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LLOYDS BANK SOCIAL
ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAMME
BRISTOL - 2012/2013
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FOREWORD
“We are delighted to see our first cohort of Lloyds Bank
Social Entrepreneurs Programme complete their first
year of learning and wish you every success in the
future. We will watch with interest to see the impact of
your projects as you continue to grow and develop them.
Our partnership with the School for Social Entrepreneurs
sits right at the heart of the Lloyds Banking Group’s
business strategy to Help Britain Prosper. It is one of
our flagship programmes designed to support social
entrepreneurs in communities and, through them, help
stimulate economic growth and regeneration across
the UK. Over the next five years, the Lloyds Bank Social
Entrepreneurs Programme will support around 1,300
entrepreneurs, which we hope will generate up to 4,000
jobs.
This year, we’ve seen some terrific examples of projects
that are bringing tangible benefits to communties,
individuals and the environment. From food to fashion,
and local regeneration to projects for disadvantaged
members of society we have been hugely impressed by
the diversity of entrepreneurial ideas that have such
potential to deliver a positive impact on society and the
economy.
I’ve had excellent feedback from your Lloyds mentors
about the programme, and hope that their guidance will
be of benefit as you continue to take your individual
enterprises forward.
Congratulations Cohort of 2013.”
Paul Turner
Group Community and Sustainable Business Director,
Lloyds Banking Group
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BRISTOL
G R A D U AT E S
page 7 Rob Wall - Roll for the Soul
Bristol’s Community Bike Cafe and Workshop
page 8 Eve Malster - FutureThreads
Educating all ages about the origins of fibre and
textiles, ‘from seed to stitch’
page 9 Justice Williams MBE - City&Style Magazine
A publication on mutliple platforms to inspire the next
generation of females to fulfil their potential
page 10 Tarryn Castle - PUPA Education
A project focusing on connecting people with their
natural environment
page 11 Nicky Forsythe - Talk for Health
An innovative, effective and empowering solution,
making therapy available to all
page 14 Paul Hassan - St Pauls & Easton Artistic
Collective
A collective of inner city media and artistic groups
developing Bristol’s cultural and creative tapestry
page 15 Jaki Bent - If Everyone Cares
The Interactive Online Community Map
page 16 Nealey Conquest - Community Conscious
Complimentary therapies for vulnerable people in
Bristol to improve physical and emotional well-being
page 17 Chris Bond - Hope Life - Hope Print Workshop
For those recovering from addiction, an employment
and training programme in the production of quality
clothing
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BRISTOL
G R A D U AT E S
page 20 Daniel Balla - CoResist
A collective of artists that create interactive performance
projects and design education experiences
page 21 Janine Charles - Nurture & Learning
A unique, holistic approach to nurture adopted children’s
learning, from home to school
page 22 Nura Omar Aabe - Autism Independence
Raising awareness, overcoming taboos, socialising,
educating and empowering parents and people with Autism
page 23 Matt Connolly - myNextCircle
An online community for new and old friends over the age
of 50 to connect with each other
page 26 Alice Marie Archer - Bristol Fish Project
A community supported aquaponic farm in Bristol
page 27 Alexandra Toombes - Into the Wild
A holistic and eco-psychological mental health project
page 28 Dean Teyla - PHNX Project Bristol
Helping young people back into employment and
education through health and fitness
page 29 Miriam Akhtar - Happiness Habits
A programme of scientifically-grounded actions to build
well being and resilience to depression
5The Bristol Graduate Entrepreneurs of 2013
G R A D U AT E S
Rob Wall Roll for the Soul
“Looking back to the start of the SSE
course, it’s amazing to think how far the
project has come. We’ve gone from the
very early stages of fundraising to open-
ing and trading in a year. It’s been the
hardest thing I’ve ever done, but there’s
nothing so motivating as having a vision.”
The opportunity to join the SSE came at the ideal time
for Rob, as he had just embarked on the project of
creating a non-profit cycle cafe for Bristol. The idea grew
from his involvement as a volunteer with Bristol Cycle
Festival and The Bristol Bike Project.
Rob wanted to create a year-round focal point for cycling
in Bristol - the type of focal point that the Cycle Festival
provides for a week each year - as well as recreating
something of the Bike Project’s inclusive and welcoming
atmosphere in an accessible central location.
Roll for the Soul opened in Quay Street in Bristol on July
1, 2013. It has created 9 full time jobs, employing 16
people all on at least the living wage. It has a cafe and
bike workshop side by side, as well as space for
hosting talks, meetings, workshops and other
cycle-related events.
Unlike a conventional bike shop, there is a strong
emphasis on helping peple to understand and maintain
their own bikes. Roll for the Soul will reinvest any surplus
in supporting and promoting cycling in Bristol, in
partnership with other social enterprises.
phone: 07989 503 771
email: info@rollforthesoul.org
website: www.rollforthesoul.org
Facebook.com/rftsbristol
Twitter.com/rfts_bristol
7G R A D U AT E S
Eve Malster Future Threads
“The SSE course has been a unique
opportunity, a chance to learn a broad
range of skills and information. It has
also provided a network of people and
resources applicable to each of our
enterprises.”
FutureThreads started as a little moment of inspiration
way back in early 2011. Eve Malster was made
redundant in 2012 and decided that it was high time to
make her ideas and research come alive. The SSE course
has helped Eve shape and grow the project into a small
Photo by Claire Henry business, which works with all ages, aiming to enthuse
and educate people about where fibres and textiles come
from; ‘seed to stitch’.
FutureThreads explores environmental issues and
sustainable living using creative, often land-based
learning and through running projects. Whilst
attending the SSE course, Eve has been evolving her
business plan and learnt what was needed to turn an idea
into a well thought out social enterprise; a business which
puts people and planet at the centre of its priorities.
2014 is looking exciting already, the second year of an
ambitious plan to tackle some current environmental
problems using local community and resources. In this
coming year, FutureThreads will work with more schools
and volunteers. In the winter months they will explore
recycling materials and design and creation. From spring
onwards, much of the learning will happen outside, on the
land; growing fibre crops, working with animal fibres and
exploring dye garden plants.
phone: 07842 090 893
email: admin@futurethreads.co.uk
Facebook.com/future threads
8G R A D U AT E S
Justice Williams MBE City&Style Magazine
Justice joined the SSE in October 2012 following an 18
month career break after having her first child. After
previous experience in publishing and social enterprise,
Justice created City&Style Magazine after clearly
identifying a gap in the market for a women’s lifestyle
publication that inspired young women.
During her time at the SSE, Justice completed her
“Whilst I thought I business plan, secured workspace and launched the
magazine. This included recruiting bloggers and offering
would be focusing on work placements and work experience to aspiring
my project, the writers.
personal development
The aim of the magazine is to profile and provide a
I received was just platform for women from a cross sector of industries to
what I needed. I learnt inspire the next generation of females to fulfil their
so many things about potential. City&Style Magazine aims to highlight social
issues that are of interest and have a direct impact on
myself that will help me the lives of young women. The brand includes a
in the future.” quarterly print publication City&Style Magazine, a
work placement and internship programme, an annual
Women of the Year awards and the City&Style Network,
a series of events designed to keep the readers engaged
and at the epicentre of the salient brand.
Justice is now establishing a community interest
company to consolidate the brand and improve on their
core offering.
phone: 07946 236 764
email: editor@cityandstyle.co.uk
website: www.cityandstyle.co.uk
Facebook.com/cityandstyle
Twitter.com/Cityandstyle
9G R A D U AT E S
Tarryn Castle PUPA Education CIC
“This year course with SSE has helped me
to stand up and step into my own power,
knowing that my vision to educate and
create healthy environments for the
future generations is actually
achieveable.”
PUPA Education is a project which focuses on creating a
healthy learning environment, allowing people to
re-connect with themselves, their peers and
communities, and their natural environment.
Through PUPA Education, (Preservation and
Understanding of Plants and Arthropods) education is
primarily taught using nature immersion activities and
techniques which aim to create a deep curiosity for
the natural world with students. So far the project has
targeted schools, community groups and young people
with learning difficulties. PUPA Education aims to
facilitate the desire to learn about insects, plants and
other wildlife which are intergral to life on Earth. The
vision is to create future custodians of the land, to
stimulate care for our environment on a local and global
scale and to build a creative education centre where
people can come to learn about all wildlife with a
primary focus on insects and plants.
During the last year there have been some radical
changes with PUPA Education. The SSE has facilitated
this transformation, and with the support network, ideas
have been developed which have helped transition
positive change within the business.
phone: 07533 394 531
email: pupa.education@gmail.com
website: www.PUPA-Education.co.uk
Facebook.com/PUPA Education
Twitter.com/PUPA Education
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Nicky Forsythe Talk for Health
“My project is about making theraputic
talk accessible and empowering for all:
you could think of it as ‘therapy for people,
by people’.”
Mental health is a pressing issue. The World Health
Organisation predicts that in 20 years it will cost us more
than any other health problem.
Theraputic talk is a solution - it alleviates distress and
builds wellbeing. But only the affluent have access
to it long term. Talk for Health is a highly innovative,
effective and empowering solution that now makes
theraputic talk available to everyone. The Talk for Health
Programme trains people in the skills to engage in
effective theraputic talk with each other over the long
term: it is ‘therapy for people by people’, building caring
networks for mutual wellbeing.
This year, Talk for Health programmes have been
commissioned by the NHS in Islington and Doncaster,
and by the Royal Society of Arts.
In trials involving 50 people, we showed that Talk for
Health achieves wellbeing outcomes equivalent to
therapy.
Talk for Health was developed by Psychotherapist and
mental health reasercher Nicky Forsythe.
Nicky feels extremely privileged to have done the SSE
programme, which transformed Talk for Health into a
viable social enterprise.
phone: 07899 816 222
email: nicky@talkforhealth.co.uk
website: www.talkforhealth.co.uk
111,000+ 70%
STUDENTS HAVE NOW OF SSE STUDENTS
WORK IN THE
BEEN THROUGH AN SSE
PROGRAMME
V.S
20%
MOST DEPRIVED
COMMUNITIES
IN THE UK
14%
OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
HAVE MALE ONLY DIRECTORS,
COMPARED TO 41% OF
MAINSTREAM SMALL BUSINESSES
12£13 MILLION
THE TOTAL VALUE OF JOBS
CREATED BY S.S.E FELLOWS
800
000 PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN
THE UNITED KINGDOM
93% OF FELLOWS
FEEL THAT
THE SSE COURSE MADE THEM FEEL
LIKE A MORE EFFECTIVE
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
13G R A D U AT E S
Paul Hassan SPEAC
“The best thing that SSE has given me
is contact with a range of vibrant and
interesting fellow social entrepreneurs
that have been incredibly generous with
their time, advice and support.”
Bristol’s inner city has produced a diverse range of
creative and artistic talent for many decades. It has
been the home to musicians and artists of international
renown, as well as staging a series of vibrant carnival
events over the last 40 years. It’s clear that the area
is an important part of the city’s cultural and creative
tapestry. However, because of the economic and social
disadvantage faced by its residents, it needs both
led by support and nurturing to ensure it continues to play
a role in maintaining the city’s reputation as a centre
of creativity. To enable this vision to become a reality
a number of inner city media and artistic groups have
come together to form the St Pauls and Easton Artists
and Creative. (SPEAC). With the support of the SSE, SPEAC
has been able to:
• Develop a programme of specialised film screenings,
linked performances and discussion panels
• Develop a series of programmes to support St Pauls
carnival and related cultural events
• Support a range of Citizen Journalism programmes
focussing on the city’s democracy and its recent success
in being selected as a future European Green Capital
• Provide the platform to secure an appropriate
multifunctional building to continue to develop these
activities.
phone: 07920 262 718
email: pshassan@gmail.com
website: www.ujimaradio.com
@cymyen
14G R A D U AT E S
Jaki Bent If Everyone Cares
“Being given one of the sought after places
on the SSE course was such a gift - it gave
me the confidence in my idea and the
motivation, even when things got hard, to
keep moving forward.”
Like many people, you may have tried to find help
through local servies or even tried an online search
without success, only to discover at a later date that help
had been available locally, within your community all
along. Technology already exists to help people to find
things like hotels, restuarants and more. You just add a
postcode and get a selection of results - allowing you to
make an informed choice.
The team at If Everyone Cares (IEC) would like to
introduce you to a simple solution: ODODOW - the
Interactive Community Map. It is so logical - an online
interactive map that pin-points all the good stuff -
community projects, charities and non profits. The
‘places’ where people can find help, find where to help,
where projects can connect and share resources and
businesses can find local projects to support - all at the
click of a button, 24/7 and free to use.
How will we fund this? Another innovative idea that
fills a missing link within business and corporate social
responsibility - The Community Pledge. A visible symbol
for companies to use, showing they support their
community. Once If Everyone Cares moves into profit,
we will set up a Trust that will allocate money back into
community projects around the country.
phone: 07540 567 564
email: Jaki@ifeveryonecares.org
website: www.ifeveryonecares.org www.ododow.org
Facebook.com/IfEveryoneCares
Twitter.com/IfEveryoneCares
15G R A D U AT E S
Nealey Conquest Community Conscious
“Thanks to the SSE, Community Conscious
has moved from being a simple idea into a
living, developing service. Looking back on
this process, I realise that we are achieving
all that we aspired to do and more.”
From her time working as a massage therapist in Bosnia
with the charity Healing Hands Network, Nealey decided
to take on the challenge of making complimentary
therapy avaiable to all.
Community Conscious is a not-for-profit project within
Coexist CIC, based in the Wellbeing Rooms at Hamilton
House in Bristol. Their professional team of therapists offer
a range of complementary treatements, including
massage and yoga to vulnerable people in Bristol, many of
whom face issues of isolation, long-term unemploment
and family breakdown. Some of the benefits received by
these groups include improved physical and emotional
wellbeing, a greater sense of self worth and an increased
ability to cope with stress. Community Conscious works
in-line with Bristol City Council 20:20 Partnership goals
to address the health inequality across the city. Working
closely with a range of partner organisations including
mental health charity Second Step and the Bristol Health
Trainers learning difficulty team, Community Conscious
brings a blend of 1:1 treatments and group sessions to
service users, unpaid carers and support staff.
By the end of the year on-site clinics will be launched on
the premises of local businesses encouraging staff
well-being and increased productivity and this will
contribute towards discounted treatments for vulnerable
adult groups.
phone: 07926 387 520
email: communityconscious@coexistuk.org
website: www.communityconscious.org
Facebook.com/communityconscious
16G R A D U AT E S
Chris Bond Hope Print Workshop
“The SSE is able to attract some great and
inspirational entrepreneurs to teach and
inspire.”
Chris is Associate Pastor and Director of Operations of
Hope Community Church in Bristol. He previously worked
in business and is passionate about bringing together
business and Christianity. Chris believes that well run
ethical business that benefits society should be a natural
outworking of Christianity.
Hope Print Workshop is the first enterprise to be launched
by Hope Life - the new social enterprise arm of Hope
Community Church. Hope Print Workshop provides
employment and training to men and women in recovery
from addiction as they run a silk screen printing workshop
producing clothing. There are a large number of people
within the church community who are in recovery from
addiction. Some of these are ready to move forward into
employment.
Hope Print Workshop provides this opportunity as they
work together with artists, business people and others to
produce quality clothing and printed items, The enterprise
will be based in the recently developed crypt beneath the
church building.
Artists within the church are currently designing clothing
to be printed and sold. Hope Print Workshop will also print
for individuals and organisations looking for bulk print
orders that use fair trade cotton, environmentally friendly
inks and a printing process that changes people’s lives!
phone: 07810 268 671
email: chris.bond@hopechapel.co.uk
website: www.hopelife.org.uk
Facebook.com/HopeLifeEnterprise
Instagram.com/hopelifeent
17THE SCHOOL
Bristol School for Social Entrepreneurs Team
Dirk Rohwedder (Head of School) Sam Haydock (Programme Administrator)
Rozzie Love (Programme Manager) Kirsten van den Hout (Grants Manager)
Action Learning Set Facilitators
Julie Ellison (Social Enterprise Works) Mary Maybin (Mary Maybin)
Mhairi Cameron (Mhairi Cameron Consulting Ltd)
Steering Group
Celia Atherton (Chair - Director Social Justice, Dartington Hall Trust)
Eleanor Butland (Formation Zone Manager, University of Plymouth)
Adele Dawson (Senior Manager, South Devon College)
Frances Hughes (Exec Head Community Safety, Torbay Council)
Bob Dow (Bob Dow Associates)
Kevin Frediani (FRESH - SSE Fellow)
Leah McPherson (Network Officer, SSE Central)
Amy Barbor (Network Officer, SSE Central)
Contributors to this Programme
Sam Alford (EaRTH Trails, SSE Fellow) Kate Hewett (Live Your Values)
Samantha Joyner (Bright Butler) Richard Pendlebury (Emmaus Bristol)
Colin Evans (SOFA Project, Bristol) Dom Povey (Bath Soup Company)
Elaine Flint (Social Enterprise Works) Sara Strictland (Suited and Booted CIC)
Julie Hawker (COSMIC Ethical IT) Christine Storry (Bristol City Council)
Charlotte Henson (Impact Hub SW) Caroline Duckworth (Quartet Foundation)
Mark Taylor (Dartington Hall Trust) Rami Ghali (Brigstowe Project)
Steve Marsland (Marsland Nash Associates) Eleanor Cappell (The Young Foundation)
Helen Mason (Animation Therapy - SSE Fellow) Samantha Magne (Big Lottery)
Sarah Osbourn (Bristol Enterprise Development Fund)
Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Mentors
Genevieve Ross Ian Crocombe Amy Carpenter
Stephanie Berstock Gary Flint Gemma Feldon
Nigel Ball Jan Flanagan Adrian Bishop
Lee Brown Richard Hatcher Andrew Morris
Andy Hobbs Anna Bennett Toni Stickley
David Moisan Karen Blake Rachel Ashong-Quinn
18ACTION
LEARNING
“Matt, Alice, Miriam, Dan and Nura - It was really great to work with you in the ALS
sessions during your time with SSE. Some of you started off feeling quite scepti-
cal about the whole process and turned into ‘converts’ as you put it - so that was
really cool. I enjoyed seeing how you developed your style of questioning, and, as
a result, really learned how to support each other better along the way. You shared
your frustrations, your vulnerabilities, your uncertainties and you matched all of
these with your courage, your persistence and your developing confidence.
It was a real joy to work with you all and I wish you all the very best for the future
of your projects and for the growth of your entrepreneurial spirits!”
Mary Maybin
“Tarryn, Nealey, Paul, Chris, Nicky and Jaki - working with you on the ALS has
been a pleasure. Your passion, resilience, commitment and creativity in the face
of difficult moments was visible and active in each of the action learning sets.
You started out wondering what this process was all about and ended up valuing
the set time slots you each had to ‘unravel and re-ravel your thinking” (as one of
you put it!) as well as focusing on great questions to support and challenge one
another. I wish each one of you every success!”
Mhairi Cameron
Mhairi Cameron Consulting Ltd
“Justice, Rob, Eve, Janine, Alex and Dean - I want to thank you for sharing your
experiences with the group, allowing us all to learn more about ourselves and
finding new ways to approach and resolve the challenges of bringing ideas in to
reality. You are entrepreneurial, creative, curious, committed changemakers, I
have every confidence that you will succeed in making a difference in the world.
It has been a privilege to share in the early stages of your journey and I look
forward to hearing about your future achievements. Best Wishes.”
Julie Ellison
Social Enterprise Works
19G R A D U AT E S
Daniel Balla CoResist
Daniel is the founder and Co-Director of CoResist - a fluid
and evolving collective of artists, activists and educators;
purveyors of inspiration and empowerment. Together they
produce a potent mix of social sculpture, applied theatre,
nature connection and creative protest.
“CoResist has been The project began in earnest through Coexist: a social
enterprise in Stokes Croft, Bristol. Its core value of
made possible thanks coexistence is a powerful and positive force in the
to the funding and community and it was the perfect place to ground his
guidance the SSE has work. Amidst the bustling hubbub of Hamilton House,
CoResist create immersive and interactive performance
provided. I believe that projects, design education experiences and deliver
through this support, transformative arts training.
we have developed a
CoResist exists to utilise the arts as a force for positive
fantastic project which change. Through the support and guidance of the SSE,
will be an influential Daniel has been able to design projects for The Bristol
and positive force - both Pound and Earth rights charity ‘Educating Ecocides’.
within Bristol and Within its first few months, CoResist produced its first full
beyond.” scale production - The Wayfarer - and is now in
pre-production on several others. The team is always on
the look-out for potential collaborators, organisations
and groups seeking to harness creativity to deliver social
and ecological projects - in Bristol or nationwide.
phone: 07531 333 627
email: daniel@CoResist.org
website: www.CoResist.org
Facebook.com/CoResist
Twitter.com/c0resist
20G R A D U AT E S
Janine Charles Nurture & Learning CIC
“We’ve made huge strides with the support
of the SSE. More confident now, we are
seeing the bigger picture and the
opportunities that come with it.”
Thanks to the SSE programme, Nurture & Learning
founder Janine Charles has been able to develop a tiny
pilot nurture programme for adopted children and their
parents into an established project with an evidence
base and a growing reputation.
The trauma experienced by older children placed for
adoption makes the parenting challenge for new families
extremely tough - with new attachments, unprocessed
trauma, behavioural problems, learning difficulties,
friendship and social challenges, and also difficulties
in school. Nurture & Learning takes a unique holistic
approach to the whole world of the child’s learning, from
home to school.
SSE training has provided credibility both through the
studentship itself and the acknowledgement that comes
with a place on the course. With a cohort of other
inspiring projects. Having a supportive mentor and
programme manager has provided an essential
reflective space and helped Janine to survive some of the
really significant challenges of the first year in business.
The course provided knowledge and information at key
times, along with compassion and an invaluable wider
view of social enterprise. The grant gave the opportunity
to pilot a second successful strand of work with adoptive
parents.
phone: 07939 108 480
email: nurtureandlearning@gmail.com
website: www.nutureandlearning.com
Facebook.com/Nurture and Learning
21G R A D U AT E S
Nura Omar Aabe Autism-Independence
Nura Aabe came to this country at the age of 8 from
Somalia and is mother of four children. At the age of two
and a half, Nura’s first child, Zak, was diagnosed with
Autism. Nura had no idea what Autism meant. In the
Somali community, there is no word that describes
Autism, yet there is some research that shows high
incidents of Autism. It was very difficult for Nura to
access mainstream services due to the nature of the
diagnosis, but also cultural barriers and lack of education
around Autism. Nura’s family and friends didn’t believe at
“The School for Social the time there was such a thing as Autism and that one
Entrepreneurs gave me day her son would talk. However, professionals involved
the opportunity to in Zak’s care made it very clear that Zak had Autism and
that it is a lifelong disability. It was the moment that
network and to develop Nura accepted the reality, that her journey of helping her
an organisation that I son began. Nura started to attend all training, workshops
am passionate about.” and conferences in the country to educate herself, but
most of all find other parents to socialise with and share
experiences.
Nura set up an organisation called Autism Independence
to educate and empower people with Autism and their
families, especially those with no or little knowledge,
and from a social economic background which may have
limited access to services. Autism Independence raises
awareness and works closely with migrant communities,
overcoming taboos and creating an environment where
parents network, socialise and support each other. Future
plans include plans to deliver cultural awareness training
for professionals, working with schools, NHS and Special
Education Needs departments.
phone: 07951 133 590
email: hello@autism-independence.org
website: www.autism-independence.org
22G R A D U AT E S
Matt Connolly myNextCircle
Keen to understand more about social enterprise and
with a start-up idea bubbling away, Matt stumbled across
the Bristol School for Social Entrepreneurs. It seemed the
perfect fit and gave Matt the necessary focus and
structure to bring his vision to life.
Over the past months, Matt has developed myNextCircle
- an online community for new and old friends over the
age of 50 to connect.
The idea first came about when Saga suddenly closed the
doors on its own community, Saga Zone, leaving hundreds
of people unable to continue the conversations and
friendships they had built over the years.
With digital platforms playing such a pivotal role in social
inclusion and reducing isolation amongst our ageing
population, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to not
only continue those connections, friendships and
conversations, but also to start new ones.
Within months of launching the website myNextCircle has
already attracted over 500 members who have contributed
to over 100,000 posts to the forum.
Matt’s vision for myNextCircle is to build on this hugely
engaged community to provide the opportunity for its
members to share learning and to facilitate local offline
meet ups, something that is already starting to happen.
email: matt@myNextCircle.com
website: www.mynextcircle.com
23PROGRAMME
CONTRIBUTORS
“I really enjoyed the marketing session with this “As always, a pleasure
year’s entrepreneurs. Such a lively bunch with so to help enthusiastic
many great ideas, I wish them all the very best for and motivated social
the future.” entrepreneurs develop
their leadership and
Samantha Joyner people skills.”
Director - Bright Butler
Kate Taylor Hewett
Live Your Values
“If impact identifies the change that you create,
then social enterprise is about finding the most
effective and efficient way to achieve that change
for stakeholders. Successful social enterprises have
a clear vision and consistently monitor and reflect “I really enjoyed taking
on their outcomes.” part as a peer witness
including sitting in on
Charlotte Hanson some great training. I
Impact Hub South West was impressed by the
A South West Forum Service enthusiasm and
diversity of the
“I always enjoy working with people who are students.”
trying to make a difference in this world. Those
on this course who I met are doing just this, and I Rami Ghali
hope that the gained learning over the last year, will Brigstowe Project
inspire them to be change makers.”
Richard Pendlebury MBE DL
Chief Executive - Emmaus Bristol
“When we started our company as a social enterprise over 12 years ago, we
often felt we had to justify our decision to operate a business with a conscience.
So, it was a real priviledge to work with others who understand that as a social
entrepreneur, you don’t have to compromise either your professionalism or
social conscience to start a successful business.”
Sarah Strictland
Company Director - Suited and Booted Studios CIC
24PROGRAMME
CONTRIBUTORS
“As a previous Fellow of the SSE program, it was so lovely to come back and
hear about the wonderful work your students are developing. It was a pleasure
working with your team again and I look forward to continuing to support each
other (students, fellows and staff) in creating, growing and expanding the social
businesses of the future.”
Helen Mason Bsc(Hons)
CEO/Founder Animation Therapy Ltd
“I have contributed to the SSE programme “SOFA is a charity that relies on
since it beginnings and was part of the entrepreneurial
original Steering group for Dartington SSE. inventiveness and innovation
I lead Cosmic, a social enterprise which so I was impressed by the
has been nationally and internationally positive way these skills were
recognised for its work in digital inclusion being addressed by the
and provision to top quality ICT services students in Bristol.”
and products over the past 17 years. I am a
very keen advocate of the SSE programme
and thoroughly enjoy being part of
workshops and sessions to extend my
passion and challenge around the future of Colin Evans
social enterprise.” Chair of Trustees
SOFA Project, Bristol
Julie Hawker
Chief Executive - Cosmic Ethical IT “The innovation, enthusiasm
and compassion of SSE’s social
entrepreneurs will help us to
restitch the fabric of our
society and truly realise the
‘Big Society’.”
Sam Alford
EaRTH Trails
25G R A D U AT E S
Alice-Marie Archer The Bristol Fish Project
Alice arrived at SSE with her fledgling project, The Bristol
Fish Project - a community-supported aquaponic farm in
Bristol. Aquaponics is the cultivation of fish via
AQUAculture and plants via hydroPONICS in a symbiotic
recirculating system. Sharing the same water, the fish
feed the plants, the plants clean the water for the fish.
“All people should be Alice’s work with the project is an experiment in the
able to access commercial viability of community supported
affordable, good food. aquaponics. She wants to see if urban aquaponic farming
can be a viable livelihood, to explore how aquaponic
Urban aquaponic farming can help to close urban material loops and to
farming can contribute build community through innovative, collaborative local
to wider urban food systems. Alice thinks all people should be able to
access affordable, good food and that urban aquaponic
sustainability by farming can contribute to wider urban sustainability by
recycling urban recycling urban resources and bringing people together.
resources and bringing
In the past year whilst in the SSE programme, the project
people together.” ran a pre-commercial trial, set up a second demonstration
project in Chippenham and is now geared up to run
aquaponics training programmes starting early October.
Alice has gained a huge confidence boost from her time
on the programme. Through her mentor and Action
Learning Set, Alice has gained energy and inspiration to
see how she can make a project that can truly flex to life’s
demands, shifting from production to consultancy
to teaching as door open and new opportunities arise.
phone: 07835 262 968
email: alicemarie.archer@gmail.com
website: www.bristolfish.org
Facebook.com/bristolfishproject
26G R A D U AT E S
Alexandra Toombes Into the Wild
“The SSE course has provided the
opportunity to meet other people working
towards positive change through social
enterprise, some practical knowledge of
the basic structures and frameworks to
put the ideas forward and a sense of
confidence to be the change we want to
see in the world.”
Alex had worked as a Clinical Psychologist with the NHS
for a number of years before joining the SSE and so had
a wealth of clinical experience, but not much of an idea
how to launch an actual project of her own. She joined
the SSE cohort with an idea and an aspiration to create a
project, or a way of working that meets the needs of
people with mental health problems in the modern
world.
The ideas, founded on holism and eco-psychology, seek
to re-orientate people to the natural world, recognising
the inherent distress in the way we live and to change
the narrative away from, “What is wrong with these
people?” to “How can we learn from the people showing
us the inevitable and understandable result of endemic
disconnection?”.
The project, Into the Wild works towards an
nterconnected and ecological health, with individuals,
with groups and with statutory and voluntary
organisations.
The SSE course has given Alex the opportunity to meet
other people working towards positive change through
social enterprise, some very practical knowledge of the
basic structures and frameworks to put this idea forward
and sense of confidence to be the change we want to see
in the world.
phone: 07779 080 932
email: alextoombes@hotmail.com
27G R A D U AT E S
Dean Teyla PHNX Project Bristol CIC
Dean started with the Bristol SSE last year with a clear
idea of what he wanted to achieve, but without the skills
to do it. With the help of the SSE, Dean has gained the
skills to bring the PHNX Project Bristol to reality as a
not-for-profit community interest company.
The PHNX Project Bristol works to help young people
back into employment and education through health
“The journey has been and fitness, educating them about the importance
an emotional of healthy living and how this will affect them in all
aspects of life. By using ex-servicemen and women that
rollercoaster, but it has have just left the armed forces as mentors and
taught me so much instructors, we aim to help them with communication
that has transferred skills, team building and much more, making them the
roles models of the future.
into all aspects of my
life and business.” As an ex-serviceman and fitness instructor, Dean
understands the difficulties for both of these groups and
believes that combining them together, bring benefits
for both groups as they share these skills.
Over the last year the PHNX Project Bristol has
taken shape thanks to the SSE and has partnered with
Kingsmeadow Community Flat, a local charity and with
local support, will deliver a programme that can really
make a difference within our community and hopefully
in the future, further afield.
phone: 07730 005 656
email: phnxprojectbristol@rocketmail.com
website: www.phnxprojectbristol.org.uk
28G R A D U AT E S
Miriam Akhtar Happiness Habits
“It’s very rewarding to see how these
simple, scientifically grounded actions
can make a difference to someone’s life.”
Miriam is one of the first positive psychology
practitioners in the UK. Her particular expertise is in
applying the science of flourishing to help people feel
good and function well. She is the author of Positive
Psychology for Overcoming Depression and a contributor
to the World Book Of Happiness.
Miriam’s project is the Happiness Habits, a programme of
simple, scientifically-grounded actions that build
well-being and resilience to depression. Miriam delivers
the programme through the Happy City Initiative, as one
of a package of interventions.
Since starting with the SSE, Miriam has developed the
Habits into programmes that work equally well for
individuals to support personal well-being as they do
for companies to support employee well-being and as a
community programme. She’s also experimented with
running the programme’s 8 modules as a 1-day course.
This is particularly popular with people from outside
Bristol - a 1 day course in the summer even attracted
someone from Mexico who was visiting the UK!
Miriam has also spoken about the Happiness Habits at
home and abroad and has attracted interest in running
the programme as part of a Happy City initiative in
Lisbon, Berlin and Cardiff.
phone: 07973 742 739
email: miriam@positivepsychologytraining.co.uk
website: www.happycity.org.uk
Facebook.com/Happy City Bristol
@pospsychologist @happybristol
29“This time last year Dartington SSE brought School for
Social Entrepreneurs to Bristol in order to deliver the new
Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs
Programme. Considering Lloyds Banking Group’s signifi-
cant prescence in the city, it seemed a perfect fit and
our entrepreneurs have benefitted from local mentoring
relationships. In addition to Lloyds Banking Group and
BIG Lottery, we are grateful for the match funding under
the ERDF Urban Enterprise Programme, sponsored by
Bristol City Council - without our funders’ support, none
of this would have been possible.
Bristol is truly a Social Enterprise City and so it is no
surprise that the SSE Action Learning approach has
tempted our entrepreneurs to throw themselves into our
year long programme of study days, project visits, action
learning sets, mentoring and more.
As Programme Manager, it has been an exhilarating
journey to work with out first cohort here in Bristol, and
a pleasure to work with our talented ALS facilitators and
the many other experts and peer witness contributors
who have given their time, insight and inspiration, so
openly and generously. Without you all, there would be
no programme - a heartfelt thanks.
I want to thank each and every one of the Bristol SSE
graduates for being so committed, courageous and
resilient. I have no doubt that they will go on to great
things, and I’m humbled to have been part of their
learning journey, as I look forward to starting with a new
cohort.”
Rozzie Love
Programme Manager
Bristol School for Social Entrepreneurs
30“Being part of the SSE has held me accountable to pushing forward with the development of my social enterprise. Without the timescales and motivation that comes with being a part of a cohort of entrepreneurs, the project would certainly not have progressed as quickly as it has.” Chris Bond 2013 Graduate
“EVERYBODY HAS THE
CAPACITY TO BE
REMARKABLE.”
Lord Michael Young
Founder of School for Social Entrepreneurs
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