Launch of Activ People in the community

With 20 years of experience in developing businesses and in particular the creation of employment businesses means that we are developing the duplication concept of enabling organisations and individuals to generate income through the work they already do.

As many organisations have employment outputs to achieve this opportunity supports the achievement of those outcomes by proactively sourcing employment from targeted employers for job ready clients or providing work experience for those that aren't in some cases.

Employers are now very used to the need to use an employment agency for both permanent and contract recruitment. Managed correctly contract recruitment with support through caching and mentoring can lead to a permanent position as we found at the Turning Corners project developed for the Marsh Farm Community Development Trust. All community organisations and charities are doing is moving into this market as a social enterprise with the support of a back office support organisation.

The team at activ people have experience of setting up new location offices, careers guidance, project management, the further and higher education sector enabling them to give a comprehensive package of support all for a small monthly fee. For more information contact Richard at marketing@activ-people.co.uk for more information.

New Career supporting the community and changing lives in Luton

Who do you know that would be able to take on one of the toughest and high profile community roles in the UK? Well it is time to put your thinking caps on and help us find them to take the the reins of an opportunity of a life time.

This area in Luton has millions of pounds to invest in creating innovative projects that will produce a surplus/profit. What could you come up with to achieve the goal. All of the projects must produce a return on investment.

You have hundreds of organisations and businesses that are able to support you. But you must have the charisma to work with each of them and understand how to help them achieve their goals as well as you getting what you want.

There is a dedicated team who need leading rather than managing, who need motivating rather than mastering and who need recognition rather than a list of rules.

Its time to step up to the plate and be counted!

The Marsh farm Community Development trust needs you.

Building Communities Fund for Social Enterprises

The meeting that I talked about initially in my first post for activ people was to launch the Building Communities Fund which is to support the development of social enterprises in the eastern region. Photo: Michelle Rigby - CEO SEEE (left) , Andrew Robinson - Quirk Review (right)

It enables third sector organisations to develop a feasibility study on the viability of acquiring an asset that is currently held in private or public hands for the good of the local communities that they wish to serve.

But more importantly it enables those organisations the opportunity to utilise that asset to create a surplus or profit which will support their social aims. Whether that is to help with the care of individuals, education, business incubation. The list recipients is endless as well as the enterprises used to create the surplus.

The point is for those organisations to make a profit rather than having to rely always on Grant funding. For more information visit http://www.buildingcommunitiesfund.org/ or the SEEE website http://www.socialenterprise-east.org.uk/