Friday, 7 January 2011

Cornwall "Local Social Enterprise Partnership"

There has been much talk in the press this week about the LEP and plans for developing it...but I've seen little mention of how it's going to link with the Big Society so far.

If the Coalition is serious about Big Society and its role in shaping the future, then surely its central to our economy.

For me that means the "E" in LEP is even more important because it directly relates to "Social ENTERPRISE".

We must ensure that Social Enterprise is a core part of the LEP and I hope you'll support this by letting the decision makers know that this is the case...if we don't include Social Enterprise at the strategic level then the Big Society is not achievable...this is not an opportunity to be missed.
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  1. Unknown7 January 2011 at 12:32

    I think the PMs annoucement about creating 10,000 new social enterprises through the New Enterprise Allowance scheme illustrates one way that Big Society will feature in the plans for Local Enterprise Partnerships. Cornwall already has a dynamic social enterprise sector that leads on tourism and environmental sustainability and will shortly encompass the health sector as well. However I agree we cannot afford to be complacent.

    Bob Northey, Director
    Social Traders CIC

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