are also identified

The dynamics of local economies and deprived neighbourhoods

This report outlines the dynamics of local economies and how deprived neighbourhoods interact within the wider sub-regional context. The roles of different agencies is discussed, mapping how each contributes to the overall effort to bring prosperity to deprived neighbourhoods

Provide advice on methods to improve promotion and facilitation of Rural Enterprise Scheme - RE0114

The project studied the past experiences of firms applying for the Rural Enterprise Scheme and their business advisors and examined the existing promotional approaches. Recommendations are made on promotional and facilitation methodologie

Devolved governance and the economic problems of deprived areas: the cases of Scotland, Wales and four English Regions

A study that links two of the main policy agendas of the last ten years: devolution of power, and policies to tackle deprivation. The study looks at: how far the economic and social aspects of regeneration are being effectively linked; the extent to which political devolution in Scotland, Wales and London is bringing greater strategic attention to the needs of deprived areas; successful initiatives and how they have worked. The main report is supported by two additional volumes: Devolved governance and the economic problems of deprived areas: The cases of Scotland, Wales and four English Regions (PDF, 1.6MB) looks in detail at the governance arrangements in six study areas and their impact on tackling the economic and employment needs of people living in deprived places. Interventions to tackle the economic needs of deprived areas: Analysis of six policy case studies (PDF, 544KB) examines six policy initiatives that show good practice of joint working and effective linking of economic and social objectives

Informal economic activities and deprived neighbourhoods.

This report reviews the relative advantages and disadvantages of some types of informal activity to people in deprived neighbourhoods. It cites ways to incentivise and support people who can move from informal to formal status

Mapping the regional social enterprise sector: past approaches, challenges and future direction

Draws on a number of other mapping studies carried out by CEEDR, Middlesex University in the past and involving David Smallbone, Mel Evans, Marcello Bertotti, Ignatius Ekanem, Anne Humbert, Ian Vickers, Rob Baldock and others. They are grateful for their contributions to our thinking on conceptualising social enterprises and are also grateful to input from Les Hem from Guidestar. This paper also benefits from comments from attendees of the Social Enterprise Research Conference and Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship conference. This paper draws on preparatory material used for mapping studies for DTI, Countryside Agency and SEEDA, although all views expressed are those of the authors alone

Comparative report on the innovation groups

Work package four focuses on healthy organisations, defined as those that meet the dual needs of the organisation and its employees. The first phase involved individual interviews in one case study organisation in each partner country, examining workplace change and its impact on current quality of life. The second phase involved innovation groups, building on the interviews. This report focuses on the innovation groups. The aims of the innovation groups were: • to disseminate the analysis of the interviews to participants, • to address the challenges identified in this analysis in terms of the potential impacts on the dual agenda of enhancing quality of (working) life and workplace effectiveness, • to begin to engage participants in the collaborative development of small innovations that could help to meet these dual objectives

Review of the enterprise promotion fund

The Enterprise Promotion Fund (EPF), introduced in 2003, was designed to test out innovative approaches to raising awareness of enterprise within the UK population and to encourage people to develop skills relevant to enterprise. It was also aimed at affording opportunities for new projects targeting sectors of the population receiving little or no attention from existing promotion activities. Main social groups targeted were: school children & young people; women; older people; ethnic minorities; homeless & other excluded people. The research involved reviewing the experience of 18 diverse EPF projects across the country, with 11 of these being examined in greater depth using face-to-face interviews with project managers and stakeholders and focus groups with project participants in order to identify the lessons learned and the wider potential of project ideas. Case study research on EPF projects revealed aspects of good and effective practice