Ms Carmel FoxChief Executive, Ballyhoura Development

Rural Resources

Supports to Social Enterprises

Critical Success Factors

Operational Operational Areas of Local Areas of Local Development Development CompaniesCompanies

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Social Economic

Area and CitizenFocused

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Resource

sNatural Resources

Sustainability Integration Progression

Human Resources

Environmental

Partnerships Innovation

Social

Capital

Natural Capital

Human Capital Productive

Capital

Ireland’s Wealth

Types of Wealth

Where is the Wealth of Nations? World Bank, 2006

Social

Enterprise

Social Need/

Market Failure

Profit MakingAchieve social

change

Local Social

Capital

Statutory &

Local Government

Sector

Commercial

Risk

Sector

Voluntary Community

Sector

• Multi-dimensional• Multi-player• Multi-level

3 M Rule3 M Rule

Review & Evaluation

Start up support e.g. structures/formation etc

Training support

Research & Development

Infrastructure

Networks e.g Social Economy Business

Network

Needs

analysis

Support

Development

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Supports to Social Supports to Social EnterprisesEnterprises

Mentoring

Soft Supports & Strategic Planning

Access core funding

Rural Development Programme– LEADER

Local & Community Development Programme (LCDP)

Rural Social SchemeTUSOther Projects

Research & Development - R&D

Training & Mentoring

Capital

Market Led

Sustainable Development

Knowledge Driven

Enabling Environment PlanningStructure & GovernanceBusiness Model Quality Product & ServicesNetworking