10:00 am - 1:00 pm 26/05/2021

Social Enterprise: Education, Support and Social Impact

Wednesday May 26^th, 10am to 1pm

Online

Delegates had the opportunity to:

• Gain tips and tools for teaching and supporting social entrepreneurs and social enterprises.
• Hear about current research and thinking on enterprise education and social entrepreneurship.
• Improve their understanding of current industry perspectives on social entrepreneurship.
• Share insights and ideas with other participants through breakout discussions.
• Hear from social enterprises on their educational and training needs

Summary

This online EEUK Enterprise Exchange event, delivered in partnership with Coventry University, focused on Social Enterprise and Enterprise Education. Social entrepreneurship and social enterprises are seeing a boom with a 12% increase between March and October 2020 – a trend that was emerging in 2019 and accelerated by Covid 19. Along with the UN Sustainable Development Goals agenda, there is a demand for social entrepreneurs and social enterprise education.

This event focused on good practice and case studies along with showcasing Coventry’s Social Enterprise Ecosystem. The event included discussion around enterprise education for social entrepreneurs: what does it involve? Does it need to be different from other enterprise education models? Is a social entrepreneurial mindset different to other entrepreneurial mindsets?

Speakers

• Professor Gideon Maas, Director of the International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship (ICTE) Coventry University
• Dr Richard Tomlins, Assistant Professor, International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship (ICTE); UK City of Culture Champion for Faculty of Business and Law
• Angela Armstrong, Programme Director for Fashion at Coventry University.
• Ann Muirhead (SFHEA), Assistant Professor in Fashion, Coventry University, Curriculum Lead for Design and Associate Head of School for Global Engagement (Acting)
• Mariama Njie, Social Enterprise Programme Manager, Coventry University Social Enterprise CIC (CUSE)
• Ian O’Donnell MBE, Founder of Real Point Design and Board Director, Federation of Small Businesses
• Dr Jaliyyah Bello, Assistant Professor in Finance and Sustainable Development Goals Lead for Faculty of Business and Law, Coventry University
• Stacey-Jade Mason, founder of Coventry based social enterprise Creative Optimistic Visions.

Slides

Gideon Maas Coventry University

Angela Armstrong Ann Muirhead Coventry University

Ian O Donnell MBE Real Point Design & FSB

Jaliyyah Bello Coventry University

Mariama Njie-Ceesay Coventry University

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