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Vision Buxton - Big Idea
The Lighthouse Project Launch
Welcome
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Programme4.10 – Speakers4.10 – SpeakersBill Preece – Chair, Vision BuxtonBill Preece – Chair, Vision BuxtonAlan Thompson – Director, Vision BuxtonAlan Thompson – Director, Vision BuxtonJoanna Irons – Chief Executive, Nottinghamshire Business VentureJoanna Irons – Chief Executive, Nottinghamshire Business VentureSteve Holmes – Chief Executive, Genesis Enterprise CentreSteve Holmes – Chief Executive, Genesis Enterprise CentreKevin Skingsley – Chief Executive, High Peak CVSKevin Skingsley – Chief Executive, High Peak CVSChris Agnew – Director, Bridgehead ArtsChris Agnew – Director, Bridgehead Arts
5.40 – Visit to British Legion Building or Networking with Vision 5.40 – Visit to British Legion Building or Networking with Vision Buxton DirectorsBuxton Directors
6.30 – rerun of the above programme of speakers6.30 – rerun of the above programme of speakers
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Joanna IronsDeputy Chief Executive
Vision Buxton
February 2008
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
NBV delivers……..• Business Link Start Up Service
• New Deal for Self Employment
• New Entrepreneurial Scholarship
• Mentoring for All
• Property Services
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
Business Link Start Up Service
• Advisory Services
• Business Training Workshops
• Mentoring Services
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
Advisory Services
• Free service• Completely confidential• Adviser meets with client to discuss business
idea• Assist in Business Plan development• Suggest …not directive• Work with client to bring Business Idea to
fruition
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
Business Training Workshops
• Deciding to Start & Business Planning• Sales & Marketing• Financial Planning & Managing Money• Held at various venues across Nottinghamshire,
Derbyshire and Lincolnshire• All free• New suite of ICT Workshops from April 08
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
Mentoring Services
• Pool of 240+ mentors• Mentors are successful business people • Will work with client for a minimum of 12
months and then as required.• Progress to “Mentoring for All” programme
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
New Deal for Self Employment
• Jobcentre Plus initiative• Long term unemployed• Test trading for up to 6 months• Viable business
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
New Entrepreneurial Scholarship
• Business Training and Start Up Programme• Wards of Deprivation• 12 weeks – min. of 90 hours• Acceptable Business Plan• Financial Support – up to £1,500k• Waiting List
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
Mentoring for All
• Regional Programme• Available to owner managers of existing
businesses which meet 2 of 3 criteria– Turnover in excess of £75k– Trading over 12 months– Employ 3 FTE staff
• Cost £250+VAT• 10 sessions over a 12 month period
Helping you to help yourself
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Property Services
• Incubator Facilities– Mercury House– New Brook House– Bluecoat School
In addition to professional setting… Advice/Mentoring/Networking/Peer Group activities/ICT support/Access to finance etc., etc…
• Virtual Tenancy
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
New Brook House 2001
Helping you to help yourself
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Mercury House 2003
Helping you to help yourself
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Bluecoat Enterprise Village 2004
Helping you to help yourself
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Connections with Vision Buxton
• Support to develop British Legion Building• Support in development of Incubation / Tenant Services• Connections to available Business Support services -
Advice, Training and Mentoring Services• Referral opportunities – new start businesses • Utilising BLB as an incubator space from which delivery
into wider community can take place.
Helping you to help yourself
www.nbv.co.uk
Vision Buxton - Big Idea
• Research and Feasibility StudiesResearch and Feasibility Studies
• Progress so farProgress so far • The Lighthouse ProjectThe Lighthouse Project
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Research and Feasibility• The Magic Carpet – High Peak The Magic Carpet – High Peak CVS & Bridgehead ArtsCVS & Bridgehead Arts
• Buxton Science & Technology Buxton Science & Technology Park – Greenborough, Heath & Park – Greenborough, Heath & Safety Laboratory, DDEPSafety Laboratory, DDEP
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Research and Feasibility
‘Our feasibility study has identified the need and demand for a community and arts resource
project based in Buxton’
‘There is evident demand for a generic business incubator to service the needs of new start
business in and around Buxton’
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Progress So Far• Appraisal of research & feasibility
studies• Visits to other incubator units (5)• Availability of existing workspace &
pricing
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Progress So Far
• Joining EMIN (East Midlands Incubator Network)
• Liaison with partners – British Legion, NBV, Derby University, Buxton VC, HPBC
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Progress So Far – scoping options
• British Legion BuildingBritish Legion Building• Market StreetMarket Street• Staden LaneStaden Lane
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Progress So Far - Modelling
• The Ingredients
• Financial
• Ownership
• Spatial – the lighthouse building
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Progress – The Ingredients• Up to 28 businessesUp to 28 businesses• Follow on accommodationFollow on accommodation• Virtual office offerVirtual office offer• Training & Meeting spacesTraining & Meeting spaces• Business support, Mentoring & New Business support, Mentoring & New
Entrepreneurial Scholarship Entrepreneurial Scholarship
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Progress – The Ingredients• The Arts and Creative's
• Performance Space
• Retail
• Networking Space & Hot Desking
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Progress – Financial
• Financial ModellingFinancial Modelling• Equity shares, loan and grantEquity shares, loan and grant
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Progress – Ownership• Setting up a subsidiary social enterprise• Preferred model is an Industrial Provident
Society• Enable stakeholders and tenants to take
part in the management of the building• Share issue
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Progress - Spatial
The Lighthouse Building The Lighthouse Building Alan ThompsonAlan Thompson
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The Lighthouse Project
An Arts and Creative Industry Perspective – how local groups
can use the Lighthouse
Chris Agnew Bridgehead Arts
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Vision Buxton - Big Idea
Your chance to get involved. Your chance to get involved. How you can help the Lighthouse How you can help the Lighthouse Project.Project.Kevin SkingsleyKevin Skingsley
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How you can help the Lighthouse Project
• Partners – NBV, Councils, EMB, University, Partners – NBV, Councils, EMB, University, Banks, Accountants, Business & CommerceBanks, Accountants, Business & Commerce
• Community and Arts – help in developing the Community and Arts – help in developing the buildingbuilding
• Potential Tenants – what are your needsPotential Tenants – what are your needs
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How you can get involved
Please complete the Questionnaire & Evaluation Form
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