Image shows a landscape picture of Media City skyline at sunset with logos and text in white 'An Inclusive World Disability Enterprise & Innovation.  Friday 24th March 2023 12 noon - 9.30pm Media City, Manchester.  Inclusive Entrepreneur Network.  Exhibition - Focus Groups - Entertainment.

An Inclusive World - Disability, Enterprise & Innovation at Media City on Friday 24th March 2023

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An Inclusive World Disability Enterprise Innovation 2023

An Inclusive World Event  - Disability, Enterprise & Innovation

Join us at our latest 'An Inclusive World' event at Media City as we celebrate Disability, Enterprise and Innovation.

Following the success of our pre-Covid event in 2019 we are returning to Media City, the Media Centre of the North, home to BBC and ITV.

Our event will shine a spotlight on Inclusive Entrepreneurship, its valuable contribution and future potential in respect of innovation.

Inclusive means entrepreneurship is open and easily accessible to all. It levels the playing field and allows entrepreneurs to seek, create and participate in opportunities, especially those facing barriers to the workplace.

Our event will be opened by Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Chair of the APPG for Inclusive Entrepreneurship.

The event will be filmed by Chris Lynch www.diversemedia.com a wonderful opportunity to be featured in a production of such an accomplished member of our community.

Chris will be interviewing delegates throughout the event.

By registering and attending you give us permission to include you in our film and photos and use them on our website, collateral and other media.

We will be showcasing artwork from some incredible artists from the community which will be available to view throughout the event.

Our speakers and panelists will address the key challenges and emerging solutions to promoting innovation and growth.

We will be capturing the lived experience and breadth of innovation within the sector as we host one of the Focus Groups for the 'Road to Wonder' Research Project.

Our Fashion section will introduce you to the delights of adaptable fashion.

We will conclude our event with an evening celebration headlined by James Holt www.jamesholtmusic.com.

 

As an organisation, we have a commitment towards innovation within inclusive communities, and together we are creating the 2030 Agenda Paradigm Shift tasked of us in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - where communities start to see people who face barriers, not as burdens, but as contributing citizens who bring a new and exciting presence to the table. The resultant contribution to the growth of the economy from such enterprise is what we term Inclusive Economic Growth.

Since 2013 we have been working hard at bringing this task to fruition - via the Inclusive Entrepreneur Programme and Network we run as an organisation, and the various Calls to Action, debates and events we have held alongside our role as secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Inclusive Entrepreneurship.

 

Our speakers include:

Jacqueline Winstanley, Founder and CEO, Universal Inclusion

Anna Roughley, Head of Insight and Engagement, the Lending Standards Board (LSB)

 

We do hope you can join us.

We ask you to confirm whether you can attend and register for your ticket as soon as possible. 

If you require support for any of our activities, please do let us know when booking your ticket.

The event will also be filmed. By registering and attending you give us permission to include you in our film and photos and use them on our website, collateral and other media. 

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Contribute to Ground Breaking Research into Inclusive Entrepreneurship

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Delighted to be collaborating with Dr Paula Holland & Dr Cara Molyneux of Lancaster University to conduct research with entrepreneurs/self-employed/small business owners who are disabled or have long-term health conditions. We are interested in your experiences of setting up and running a business and any barriers you might have faced. We also want to know whether you found government/other sources of guidance and support for business owners helpful.  

If you decide you would like to take part, a member of the study team will ask you to complete a consent form and to take part in an interview which would last up to one hour. The interview will take place in a private setting in your workplace or remotely using Microsoft Teams or Zoom. To enable analysis of the data the interview would be audio-recorded with your permission. In the interview you will be asked about your experiences of working in mainstream employment (if relevant); why you decided to establish your own business; any difficulties or barriers you experienced in doing so; which sources of guidance and support you consulted when setting up your business; and how this guidance and support could be improved. They are particularly interested in finding out whether you would like advice and guidance from government/other sources which is tailored specifically for business owners who are disabled or have a long-term health condition.

The outcome of this research will also inform the enquiry currently being undertaken by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Inclusive Entrepreneurship chaired by Dr Lisa Cameron MP.

Visit the project website for further information:https://inclusiveentrepreneur.wordpress.com/

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Alternatively call or email to ask any questions and to arrange an interview. 

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Telephone: 01524 524483

To find out more about the Inclusive Entrepreneur Network and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Inclusive Entrepreneurship please use the following link:

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Contribute to Ground Breaking Research into Workplace Inclusion for Disabled People

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Delighted to be collaborating with Dr Paula Holland & Dr Cara Molyneux of Lancaster University to conduct research with small and micro-sized employers on their support needs to recruit and retain disabled workers and people with long-term health conditions. We are interested in knowing whether you found government/other sources of guidance and support for business owners helpful in recruiting and retaining disabled workers and people with long-term health conditions.

If you decide you would like to take part, a member of the study team will ask you to complete a consent form and to take part in an interview which would last up to one hour. The interview will take place in a private setting in your workplace or remotely using Microsoft Teams or Zoom. To enable analysis of the data the interview would be audio-recorded with your permission. In the interview you will be asked about your experiences of any difficulties or barriers you experienced in accessing support, advice and guidance to help with recruiting disabled people or people with long-term health conditions; and how this guidance and support could be improved. They are particularly interested in finding out whether you would like advice and guidance from government/other sources which is tailored specifically for small and micro-sized businesses. 

Visit the project website for further information:smeexperience.wordpress.com/

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Alternatively call or email to ask any questions and to arrange an interview. 

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Telephone: 01524 524483

For further information on Work Force retention please visit the following link www.universalinclusion.co.uk/services-workforce-retention-practical-inwork-support

 

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Latest collaboration with Inclusive Entrepreneur James Holt: Creating Music Video to Raise Awareness of Domestic Abuse

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In 2020, Universal Inclusion and Inclusive Entrepreneur Network CEO and Founder Jacqueline Winstanley collaborated with Inclusive Entrepreneur Network member  James Holt on his latest track "One Hand Strikes The Other", which raises awareness about domestic abuse. 

Through this collaboration, Jacqueline was the advisor for the video, providing insights on the treatment of the message. This is another initative that continues the theme of opening up the creative space. Music is a powerful medium which in the hands of a skilled artist touches a deep emotion thorugh the lyrics and melody.

James has just released the video which accompanies the single "One Hand Strikes the Other" in aid of @FortaliceBolton. The single explores an abusive relationship, looking at it from the outside. It shifts the focus from the relationship to the observer - suggesting we all have a duty of care and a responsibility in reducing domestic abuse.

James has worked on the track with two female artists - singer/songwriter Toria Wooff and photographer Debbie Ellis who captured model Liv Moore, depicted on the image.

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Jacqueline Winstanley participates in panel discussion on the launch of OECD Report : The Missing Entrepreneurs 2021

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Not everyone has an equal opportunity to transform their ideas into a #business.

Jacqueline Winstanley FRSA, CEO and Founder of Universal Inclusion and The Inclusive Entrepreneur Network participated in a panel discussion that highlighted the lived experiences of those who face barriers to creating enterprise. Jacqueline stressed the need to include disabled people in future research, and how global governments and policy makers can support and upscale the sector, increasing inclusive economic growth.
The panel discussion was part of the launch of the new report and brought together the views of the European Commission, the #OECD and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. It took took place following the presentation of the main findings and discussion on priorities actions for governments as highlighted in the report.
The launch took place on November 30, 2021 and can be viewed below:

 

 

The Missing Entrepreneurs 2021

 

The Missing Entrepreneurs 2021The Missing Entrepreneurs 2021 is the sixth edition in a series of biennial reports that examine how public policies at national, regional and local levels can support job creation, economic growth and social inclusion by overcoming obstacles to business start-ups and self-employment by people from disadvantaged or under-represented groups in entrepreneurship.

It shows that there are substantial untapped opportunities for entrepreneurship in populations such as women, youth, the unemployed, and immigrants and highlights the need for more differentiated government entrepreneurship policies that respond to the specific barriers they face.

The report includes an assessment of the impact of COVID-19 across these populations of entrepreneurs and the effectiveness of the policy response. It also contains thematic policy chapters on microfinance and leveraging the potential of immigrant entrepreneurs. These chapters present the range of current policy actions in EU and OECD countries and make recommendations for future policy directions.

Finally, the report contains country profiles for each of the 27 EU Member States that identify for each county the major recent trends in entrepreneurship by women, youth, seniors and immigrants, the key policy issues and the recent policy actions.

Download the report here

Click here for the link to the OECD  

Click here for the link to the European Commission (EU)

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