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All podcasts with tag: regeneration

Giving Youth a Chance

Giving Youth a Chance
  • Duration:  09:08
  • Filesize:  7.3MB
  • 11-02-2008
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In the second part of our chat with Peter Twichell from YouthBuild USA, he explains how the model can be replicated across the world.

Building Better Lives

Building Better Lives
  • Duration:  09:10
  • Filesize:  7.4MB
  • 11-02-2008
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A scheme to help revive a run down part of New York has grown into an international success story, to help young people turn their lives around. Peter Twichell from YouthBuild USA visited Kibble and in part one explains their amazing story.

Exotic Food Spices Up LA

Exotic Food Spices Up LA
  • Duration:  03:09
  • Filesize:  2.5MB
  • 23-07-2007
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Los Angeles is home to ethnic groups from all over the world, including Latin America. We caught up with Sandi Romero, aka Mama. She helped set up Mama's Hot Tamales Cafe, to breathe new life into the run down MacArthur Park in LA. The visit was part of the Scottish Social Enterprise Study Tour of California.

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Communities in Control

Communities in Control
  • Duration:  06:28
  • Filesize:  5.2MB
  • 29-06-2007
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When areas are being regenerated, it's important people living there have the power to decide their own future. In the second part of our feature with Alistair MacLeod, he discusses how the Ardler Village Trust in Dundee is involving the community.

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New Look Dundee

New Look Dundee
  • Duration:  07:03
  • Filesize:  5.7MB
  • 29-06-2007
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Like many of Scotland's industrial areas, Dundee is undergoing major regeneration. In part one of our feature with Alistair MacLeod, from the Ardler Village Trust, he explains why this area of the city is undergoing a makeover.

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Community Development

Community Development
  • Duration:  08:09
  • Filesize:  6.5MB
  • 29-06-2007
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Developing social enterprises can benefit from peer support to grow their business. In the final part of our feature on Ardler Village Trust in Dundee, we find out how Alistair MacLeod and his team are continuing to develope.

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Capitalising on your Space

Capitalising on your Space
  • Duration:  07:28
  • Filesize:  6MB
  • 20-06-2007
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Premises can be expensive to buy but owning your business space can make money for social enterprises. McSense own their business park in Mayfield and Easthouses and in part twelve, David Maxwell explains there are more than just financial benefits.

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From Midlothian and Beyond

From Midlothian and Beyond
  • Duration:  09:26
  • Filesize:  7.6MB
  • 20-06-2007
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McSense Business Park in Mayfield and Easthouses has been expanding and growing ever since it began. In part eleven we look at some of that progress with David Maxwell.

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Develope a Mean Streak

Develope a Mean Streak
  • Duration:  03:34
  • Filesize:  2.9MB
  • 19-06-2007
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In part ten of this compelling story, McSense chief executive Brian Tannerhill has been telling sepodcasts.org why a tough business ethic is vital in a successful social enterprise.

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Growing the Business

Growing the Business
  • Duration:  09:05
  • Filesize:  7.3MB
  • 19-06-2007
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Not content with just one company, Brian Tannerhill rightly believed McSense could compete in a range of sectors for the benefit of Mayfield and Easthouses in Midlothian. In part nine, he explores the expansion of McSense.

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