SIED stands for 'Supporting Inclusion in Enterprise Development'

The SIED partnership is further developing the REFLEX model to enable support to enterprises developed by groups who have experienced exclusion in the labour market.

SIED aims to enable community organisations across London to offer business support and to further develop the model so that it is applicable nationally.

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SIED Final Evaluation Report

1 April, 2008

Kingston University Small Business Research Centre carried out the final evaluation of SIED and the Community Based Business Support Model last year and presented their findings at the final major SIED event at the Emirates Stadium on 4 December 2007.  This report is now available to download here. 

 Kingston Evaluation Report for SIED Final


Developing Economic Capacity in Communities seminar report

5 March, 2008

On 27 September 2007 ITN hosted an event 'Developing Economic Capacity in Communities' at The Assembly Rooms in Newcastle upon Tyne.  The event was attended by several of the Community Based Business Advisers who contributed to the seminar and discussions.  The report is a summary of the discussion and recommendations which came out of the event.  The report is available to download here 

 Newcastle Event Report


SIED Major Events 2007 evaluation report

5 March, 2008

As part of their SIED events management work Prevista has produced an evaluation report, covering the two major events held in 2007:  Enterprise, Inclusion & Diversity Conference (12.09.07) and think:different Policy Makers Event (04.12.07).  The report is available to download here

 Events 2007 evaluation report


Overview report: Delivery of the Community Based Business Support Model in Lewisham

5 March, 2008

London Borough of Lewisham has produced a report (with project delivery diagrams and maps) outlining their experience of delivering the Community Based Business Support Model in their borough.  The report and appendices are available to download here

 Overview Report
 Appendix 1
 Appendix 2
 Appendix 3


Micro-Finance Directory for England

4 March, 2008

IEA produced an interactive CD-Rom Micro-Finance Directory for England, with listings of sources of finance available to community based businesses, minority and marginalised groups.  The Directory is available online in PDF format and also in its interactive format as Shockwave (requires a plug-in).  The version available via the link below is the PDF version.  If you wish to view the interactive version, please ...
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 Micro-Finance Directory for England PDF Version


Interact: Benefits, tax credits and moving into work report

4 March, 2008

As part of the SIED programme Community Links worked with the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) and Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) to produce the Interact: Benefits, tax credits and moving into work report.  The report includes a set of hypothetical case studies and outlines the technical implications of these situations for tax, tax credits and benefits.  The researchers then tested the results by interviewing local people in ...
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 Interact: benefits, tax credits and moving into work report



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