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Understanding Social Enterprise
Date : Wednesday 29th February 2012
Duration : Half day
Time : 1.15pm – 16.30pm
Venue : WVSC Offices
Trainer : Julia Harris
Is it right for your organisation?
This workshop is suitable for anyone who has heard about this type of socially focused business and wants to find out if it’s really suitable for them; including the pro’s and con’s involved in the numerous organisational structures that come within it.
This practical short course will provide participants with:-
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An understanding of what it means to be a Social Enterprise
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A knowledge of the types of organisational structures that can be Social Enterprises and the obligations attached
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The process of becoming a Social Enterprise
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Funding and support available to Social Enterprises
- An awareness of whether Social Enterprise is suitable for your organisation (either now or in the future)




