Happy new year everyone!
Are you a social entrepreneur or working in a social enterprise?
The new year brings good news, we have put together a program to assist entrepreneurs in the Dublin area in advancing their business ideas, connecting to one another and share their journeys in creating sustainable business models.
This part of the community is the place to share ideas, to ask questions, and to start a conversation about the impact of social enterprise in the local communities.
Sign up to this online community to post and contribute to the conversations.
I'll see you there.
Hi everyone. I'm John Kearns and am overseeing the operation of the RISE programme. I may also be stepping in to some sessions! As per Stefano's request (demand!) here is my brief biog:
John Kearns is Chief Executive of Partas, a social enterprise with over 60 staff, working to foster entrepreneurship, business training and social economy since 1984. Partas operates four Enterprise Centres and a micro-loan fund and conducts research on a national and EU level into many areas of social and economic policy, particularly self-employment and social entrepreneurship. Partas has also developed a range of innovative new projects such as Ireland’s first social enterprise brewery (Priory Brewing), artisan food hub (The County Fare) and a new co-working hub (The Edge).
John is a member of the ‘Social Enterprise Task Force’ in Ireland and is the Irish representative on the expert advisory group to the European Commission on Social Enterprise. He has also worked with partners throughout Europe on developing their social enterprise policies and practices.
As an entrepreneur in the music business, John had been responsible for some of the most successful recording and live events in Ireland. He holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and is an alumnus of the Irish Institute at Boston College.
Morning everyone, David Brady here - I am co-presenting the Rise programme with Stefano and looking forward to working with you! My background is sales, consulting. and been helping social entrepreneurs re-think and re-design their business into vibrant, impact-full entities for the last 12 years. My professional training is I am a Chartered Accountant and a Board member of the Charities Regulator in Ireland. My passion is creativity, education and design. Expect your thinking to change!