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Antz Network
(Founded Sept 2011)
• A business network which embraces a number of like-minded businesses that
want to grow commercially whilst giving back and connecting to the community.
• 1,000 members – 10 locations - 100 members in each location.
• 10 ambassadors North West - Lead by Cisco UK
Oct 2011: Proposal by Martin Ainscough
Social Centre Of Excellence
2012: Antz Junction Charity
Founded by Martin Ainscough & Jen Pemberton
2014: Antz in Partnership with GMCC
Volunteers Network
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Antz
“Eco System”
Projects
Federation of
Charities
Buildings
Volunteer
Programme
Changing Lives
One at a Time
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Antz Junction
(2012-2015)
Supporting Communities
Community Projects
(A Place to Go & Connect)
(Changing Lives One at a Time)
Social Centre Swinton
• 17 x Micro Organisations
• 350% Collective Revenue Growth
• 230% Collective Employment Growth
Dwp
• 164 x Individuals
• 61 % Hard to reach communities into work
• 100% Work Experience
Through The Gate 2013-14
• 50% Into work
• 15% Volunteering
• 15% Continued support
• 20% Course not completed
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• Through the Gate : 2014-15 = 50+
• Corporate Partner Project
• Housing Association’s engagement in
community : Month 1 = 16 people
• Back in the Saddle - Getting Communities
Fit and Healthy with TFGM : 2013-14 = 100
• Dwp Work Ready Project : 2014-15 = 200+
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Antz Junction
(2014- 2015)
Integrated into the GM
Chamber
Business Led Projects
(Changing Lives One at a Time)
Social Enterprise
• Initially three sites across the GM area
• Bolton four areas of focus:
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Employability
Holistic Support
Mentorship
Partnership
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• Work readiness,
• Employability, basic skills entrepreneurship,
innovation,
• Work experience
• Volunteering
• Problem solving,
• Creative thinking
• Barriers to employment
• Antz Work Ready Project “Person Centred”
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What do employers and other
stakeholders look for?
Specialism's matched to growth areas in the
local economy
Young people trained in business/workplace
skills
Personalisation of courses to meet the needs of
individual organisations
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What do employers and other
stakeholders look for ?
“…what you find sometimes
is younger people come to
you and they’ve not got
business skills. They might
be equipped and have a
degree in whatever they’ve
got a degree in, but they’re
not very business savvy,
commercially savvy…"
(Employer)
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“…in the future there will be a
range of providers post-16…each
of those providers really needs to
specialise and excel in providing
and doing what they do well…
The sort of world in the past
where one college tried to
provide everything for everybody,
for all people, has probably been
overtaken now.” (Head teacher)
“So locally-based providers should be preparing the
people of Bolton to stay here, work here and we
would really benefit in this town from young people
with enthusiasm on the entrepreneurial scale...”
(Stakeholder)
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Priority Expectations
Qualifications &
practical
experience
Effective support
and
personalisation
Workplace and
life skills
provision
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Learning
and Future
Success
Accessible and
welcoming
A place to
Go - Connect
Courses matched to
and leading on to
local employment
opportunities
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Double edged swords
If you are……
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Can you really be……?
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Antz Bolton
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Businesses
Key Projects
(Changing Lives One at a Time)
Training Academy with one major
NW employer supported by the
Foundation
Facility and Event Management
Training
Contact Centre and Sales
Customer Care Skills
Social Care Training
Creative Technology and Media
Soft Skills training including:
• Communication Skills
• Inter-Personal Skills
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Miller Metcalfe
Marriott
BT Apprenticeship programme
Housing Association “FM”
Seddons
Carlick Manufacturing
ASDA
SME in the North-West
Micro organisations
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Antz Bolton …The next twelve
months…
• Programmes designed to suit business within the network
• 100+ Network Members using the building for events
• 40+ Charities
• 20+ Micro Organisations
• 3000 hours donated to community
• 300 people + through our community engagement project
• Events i.e. Networking events
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Antz Bolton…The next three
years in partnership with the
Greater Manchester Chamber of
Commerce
Generating & Building
sustainable partnerships
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Strategy, Governance, Project Management
and key stakeholders
Introductions…
• Ebrahim Bassa – Business in the UK and India. HEI and
Regeneration background
• Nick Bishop – Delivered large projects “Blue Chip”
projects in the UK and Overseas
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Key Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
• Jen Pemberton – Founder and Key Stakeholder
• Jonathan Wilson – Development Manager (Antz Network)
• Daisy Dixon – Antz, Director Projects
• Ebrahim Bassa – Strategy & Governance
• Nick Bishop – Delivery & Project Management
• Mark Linnel – Bid writer – Contracts Manager
• Dr Maye Taylor – Chair Advisory Board
• Media – Antz Media in Partnership with GMCC route reaching
“9,500 business through social media and print”
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The Future is…
“Antz”
“ANTZ”
• Grow & Give Back
• Unite Commerce & Community
• People and organisations looking to change
business lifestyle and communities for the
greater good of our economy and sustainable
engaged communities
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“An exciting initiative becoming an even greater
reality”
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