what’s social enterprise got to do with housing?

by Jean Jarvis

We at FuseCiC think the answer is quite a lot and so have brought together some of the sector’s leading thinkers to share their thoughts, insights and expertise on how social housing providers and social enterprises can come together to address some of the challenges tenants are facing today.

The event is aimed at social housing providers, including public sector housing providers and those working in the social enterprise sector.

There will be a keynote by ‘The Phone Box Millionaire’, Stephen Fear, who will share his thoughts on how we can ignite the ambitions of the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Stephen, when aged just 15, started his first business using a red phone-box on the Bristol council estate where grew up. Now, known as the Phone Box Millionaire, he is a renowned entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and author with nearly 50 years international business experience.

We’ve also brought together a series of workshop learning opportunities, including on ‘How Virtual Reality (VR) can be used for social good.’

Our speakers include:

Paul Sutton, Director of Assets & Development at Connexus, who will talk about his time at Shropshire Housing Group where he oversaw an imaginative, community-led development, to renovate a disused local pub and create a community hub - run as a community asset by a local community society.

Also speaking at the event are Peter Holbrook CBE, Chief Executive Social Enterprise UK; Sinéad Butters MBE, Chief Executive ASPIRE, Wayne Gethings and Jean Jarvis MBE of Wrekin Housing Group.

Interested in attending?

comms2point0.co.uk visitors can get a 20% discount off tickets – please see below.

I hope to see some of you there

Jean Jarvis is managing director at Fuse

Our workshops include:

‘The Importance of Capturing and Measuring Social’, ‘Delivering Efficiencies through Social

Enterprise’, ‘Virtual Reality for Social Good’, ‘Social Telecoms Helping your tenants to fly’,

‘Social Investment: A Tool for Impact’ and ‘Social Impact - engaging communities’.

If you’d like to join us for the event – which will be hosted in Stafford at the innovative

Northfield Village, a unique mixed-use scheme that provides a holistic approach to

accommodation, community and care.

Tickets available at:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fusecic18-conference-tickets-38090065411

Save 20% on ticket prices by using the code: 20FuseCiC

Full event details are available on the Fuse website: www.fuseenterprise.co.uk