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Presentation by WCVA to EESC Group III – Social Economy Category 18 October 2011

Judith Stone Third Sector European Team (3-SET), WCVA

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EU Structural Funds Support for the Social Economy in Wales

• Enterprising Communities (WCVA)
• Social Enterprise Support Project (Wales

Co-operative Centre)

• Communities Investment Fund (WCVA)
• Intermediate Labour Market Project (WCVA)

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Enterprising Communities

• Convergence funded 2011-2014; £4.9m (£ 3.45m)
• Delivered in partnership: WCVA and local county

voluntary councils (CVCs) services

• Developed from an Objective One project – subject
• f a DG Regio case study on local development
• Will provide in-depth focussed assistance to 300

enterprising third sector organisations, and create 30 new social enterprises

Social Enterprise Support Project

• Delivered by Wales Co-operative Centre
• Convergence and Competitiveness funding

2008-2013 (£ 7.9m; £ 4.02m ERDF)

• Supports the development and growth of

social enterprises

• Designed to provide specialist support to

social enterprises that have ‘graduated’ from Enterprising Communities

Conclusion

• ERDF focus on making third sector
• rganisations ‘better businesses’, but...
• ...ERDF and ESF can be used to support

the growth of the social economy

• Progression from one project to another...
• Move away from grants to loans to promote

financial sustainability

Any questions?