EQUAL - ACE - Alliance of Communities and Enterprise

ACE - Alliance of Communities and Enterprise

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Description

Aim

This DP has raised the profile of social enterprise in the County, with decision makers in both the public and in the voluntary sector, by raising the concept of social enterprise as a route to sustainability and deliverability and gaining recognition for the right environment and support structures needed to allow social enterprises to flourish.

Objectives

Develop a more positive policy environment for the social enterprise sector in Gloucestershire.
Test new methods of furthering enterprise development through the social economy.

Main Outcomes

Some of the outcomes are that the DP has enabled dialogue with public sector procurement professionals about contracting with Social Enterprises more while supporting the voluntary and community sector to become more enterprising. We have conducted both research projects showing what needs to be done at a local level to encourage social enterprises to flourish and feasibility studies looking at potential social enterprises and their viability.

Round

Lead partner

Gloucestershire County Council, Economic Development Unit >>

Core partners

Transnational partnerships

Information for Transnational partnerships

Contact

Jo White
Co-operative Futures
jo.whites@co-operativefutures.coop >>

End-dates

Action 2: 30 September 2005
Action 3: 14 November 2005

Equal theme

Social economy

Achievements

Creation of CEG (Community Enterprise Gloucestershire), which provides support to existing sectoral based networks and social enterprise organisations.
Gloucestershire Gateway – community owed motorway service station.
Re-cycling cluster run as social enterprises.
Lydney local power club feasibility study – outcome is to inform future green power sources in Lydney.

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Main outputs

Enterprising people >>Policy maker's briefing regarding Gloucestershire County Council initiative to promote community enterprise published November 2005.

Activities and products

Community Enterprise Website >> Community Enterprise Gloucestershire web site brings together networks of hundreds of community enterprises in the county to exchange information, share good practice and promote new ideas.

Feasibility Studies >>17 Feasibility Studies of Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative, All Square Art Company, Artshape Creativity in Social Care and Artshape Creative Studios.

Research Project Summaries >> 13 Research Project Summaries of studies into social enterprise development and the environment: Village Halls, Procurement, skills development and support needs, Routes to employment.

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