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Grassroots Glastonbury
Grassroots Glastonbury - a first for Somerset!
Almost every day we hear news of yet another company making huge profits or awarding big fat bonuses to bosses who fail. The public are understandably feeling sick and tired of hearing about private sector profits made at the expense of hard working ordinary people, but it doesn’t have to be like this!
An alternative business model – and one which is growing fast – is the social enterprise model. A social enterprise is a business, but one that is run for the benefit of all the stakeholders, not just investors. A social enterprise rewards employees adequately, but not excessively, and reinvests surplus profits in the local community, or society at large through helping others.
Raising awareness of how this works is the job of ‘GRASSROOTS,’ a one day conference expected to attract up to 200 prospective and active social enterprise leaders and invited guests from across the region on Friday 17th September, in Glastonbury.
Businesses across Somerset and beyond involved with or interested in social enterprise or creating an ethical, responsible, community based trade will benefit by attending.
The day has been organised to raise awareness, provide useful new contacts and show how the ‘not-for-private-profit’ business sector is remaining resilient in these tough economic conditions. Lessons learnt and advice on how to cut costs by improving your business’s environmental policies will be shared.
GRASSROOTS conference places are currently being offered free. Please see attached documents for more information and a booking form or go towww.somerset.coop .
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