A - DESCRIPTION OF THE GOOD PRACTICE

A1 - Title in original language
Hampshire School for Social Entrepreneurs (HSSE)

A2 - Title in English
Hampshire School for Social Entrepreneurs (HSSE)

A3 - Location of GP (national)
UK

A4 - Location of GP (regional)
Hampshire

A5 - Economic field of activity
P Education

A6 - Ultimate purpose of GP
To create or conserve employment
To practically facilitate or enable social enterpreneurship
To improve social cohesion/inclusion

A7 - Spatial scale
Regional (small scale)

A8a - Start date
September 2009

A8b - Anticipated end date (if applicable)
Ongoing

A9 - Short description of the GP
Training entrepreneurs who want to meet a social need in society by supporting them in setting up and developing a business.

A10 - Key words relating to the GP
Training / mentoring
Innovation
Social inclusion
Work inclusion / employment
Entrepreneurship

A11 - Objectives of the GP
To create and develop social entrepreneurs. Creating sustainable jobs. Enabling people to find creative sustainable solutions to social problems.

A12 - Activities that have taken place
Mentoring, action learning sets, increasing business skills. Trained X number of social entrepreneurs who have created x number of businesses

A13 - Achievements of the GP
Creation of 36 new social enterprises. Brought in over £450k of external investment.