arc at the UBM Responsible Business Exhibition

arc will have a stand and will be making a short presentation at the UBM Responsible Business Exhibition at the Business Design Centre on March 14th and 15th.

The UBM Responsible Business Exhibition is FREE to attend and features 150+ charities and voluntary organisations plus free seminars and workshops. Its aim is to facilitate the strategic alliances and partnerships between businesses and the voluntary sector that will ultimately increase CSR activity and drive business forward. Over 2,000 people attended the inaugural event in March 2011.

Alongside arc, our lead strategic partners Social Enterprise UK will be present alongside a number of other notable social enterprises.

The Exhibition is part of Responsible Business 2012, a two-day, not-for-profit event developed through a strategic partnership between UBM and Business in the Community (BITC) which also includes the BITC Responsible Business Convention.

Now in its second year the Responsible Business Exhibition provides the ideal environment for businesses, charities and social enterprises to interact and network with one another.  The goal is to build communication across the sectors and to help facilitate private and voluntary sectors working together towards mutually beneficial goals.
 
The 2012 exhibition features:

• 150+ charities, social enterprises & voluntary organisations
• FREE seminars to help businesses achieve their CSR goals or launch their new CSR programme
• FREE seminars and workshops to help NGOs develop their expertise
• 2 days of networking
• Case studies showing how successful cross-sector partnerships can work
• Lots of ideas to help you to make a difference in the community that you work in

Find out more and register at http://www.responsiblebusinessevent.org

Reasons to attend

If you work in a business

• Discover some of the less well known charities and find the perfect match for your organisation
• Learn about the benefits of a volunteering programme as a means of retaining staff
• Find out how to become a trustee and what it entails
• Meet like-minded people and hear how their corporate responsibility programnmes have transformed their organisations

If you work for  a charity or social enterprise

• Meet key decision makers in UK businesses under one roof
• Network with other charities and explore synergies
• Find out how to get your charity noticed on a budget
• Be inspired by stories of successful partnerships between charities, social enterprises and business

arc is a comprehensive service for social enterprises, connecting them with expert support and business opportunities to help them grow.  A Business in the Community initiative, arc will use the excitement of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games to connect business and social enterprises to create 1000 jobs by 2015.  We can help you start, grow and expand your social enterprise.  For corporates, find out how working with social enterprise can make your business better.