1. 1 SCR WORKSHOP 26 OCTOBER 2010 THE ROLE OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION Ian Lindley, Director of Planning & Economic Development, Scottish Borders Council South of Scotland Alliance / Scottish Small Towns Group

2. 2 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IS … A good thing – long history

3. 3 BUT –Competes for Space Barriers …

4. 4 POTENTIAL … Efficient, direct service delivery. Engaging local knowledge, skills, expertise, energy / voluntary effort. Creating sustainable, affordable, cherished and supported community based / needed activities. Meeting gaps in local service delivery. Local relevance, re-engaging people in local decision-making / democracy. Independent, flexible, creative - enabling change.

5. 5 SCOTTISH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ACTION PLAN Abilities and potential of communities. Collective talents, creativity and determination. Vibrant and healthy communities. No fixed direction. Tackling inequality. People doing for themselves. Shared outcomes. Mature dialogue. Communities playing their part. Unlocking potential …

6. 6 BUT … Subsidy. Grant reliance. Cost-shedding. Wilt before fully flowered? Subsidy or contract? Contract v grants? Large remote or local?

7. 7 POTENTIAL New ways of working. Place-based. Local. Partnership. Paid and volunteer. Mix and match.

8. 8 NEEDS Not just toolkits. Map out where fit? Community Planning. Whole Town Planning. Councillor engagement. Place-based working. Coordinate working.

9. 9 NEEDS Enablers. Resource direction. Power. Attract shareholder interest.

10. 10 NEEDS Sustainability. Income streams. Asset transfer v barriers. Co-location. Funding streams.

11. 11 Change the way we provide local services. Growing appetite for alternative delivery models. Recognise long-lasting decisions need broad stakeholder support. Unease - elected representatives and local decision-making roles of others. More local bodies increase unsustainable demand for scarce resources. Suspicion that local bodies are single-purpose, partisan - compete with genuine democracy. Social enterprise may not be local. CONCLUSIONS

12. 12 NEEDS Update Community Planning. Invest in local facilitators. Develop skill sets. Local place-based working. Engage Councillors. Not a toolkit but …

13. 13 RECOMMENDATIONS New policy framework for local place- based working. Review powers and resources of local bodies. Resource enablers – capacity skills set. Disaster recovery models.