Stockport's Proper Good Business Conference 2024

This year's Proper Good Business Conference will focus on supporting local businesses with their approach to EDI and inclusive practices.

This isn't about tick boxes, it's about genuine actions that lead to visible impact.

True to the ethos of Proper Good events, our focus is on showcasing what’s possible and how to achieve it. The agenda has been shaped by businesses and their priorities, addressing the topics you're most interested in exploring.

This is an excellent opportunity to discover impactful solutions to supporting greater inclusion that can ultimately help your business to:

• Attract a broader workforce demographic
• Increase employee satisfaction
• Retain employees
• Increase brand value
  

Thank you to local Stockport business CDL for sponsoring this event, enabling us to provide subsidised tickets to the Social Enterprise sector.

Here’s what we have planned for the day (please note, some sessions are subject to final confirmation):

9am: Registration opens

9.30am: Welcome & Introduction - Simone Callaghan

9.40 - 11am: Challenging Perceptions Table Activity

11 - 11.15am: Coffee Break

11.15 - 12.30pm: How to Workshops, choose one of the following:

• Managing Difficult Conversations workshop
  OR
• Challenging Recruitment Practices
  OR
• Staff data collection & Ethics

12:30 - 1.30pm: Lunch

1 - 1.30pm: Chilli'n'Change Community Soup - featuring x3 Social Enterprises pitching to the room to win £500

1.30 - 2pm: Networking activity

2 - 3pm: How to Workshops, choose one of the following:

• 'Bloody good Stockport solutions' - markethall of Social Enterprises offering solutions to increase inclusion from Digital Upskilling to Targeted Therapy Services and more
  OR
• Mindset Change - why be inclusive?
  OR
• Investing in People - Healthy Rewards Scheme

3.20 - 3.50pm: Launch Proper Good Business Club membership

3.50pm: Wrap up

4pm CLOSE

Social Value is the idea that businesses can actively contribute to the wellbeing and sustainability of the communities and environments in which they operate.

You may know it as ESG (Environment Social Governance) or CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility).

Businesses can tap into a world of opportunities that go beyond monetary transactions. It's about forging relationships that bring about positive change and create a win-win scenario for both sides:

Amplify impact: By exchanging funds, services, skills, and insights, you magnify your impact on communities, leaving a lasting legacy of positive change.

Drive Sustainable Growth: Investing in communities is an investment in your business's long-term growth. Social responsibility isn't a cost; it's a strategic asset that pays dividends in goodwill and loyalty.

Gain Innovation and Expertise: Social Enterprises often bring innovative ideas and specialized expertise to the table. They will have unique insights into social issues, community needs, and creative solutions that can benefit businesses.

About Stockport's Proper Good Business Club

The Club is a space for local businesses and charitable organisations to come together to discover meaningful, actionable, ways of working together, to ultimately benefit people, place and planet.

It's a space that actively fosters mutually beneficial partnerships and good business.

If you're not already a Club member, register here. You'll receive priority access to events.

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