Where? Locations — Scottish Business in the Community

Introduction - Across Scotland

The SBC network comprises groups of companies working together in partnership with the relevant agencies to apply business expertise, knowledge and resources to meet the needs of local communities throughout Scotland.

The networks mission is to co-ordinate and channel business resources to deliver positive benefit to Scotland's communities by:

Applying business skills and resources to help areas most in need
Working together through a shared framework
Simplifying, facilitating and supporting involvement
Addressing local needs
Spreading the word and encouraging others by example

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Our Nationwide Objectives

To increase the level of practical business involvement across the country in the fields of education, employability and community
To increase membership
To enhance the our impacts through better collaboration, learning and sharing of knowledge
To develop effective measures of impact to track the benefits from businesses' involvement
To promote and encourage corporate responsibility by demonstrating to companies how they can benefit from engagement with SBC, and to communicate with wider stakeholders the value of that engagement and the role of SBC as a whole.

Role of our local groups: The groups act as brokers, co-ordinating and channelling assistance from the business community in order to address the social and economic needs of disadvantaged communities. They bring the resources, energy, ideas and expertise of businesses and business people, to help tackle social needs and promote area regeneration in areas across Scotland.

Groups are made up of representatives of national and local companies who work in partnership with local agencies and projects. They focus on three broad areas: education and training; employment, and general community issues, such as environment, health and drugs abuse.

Over 400 companies are currently part of our network. The level of commitment reflects the extent to which they feel able to get involved.

Examples of our engagement

Supply of redundant/surplus material, products and services
Voluntary involvement of staff with education, enterprise and community projects
Provision of work-experience placements and other experience opportunities
Input of professional/technical/managerial expertise to community projects
Fund-raising activities within companies to support community projects
Provision of secondments to manage community operations Make available the use of premises for meetings, seminars, training etc
Providing employment/careers advice to schools and colleges
Involvement in partnerships to benefit local communities
Delivering Benefits

Benefits: Streamlining the way in business becomes involved in community projects
Creating a supportive network that helps businesses to extend their community involvement
Widening the perspective of business people on the issues facing disadvantaged communities
Building partnerships and relationships between businesses, public agencies and the voluntary sector
Providing the community with direct access to business expertise and resources
Helping the development of stronger communities in Scotland

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