What is Social Enterprise?
Jul 28, 2021
Resurgam Trust - Philip Dean
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The Resurgam Trust employs a Social Enterprise Manager, supported through an Innovation Programme with partners including Department for Communities, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and The Resurgam Trust. This programme delivers outcomes on social enterprise and innovation which will have an impact upon the social, economic and physical regeneration of communities and ultimately the local economy.
They have 7 social enterprises:
1. Laganside Enterprise Centre
2. Highway Inn
3. Lisburn Community Self Build
4. Laganside Business Services
5. Premier Taxi Company
6. Laganside Community Gym
7. New Horizons Credit Union
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Apr 12, 2023
Paul Carvill - Healthy Kidz
Healthy Kidz began its journey in 2014 as a coaching organisation delivering fun and engaging physical activity sessions in primary schools throughout Northern Ireland. In 2023, we are the country’s leading outsourced coaching provider.
A holistic health and wellbeing programme such as ours couldn’t be any more pertinent for children and young people across Northern Ireland. Growing obesity rates, physical inactivity and increasing screen times has only been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. To combat this, they currently have 50 Physical Activity Leaders that deliver 400 sessions a week across NI to 20,000 children, all striving to meet their aim:
Thousands of children each day go through our PE programme based on the NI PE curriculum. PE sessions are non-sport specific, all-inclusive, and designed and delivered by highly qualified coaches and professionals.
They also run an extensive afterschool programme including Gymnastics, Dance, Karate and Golf as well as all the mainstream sports. The most popular programmes, Sports Club and Fun, Fitness & Games, encapsulates all that they do well at Healthy Kidz; fun, engaging and educational sessions for all who take part.
To help every child achieve their best possible state of health and wellbeing. Paul is a keen sportsman who has played soccer to professional level in England, and represented his country at all youth levels. Also from a strong GAA background, playing for his club and county, both to senior level. Founder of Healthy Kidz CIC in 2014, has led the organisation from 1 school to 150, as well being the market leader in NI in terms of providers of School Holiday Camps. During this time Healthy Kidz have been awarded over £1 million of funding to deliver Health and Wellbeing services across a number of sectors, from a range of stakeholders. There are 60 staff currently working for the company.
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Apr 5, 2023
Jennifer McWilliams - Antrim Enterprise Agency
Antrim Enterprise is a leading enterprise centre in the borough of Antrim and Newtownabbey established in 1991. A company limited by guarantee with charitable status they are your go to business advice centre supporting businesses every step of the way. They believe that every client that comes through their doors are helped, encouraged and supported on their entrepreneurial journey.
Fundamental to the success in achieving their vision and mission, is the fact that quality underpins everything they do, and it's done with pride which encompasses core values:
Passion: Their staff are emotionally committed employees, passionate about their work and the organization they work for
Respect: They are about treating all people [directors, staff, customers, clients, suppliers and stakeholders] with dignity and value the collective power of teamwork.
Integrity: Antrim Enterprise is about being honest and having strong moral principles in all our day-to-day dealings with customers, clients and suppliers
Dedication: Antrim Enterprise fosters strong teamwork and encourages personal initiative and growth within the workplace
Excellence: They strive to excel in every aspect of their business and deal with every task with a determination to succeed
Passionate about the health and well-being of entrepreneurs all their support encompasses advice, guidance and top tips for personal and business health including physical, mental, emotional, environmental and financial.. Antrim Enterprise has been at the forefront of providing co-working space for entrepreneurs along with innovative ways of connecting and encouraging collaboration including a range of networking groups such as NETWalking and OpenCoffee Club.
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Mar 29, 2023
Gearóid Ó Machail - Cairde Teo
In 2009 a number of experienced community workers, academic researchers, trade unionists and Irish language activists formed the CAIRDE social enterprise based in Armagh City, N.E. Ireland.
CAIRDE is the Irish language translation of ‘friends’; it is also an acronym for ‘Communities in Armagh Investing in Regeneration, Diversity and Enterprise’. (Teo is Irish for ‘Ltd’).
This third sector company focuses on micro-business incubation; employment, training and learning opportunities and action research projects. CAIRDE Teo also works in partnership with a number of institutions and organisations in Armagh City and throughout the island to promote and develop the use of the Irish language both locally and nationally.
CAIRDE’s latest collaborative social enterprise – Aonach Mhacha – will build and manage a cultural centre in the historic heart of Armagh City. The complex will sustain 15 jobs in the Irish language and cultural sector in Armagh and help generate a further 6 full-time posts. Facilities in the new ‘cultúrlann’ will include: social enterprise incubation hubs, office accommodation, classrooms, meeting rooms, a black box performance area, a media suite, a café, a dance studio, a gift shop, an art gallery and exhibition area. Services will include minority language classes, social enterprise training, cultural tourism events, art & cultural heritage exhibitions, concerts, festivals, musical and dance performances, workshops, seminars and community development initiatives.
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