Things are stirring in Downpatrick’s new social enterprise hub with all the ingredients to help innovators cook up some business.
The Hub is launching Downpatrick Soup, a powerful tool to start conversations, practice democracy and fund new projects, people and ideas.
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Designed to be a social event bringing people together who are interested in the common good it gives five local social enterprises a chance to present their work and secure some vital funding.
Each enterprise has four minutes to present their work, followed by questions, discussion and debate for a chance to win all the money raised on the evening.
The winner is voted for by the attendees.
Attendees are asked to contribute £5 (or whatever you can afford) and in return get soup, salad, bread plus a chance to vote for their favourite project and a bit of entertainment.
Downpatrick Hub is funded by OFMDFM and is an incubator for people with ideas and solutions that tackle local needs that aren’t currently being addressed.
Part social enterprise space, part community centre the Hub provides a collaborative working space and a platform to launch new social enterprise business, create employment, create volunteering opportunities and practical based work experience, generating income to reinvest into meeting local needs.
Since the Hub launched over a year ago the it has supported more than 60 groups and social entrepreneurs to develop their idea and plan for future growth.
The Hub offers a meeting room, workshop, hot-desk facilities, therapy space, performance space and test-trading space free to local enterprises.
Downpatrick Soup will take place on Friday October 9 2015, 7-10pm, at the Social Enterprise Hub, Grove Shopping Centre, Market Street, Downpatrick.
For more information contact Stephen at smcclelland@nmea.net
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