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Iridescent Ideas in Film!

1/7/2019

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As part of our Rank Foundation project we have been working with Viewhear CIC on a three films, discussing myths, funding and the importance of social enterprise.
See below what we have come up with.......

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Iridescent at Social Enterprise Mark Conference

21/6/2019

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Our director, Gareth Hart, spoke at the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark conference this week. Invited to be on a panel debate about certification, business and growth Gareth said: "It was great to be at this conference and speak about our work.

"We've held the Social Enterprise Mark for eight years and recently become accredited for the Living Wage too.

"I think these badges are important as they increase credibility and also prove we are trying to do business for social good."

The annual conference in Birmingham explored themes on Growth for Good. Other speakers came from Scotland, Sweden and across the UK. 
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June 2019: An outsiders view on Social Enterprise

5/6/2019

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As part of our Rank project we have been talking to people about their thoughts and experiences of social enterprise.

Recently we got 'outsiders' perspective on social enterprise.......

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Iridescent certified a Living Wage Employer

17/5/2019

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Iridescent Ideas is delighted to become an accredited Living Wage Employer. Director, Gareth Hart, said: "We've always paid the Real Living Wage but it is great to finally be officially certified for this. 

"Paying the Real Living Wage is a key way businesses can contribute to creating a fairer society. 

"We urge all businesses to pay it - there is a lot of evidence that, despite early increase in costs, in the long-term is pays off for businesses - helping with productivity, staff retention and well-being. 

"Ultimately this is about trying to make the world a better place through business and pay is a key part of that."

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Impact of Social Enterprise City in Plymouth

25/3/2019

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Here at Iridescent we are keen on building a social enterprise economy (had you guessed that?!)

We are proud that our home city of Plymouth was the first Social Enterprise City in the UK and equally proud of our role in securing and developing this concept.

​In this article for Pioneers Post, our Director, Gareth Hart looks at the impact of gaining the city badge in 2013 has been: https://www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/20190325/cash-confidence-and-creating-buzz-social-enterprise-city-five-years-on


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March 2019: The tide keeps going in and out

17/3/2019

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Introducing Tide Plymouth and getting the policy right

In 2017 Paul Hamlyn Foundation awarded Iridescent Ideas CIC a small grant in 2017 to explore the concept of community-owned tidal power in Plymouth.
Our final report can now be found on the Tide Plymouth website (www.tideplymouth.co.uk). Tide Plymouth was created on the back of the work we did with a number of excellent partners, such as Plymouth Marine Laboratories.


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Feb 2019 - Freelance opportunity

27/2/2019

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The EU is funding Iridescent Ideas CIC to deliver business advice to existing social enterprises and start-ups in Devon and Somerset. The programme is called Enhance Social Enterprise. More information about Enhance can be found here… We want to commission a suitably qualified freelance business adviser to help deliver this project with us between April and September 2019. Please download the brief below and follow the instructions.

If you have any questions please contact Gareth Hart at gareth@iridescentideas.com

The Heart of the South West Enhance Social Enterprise Programme is receiving funding from the England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. 

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Feb 2019: Iridescent Ideas on the Rise

25/2/2019

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Iridescent Ideas has been delivering a range of activities as part of the Rise funding in Plymouth.

We have recently delivered two online webinar which went live on Facebook and can be watched here.

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Smile Together CIC publishes new social impact report

9/12/2018

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The award winning, Cornish, employee owned social enterprise, Smile Together CIC, has just published its latest social impact report. Click here to download a copy.
 
Iridescent Ideas helped to develop the social impact concept behind this report. We worked with marketing agency Fuel Communications and the Smile Together team to come up with the Prevent, Reach, Treat impact strategy and the outcomes measurement and management concept to help prove that Smile Together is making a big difference.
 
Paul Critchley, Managing Director of Smile Together, said: “Smile Together would like to thank the Iridescent Ideas team for providing support and guidance in producing our annual Social Impact report.  
 
“Their expert knowledge in this area allowed us to demonstrate our impact with clarity and plan for even greater impact in future.”
 
Gareth Hart, Director of Iridescent Ideas CIC, said: “Smile Together is a brilliant social enterprise and asked for our help proving the impact of their work.
 
“They had lots of great statistics and data and needed to go further to show the qualitative impact they had had.
 
“In consultation with the organization we developed the impact concept that helped them fit their activities to the needs in the community.
 
“Fuel Communications then provided the design and words to help bring the report to life.
 
“It’s a great document that shows the fabulous work being done to support people in Cornwall access much needed oral health and dentistry services.”
 
Smile Together were recently ‘highly commended’ at the national SEUK social enterprise awards as one of the best health and social care social enterprises in the country.
 
Get on touch with us at gareth@iridescentideas.com if you want to talk about your social impact work and see how we can help.
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November 2018: Rank Foundation Supporting Plymouth

5/11/2018

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We are very excited to be a part of The Rank Foundation’s Plymouth Rise Programme. This £1.5 million scheme aims to promote social enterprise and inclusive growth in Plymouth. The Rank Foundation is funding Iridescent Ideas to provide thought leadership, business advice and information to support the social enterprise economy in the city. We will also be encouraging greater networking across social entrepreneurs.

What are we delivering?


We will be delivering the following activities for people looking to start a social enterprise and for established social enterprises:

  1. Dedicated one-to-one support, advice and guidance on starting up, funding, growing a social enterprise and proving the impact of social enterprises
  2. Plymouth based workshops on social enterprise related themes
  3. A series of webinars on social enterprise topics
  4. We will also be releasing a number of short films and blogs that all relate to social enterprise.

Our first webinar is on 12th November. Join in here:https://www.facebook.com/events/245095746184647/ 
If you want to access this support please send us an email and we will arrange a one-to-one to find out more. CLICK 
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