This local event aimed to involve the London social and economic stakeholders in the development of toolkits currently prepared by the European partners as final outputs of their project. These toolkits are designed to support policy makers and local practitioners working towards the promotion of social enterprise, innovation and entrepreneurship in deprived urban areas, as a route out of economic and social disadvantage, promoting positive and sustainable local development. Social enterprise and innovation were the two themes scrutinised during this workshop.

Participants commented on the three sections of each toolkit, reviewing and adding, in the light of their own experiences, to the work developed by the LNet partners. The first part of the toolkits focuses on the analysis of the barriers to social enterprise or innovation in deprived areas as well as the causes of these barriers and the potential solutions to them. Based on this, top tips are given to policy makers and practitioners and focus on ‘tried and tested’ methods of overcoming specific barriers. Finally, the toolkits present a range of case studies demonstrating how policy initiatives and activities have overcome specific barriers to social enterprise and innovation, highlighting positive solutions to specific issues and their transferable elements.

Invitation

Agenda:

9h30 – 10h00 - Registration and coffee

10h00 – 10h10 - Welcome from chair Madeleine Williams, GLE

10h10 – 10h20 - Presentation of the LNet project, the key themes and outputs
Delphine Michel, GLE

10h20 – 10h30 – The role of social enterprise in tackling urban deprivation
Clare Sharpen, GLE

10h30 – 11h00 - Presentation of the questionnaire and the social enterprise toolkit and of the working exercise with specific case studies examples
Amanda Brandellero, GLE

11h00 – 12h30 Discussion on barriers and possible solutions for social enterprise in your borough (Facilitator / chair – Amanda Brandellero, GLE)

12h30 – 13h30 – Lunch at venue

13h30 – 13h40 – The role of innovation in tackling urban deprivation
Clive Coker, Sira - Think Big

13h40 - 14h00 - Presentation of questionnaire and the innovation toolkit and of the working exercise with specific case studies examples
Emma Drever, GLE

14h00 – 15h30 - Discussion on barriers and possible solutions for Innovation in your borough (Facilitator / chair – Emma Drever, GLE)

15h30 – 15h50 - Facilitators sum up discussion findings

15h50 – 16h00 - Wrap-up and conclusions – meaning for LNet and future (Chair - Delphine Michel, GLE)

List of participants

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