2010 Conference and Award Winners
The county’s top social entrepreneurs came together to celebrate the second Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership Awards and Conference held this year at the newly refurbished Market Hall Conference Centre in Wigton on Tuesday, 16th March.
Nearly 90 delegates attended this year’s CSEP Conference “Proactive Social Business” and the winners of the 2010 awards were:
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Community Enterprise of the Year
Sponsored by The Development Trust Association |
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Winners |
Watchtree Nature Reserve |
£1,000 worth of training from the DTA |
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Runners-up |
Signal Films |
£100 cash |
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Best Co-operative
Sponsored by CSEP |
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Winners |
Cleator Moor and District Credit Union |
£500 cash + £250 PR support from Big Story Media |
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Runners-up |
Carlisle and District Credit Union |
£250 cash |
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New Social Enterprise
Sponsored by CSEP |
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Winners |
Cumbria Recycling Ltd |
£500 cash + £250 PR support from Big Story Media |
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Runners-up |
Signal Films |
£250 cash |
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Existing Social Enterprise
Sponsored by CSEP |
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Winners |
Growing Well |
£500 cash + £250 PR support from Big Story Media |
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Runners-up |
Sound Wave |
£250 cash |
Winners of the 2010 CSEP Awards pictured with
Paul Dodson, CCC Economic Programmes Manager and Chair of CSEP
Speakers at this year’s conference included David Daws, a founding member of four social enterprises, including Enterprises CIC and developer of one of the UK´s first not for profit management consultancies, which provides bespoke leadership and consultancy support to new social enterprises.
Marketing and business development specialist Arni Wookey also spoke at the conference, focusing on how social enterprises can succeed and thrive in a competitive marketplace.
The two workshops held during the afternoon “Funding and Assets” and “Social Marketing” proved very popular with delegates.
