Enterprise Facilitation® is the registered trademark of the Sirolli Institute®.
Project fundraising is for the Sirolli Institute® model.
Project fundraising is for the Sirolli Institute® model.
The Sirolli Institute®
The Sirolli Institute® in the Wirral will be a not- for- profit, community based organisation whose objective is to promote the social and economic well-being and development of Wirral. We will work to establish ourselves in concert with existing economic development efforts, serving as a catalyst to assist entrepreneurs.
Dr. Ernesto Sirolli pioneered Enterprise Facilitation® in 1985 in Western Australia. The Sirolli Institute® is a non-profit, global education and training organization of professionals with a wealth of experience in economic development and Enterprise Facilitation ®. Their mission: to promote economic and community revitalisation by capturing the passion, intelligence, imagination and resources of local entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs follow their dreams bravely, but they battle long odds. The statistics tell the hard truth: it is a fact that only about 50% of small businesses are still trading after their first three years from initial set up.
The Sirolli Institute® in the Wirral will be a not-
Dr. Ernesto Sirolli pioneered Enterprise Facilitation® in 1985 in Western Australia. The Sirolli Institute® is a non-
Entrepreneurs follow their dreams bravely, but they battle long odds. The statistics tell the hard truth: it is a fact that only about 50% of small businesses are still trading after their first three years from initial set up.
Enterprise Facilitators work with a community-based board to provide free, confidential, business management and networking support to aspiring entrepreneurs and existing businesses. The board and facilitator work together to establish a network of local contacts which can be passed on to clients who are seeking support.
Enterprise Facilitation® enhances conventional economic development, but it’s a different approach with different outcomes. It’s the Sirolli Institute’s time-tested method for creating and empowering entrepreneurs, for building community capacity. And it delivers…big time.
UK experience
The Rossendale project began in 2003. Since then more than 500 introductions have allowed the Enterprise Facilitator to build a substantial network that generates enquiries for help without any other form of marketing. There have been ;-
UK experience
The Rossendale project began in 2003. Since then more than 500 introductions have allowed the Enterprise Facilitator to build a substantial network that generates enquiries for help without any other form of marketing. There have been ;-
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320 enquiries from potential clients for assistance.
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155 Clients receiving assistance: more than 45 are community or social enterprises.
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50 New Businesses, 25 run by women.
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18 major development projects.
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88 local people have been involved in the Community Panel so far, all of whom have gained a much sharper picture of what it takes to start and sustain a small business, many of whom have gone on to leading roles in the Local Strategic Partnership or in their community.
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The sustainability costs are around £50,000 per year. The value for money in terms of outputs is excellent. In terms of community regeneration it's priceless.
Why does it work?
How can Enterprise Facilitation® produce results so dramatically different from conventional economic development?
Why does it work?
How can Enterprise Facilitation® produce results so dramatically different from conventional economic development?
· A methodology based on people Conventional economical development focuses on infrastructure. Enterprise Facilitation® complements infrastructure by capturing the passion, intelligence and resources of people.
· Community-driven projects . Projects can only start at the invitation of community leaders, where local boards take “ownership” by committing funding and volunteer support. Enterprise Facilitation® runs on the collaboration of neighbours, not boardroom theories.
· The Trinity of Management®. All businesses comprise three basic functions – production, marketing and financial management – nobody has the innate ability to handle all three alone. Enterprise Facilitation® helps entrepreneurs find help with the business functions outside their natural skill set.
The Process
The enemy of the entrepreneur is solitude; Enterprise Facilitation® provides the alliances and support an entrepreneur needs. Here’s how it works:
Leaders invite the Sirolli Institute® into the community, committing local funding (often matched by government sources) and volunteer resources to a 24-month apprenticeship. With coaching from the Sirolli team, civic leaders, community professionals and economic development practitioners form a local Management Team which in turn hires the Enterprise Facilitator. With the panel providing outreach, advice and access to resources, the Enterprise Facilitator meets clients at their invitation and on their turf, frequently at kitchen tables, cafes and business offices of the community. The Enterprise Facilitator delivers competent, professional service to local entrepreneurs.
The service is confidential, timely, and crucially, free to the entrepreneur
Sirolli Merseyside- background
The enemy of the entrepreneur is solitude; Enterprise Facilitation® provides the alliances and support an entrepreneur needs. Here’s how it works:
Leaders invite the Sirolli Institute® into the community, committing local funding (often matched by government sources) and volunteer resources to a 24-
The service is confidential, timely, and crucially, free to the entrepreneur
Sirolli Merseyside-
The Merseyside Sirolli initiative began in 2005. To date there are 3 groups in Liverpool City Centre
The first three groups set-up costs were largely funded by Business Liverpool through Neighbourhood Regeneration, although some of the groups also received funds from private benefactors. They are now looking to extend their funding for on-going costs through a mixture of public and private funding, grant applications and fundraising events.
The news from the Merseyside groups is that they are enjoying considerable success. They extend an invitation to us to any of their panel meetings so we can begin to gain some expertise.
Vital Statistics.
To the end of June 2008 Waves Enterprise had:
The news from the Merseyside groups is that they are enjoying considerable success. They extend an invitation to us to any of their panel meetings so we can begin to gain some expertise.
Vital Statistics.
To the end of June 2008 Waves Enterprise had:
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Assisted 130 clients
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Helped to create 15 new businesses
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Helped to develop 25 businesses
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Helped 15 businesses with a 'Minor Tune up'
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Helped to create 21 jobs
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Helped to retain Approximately 29 jobs
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What do we need to do now
The first priority is to establish whether there is neighbourhood interest in the Wirral for enterprise facilitation®. and to establish an ongoing community dialogue regarding the Sirolli approach in the Wirral, and how we might position a Wirral project.
There are 310,000 people living in Wirral; the Institute recommend that each group covers a population around 60,000. We therefore need to establish which parts of the community will embrace the project by educating them about Sirolli and challenging for how they would best raise and use the money.
The second priority is to find the initial funding required, and establish a sustainable income stream.
In the meantime we have established Wirral Sirolli Group Meetings on the first Thursday of each month at 1pm at Es-
For more information about the Sirolli Institute®, Enterprise Facilitation® and Rossendale Peer Group story, go to www.Sirolli.com
City and South Liverpool www.waves.uk.com
City and South Liverpool www.waves.uk.com
We will form a group of people willing to take an active role in the project. If you are willing to be involved please Contact Us