Social Enterprise Podcasts

• Duration:  11:13
• Filesize:  9MB
• 20-12-2007

Nick Baxter set up Cornerstone Community Care nearly thirty years ago in Aberdeen. He takes us through the journey from humble beginnings to an enterprise with a multi-million pound turnover.

• Duration:  04:10
• Filesize:  3.3MB
• 19-10-2007

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Social Enterprises are encouraged to work in clusters and this can be important for more remote locations. We look at Social Enterprise in the Scottish Northern Isles and in part two of our chat with Alexis Odie from the Shetland Soap Company, she explains why Social Enterprise is thriving there.

• Duration:  07:10
• Filesize:  5.7MB
• 19-10-2007

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Disadvantaged groups can find it hard to get employment in the main population centres, so in rural locations it can be even harder to find work. But the Shetland Soap Company employ around half of their workforce from disabled groups and have a product the whole community is proud of. We find out about it, in part one of our chat with Manager Alexis Odie.

• Duration:  05:46
• Filesize:  4.6MB
• 03-10-2007

Social Firms are increasingly working with some of the biggest global brands to increase business and benefit their staff. Sepodcasts.org visited Haven Products in Hillington, Glasgow. They provide packaging and assembley for Whiskey labels, like Macallans and Dewars produced in Glasgow, and sent all over the world. Tom Henderson showed us round.

• Duration:  04:59
• Filesize:  4MB
• 13-06-2007

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The McSense Group is always looking to expand their portfolio in the Business Park in Mayfield and Easthouses in Mid Lothian. In part seven of the feature, Sue Valentine from McSense Communications chats about their latest exciting venture.

• Duration:  03:55
• Filesize:  3.1MB
• 18-04-2007

Many social enterprises are helping to break down the barriers for disadvantaged groups seeking employment. We chatted with Deanne Ziebart and Kirsti Inglis about Starworks Packaging in Vancouver. They were among a host of delegates at the 2nd National Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise in Vancouver.