Opening up the business creation process to all

Theme C summary

Opening up the business creation process to all by providing the tools required for setting up in business and for the identification and exploitation of new possibilities for creating employment in urban and rural areas.

Strategic objectives

  1. To test approaches to ensure that mainstream business support is developed to meet the needs of excluded groups

Equal priority

Entrepreneurship

Development Partnerships

There were 8 DPs working within Theme C in Round 1, and there are now 10 DPs in Round 2.

Resources for Theme C DPs

Theme C diary

The Equal diary lists details of current events and activities being organised by Equal Development Partnerships and the Equal Support Unit.

There are no entries in the diary at this time.

Theme C documentation

Theme C-specific resources
DescriptionDateDownload
All Equal resources…
Mainstreaming

Theme C Mainstreaming Strategy

Thematic Mainstreaming Strategies summarise the proposed outcomes of Equal DPs in a particular theme and show how these are targeted at policy-makers. The strategies underpin the dissemination and mainstreaming work of the individual DPs as well as their Thematic Networking Group (TNG). The strategies are presented as ‘living documents’ to be revised and updated at TNG meetings.

 11 May ’05 Word document file 86kb
Notes from mainstreaming meeting held at the Department of Trade and Industry, 17 Jan 2003. 10 Feb ’03 Word document file 67kb
Thematic update paper
This policy context update gives an overview of policy developments in relation to Theme C of Equal which have occurred since the publication of the initial Community Initiative Policy (CIP) Guidance in May 2001. 22 May ’06 PDF file 162kb
DP/TNG meeting notes (23 Sep 2003)
Notes from Theme C DP/TNG meeting 1 Dec ’03 Word document file 27kb
Workshop notes from Action 3 seminar (Nov 2002)
Theme C workshop notes 25 Nov ’02 Word document file 46kb
DP/TNG meeting notes (Jan-Feb 2002)
Notes of the Theme C DP/TNG meeting 14 Mar ’02 Word document file 29kb

SBS resources

SBS notes
DescriptionDateDownload
A note on the issues identified by the Barriers sub-group of the SBS Start-Up Forum, including access to finance. 31 Mar ’03 Word document file 54kb
A summary of current financial initiatives that are being promoted by the SBS. The note includes details of the Small Business Investment Task Force. 31 Mar ’03 Word document file 58kb

Thematic Networking Group

Chair: Terry Watts of the Small Business Service.

European Thematic Groups

European Thematic Groups are the mechanism by which outcomes from Equal DPs are shared across all the participating countries. ETGs have been set up for each pillar of Equal, covering each GB theme as follows:

Details of the five ETGs
ETG Covers GB themes
1. Employability A and B
2. Entrepreneurship C and D
3. Adaptability E and F
4. Equal Opportunities G* and H
5. Asylum Seekers I

* The UK is not participating in theme G (which focuses on work-life balance issues), although a number of DPs from other themes cover this area.

Key documents on the work undertaken by each ETG so far are available for download.

Equal themes

  1. Facilitating access
  2. Ethnic minorities
  3. Business creation
  4. Social economy
  5. Lifelong learning and inclusive working practices
  6. Supporting adaptability
  1. Gender equality
  2. Asylum seekers
Thematic Networking Groups

TNGs for each theme include relevant policy representatives from government departments, the equality commissions, social partners and DPs.

European Thematic Groups

ETGs are the mechanism by which outcomes from Equal DPs are shared across all the participating countries.

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