Start Up | Scale Up Social Enterprise Conference

Learn from world-changing innovators and makers in the social enterprise community

Start Up, Stay Up Social Enterprise Conference, 25-26 April 2016, London (http://www.thefourthsector.co/#!conferences/ola0j)

Are you thinking of starting a social enterprise or working to grow and scale your social business? Join us for a 1 or 2 days of ideas, practical advice and collaborative sessions geared towards helping you access the resources at your fingertips and achieve your social entrepreneurial goals.

DAY 1: Monday, 25th April 2016 - Main Conference

9:30am // Welcome - Joint Plenary 9:40am // Social economy is a great UK success story
Peter Holbrook, CEO, SEUK
Paula Woodman, Senior Advisor, British Council 10:20am// Love and Profit
Liam Black, Co-Founder, Wavelength Companies Ltd & former CEO, Fifteen 11:00am//Coffee Break 11:25am// Funding & Investment Surgery
Think "group speed dating". This interactive surgery session will allow delegates to learn and come with questions to understand what funds & investment are available to help the start and grow their social business. Each organisation has completed a profile below so can drop in the sessions as appropriate, we will allow 3 x 20 minute per session in this hour.
Amir Rizwan, Investment Executive, Venturesome
Albert Chong, Fast Growth Programme Lead, UnLtd
John Montague, Director of Early Stage Business, Big Issue Invest
David Boyle, Director, The Community Shares company
Simon Evill, Head of Ventures, Clearlyso

12:30// Break for Lunch & Impact round tables

Delegates can tailor made which sessions to attend.

START UP TRACK: Launch and want to start making a difference?

1:45pm am // Legal & governance structures
Robert Foster, Co-Founder, Red Ochre
2:25pm // Building your finances with confidence
Lisa Thompson, MD & Founder, Bluecorns
3:05pm // Take your idea and make it happen
Nick Hartwright, Founder, Green Room Hotels
3:45pm //Afternoon Tea
4:05pm //How to report and measure social impact
Alison Freeman, Consultant, NEF Consulting
4:45pm // How to introduce a completely unknown product to the global market
Andrew Hunt, Co-founder & Managing Director, Aduna
5:20pm // Developing successful partnerships & collaborations
Robert Ashton, Founder, Swarm Apprenticeship
Nick Hartwright, Founder, Green Room Hotels
Sam Petter, Founder, Tatty Bumpkin Ltd UK
Tom Lewis - Reynier, Comms Director, Catch 22
6:00pm// Networking Drinks Reception & Close

STAY UP TRACK: Want to grow and scale your social impact sustainably?
1:45pm // Can’t grow won’t grow
Mike Britton, Founder, Good Will Solution (2014 Growth Champion)
2:25pm // Panel: Growth strategy for your Business?
Social Franchising, Sam Petter, Founder, Tatty Pumpkin
Diversification, Mike Britton, Founder, Good Will Solution
Distribution, Adrew Hunt, Co-Founder & Managing Director,Aduna
Acquisition, Tom Lewis - Reynier, Comms Director, Catch 22
3:05pm // Managing your risk while you grow and scale
Nicholas Bull, Governance Manager and Legal Counsel, RSA
3:45pm // Afternoon Tea
4:05pm // How social investment can help scale without losing your edge?
Tracey Vickers, Head of the CEO’s office, HCT Group
Julia Meek, Head of Business Development, HCT Group
4:45pm // How to negotiate with investors
Representative TBC, CAN I
5:20pm //Developing successful partnerships & collaborations
Robert Ashton, Founder, Swarm Apprenticeship
Nick Hartwright, Founder, Green Room Hotels
Sam Petter, Founder, Tatty Bumpkin Ltd UK
Tom Lewis - Reynier, Comms Director, Catch 22
6:00pm // Networking Drinks Reception & Close

DAY 2: Tues, 26th April 2016 (Full day or separately bookable)

Post -conference workshop A: You have a business idea, now what?

10:00 pm // Start - 1:00pm // Finish
Workshop Leader: Lily Chong, The Fourth Sector

Post-conference workshop B: How to write a successful bid and funding applicaiton?

13:30 pm // Registration | 2:00pm // Start - 5:00pm // Finish
Workshop Leader: Sally-Ann Baker, Bidright UK

Post-conference workshop C : How to prepare a successful crowdfunding campaign

17:00 pm // Registration| 5:30pm // Start - 8:30pm // Finish
Workshop leader: Sheeza Ahmad, Helping B

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A FEE CHARGING EVENT: FOR MORE DETAILS AND FULL AGENDA PLEASE VISIT www.thefourthsector.co (http://www.thefourthsector.co/)