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Foreword
“This project came about in response to a call from the Department of Innovation, Universities andSkills (DIUS) now the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) asking for examples ofsocial enterprises that have spun-out from universities.Anglia Ruskin University recognises the growing importance of social enterprise and already has adedicated Social Enterprise Manager located within our Ashcroft International Business School.We were therefore, keen to offer our support to this project to help collate examples of universitysocial enterprises and create a guide to support university staff that wish to develop or supportsocial enterprise spin-outs.Corinna Frost, one of our Business Development Managers, happily agreed to take on this role onbehalf of our university and has succeeded in producing a succinct and informative guide, which Iam sure will be an interesting and useful resource for university staff across the country.”
Dr Tony West
Director of Research, Development and Commercial ServicesAnglia Ruskin University“This is a hugely valuable guide and very timely. As the foundation for social entrepreneurs, UnLtdsees a growing wave of interest from people in the UK to tackle social and environmental problemsin an enterprising way, and students are strongly represented in their number. But passionatecommitment to improving the world needs practical expertise to make it come to fruition. This guidegives University staff a concise and accurate guide to supporting social enterprise for educational,business and research benefit. Uniquely, it also provides a rich collection of case studies showinghow Universities have spun out social enterprises, offering up a series of models which can inspireaction and help practical delivery.”
Cliff Prior
Chief ExecutiveUnLtd“Working with or creating social enterprises is a unique and powerful opportunity for universities toinspire and empower their staff and students to have greater impact in their communities and toincrease the public benefit of their research.As the range of case studies in this guide illustrates, social enterprises come in a wide range offorms and spring from many sources. I hope this guide will inspire more connections between thesocial enterprise movement and universities.Social enterprise belongs in the heart of the UK’scentres of learning and this guide is a great way to find out about how to make that happen.”
Jonathan Bland
CEO Social Enterprise Coalitionwww.socialenterprise.org.uk “At the School for Social Entrepreneurs, we see increasing numbers of people seeking to achievemeaning in their life and work, to make changes in society, or to use their entrepreneurial skills formore than just money-making. Universities have huge potential to make a significant contributionto this movement, and this excellent guide will help that potential to start becoming realised.”
Nick Temple
Policy and Communications DirectorSchool for Social Entrepreneurs
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