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Brian Murray

Brian Murray. The Workspace Group Self Employment / Small business in NI Supporting Start Up Businesses Self Employment support on Steps to Work / Steps 2 Success. Established in 1985 to support self employment in Magherafelt District. Energy efficient lighting.

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Brian Murray

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  1. Brian Murray

  2. The Workspace Group • Self Employment / Small business in NI • Supporting Start Up Businesses • Self Employment support on Steps to Work / Steps 2 Success

  3. Established in 1985 to support self employment in Magherafelt District Energy efficient lighting Set up in 1989 to provide employability programmes Community sports facility Home insulation Heat recovery systems Grants for local projects Recruitment Agency After school facility for children • 130 staff, six offices/bases in NI, one in Republic of Ireland, one in Wales and two in England • An enterprising / commercial charitable organisation

  4. Self Employment / Small Business in NI • NI is a micro / small business economy • Total 114,200 businesses (BIS, 2012)

  5. Self Employment / Small Business in NI 98,004 86%

  6. Business Profile in NI • 41% of NI businesses unregistered • 86% of NI businesses employ less than 5 staff • 94% of NI businesses employ less than 10 staff (micro) • 99% of NI businesses employ less than 50 staff (small) • 202 employ 250+ (70 of which are in Belfast)

  7. Business Churn • Business birth rate in 2011 6.5% • Lowest in 12 UK regions – average 11.2% • Business death rate in 2011 8.6% • Lowest in UK – average 9.8% • NI 5 year survival rate 50.5% - highest in UK • NI 1 year survival rate 86.9% - one of lowest in UK

  8. Interest in starting a business • Level of early stage entrepreneurial activity in NI has risen throughout downturn (GEM report) • NI rate of female/male entrepreneurial activity (38%) is lowest in UK (England 47%, Scotland 49%, Wales 51%)

  9. Unemployment / Employment in NI • March 2013 • - Claimant Count 64,800 • - Estimated no. unemployed 72,000 ( 13,000 in 12 months) • % unemployment rate 7.1% (2nd highest in UK regions – average 4.7%) • 790,000 in employment - Lowest % across UK regions • High dependency on reducing public sector

  10. So where will the jobs for Steps 2 Success participants come from? • Create your own job – self employment • Steps to Work 08/08 to 06/11 • Self employment participants 811 • Started up 449 (55%) • Sustained 13 weeks 382 (47%) • We can do more! (1.7% of total participants) 3.5% of total moving to employment

  11. Self Employment as a (part) solution Two former participants • Roisin Ryan-Egan, Magherafelt • Administration, redundancy • Franchise opportunity • Steps to Work • Now The Creation Station Mid Ulster • 1500 customers during Test Trading period • 16 event tenders won • 12 children’s birthday parties • 3 weekly Little Explorers classes

  12. Brian McCracken, Cookstown • Joiner, unemployed • Enterprise Allowance Scheme • Mentoring, counselling • Now BA Components • 100+ staff • T/O £25M+ • Acquired English competitor in 2012 • 100% export to Great Britain etc. • Steps to Work partner

  13. Supporting Start Up Businesses Who does what (1) Invest NI - Regional Start Initiative - NEETS, Neighbourhood Renewal - Export Growth Programme (2) Local Enterprise Agencies - Enterprise Awareness - Exploring Enterprise - Regional Start Initiative - Enterprise Loan Fund - Tradelinks - Steps to Work Self Employment (3) Princes Trust - 16-30 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds

  14. Current Self Employment Provision Basic Awareness £25 Regional Start Initiative (LEAs) Additional 1:1 support £150 Lead in Assessment Business Plan Workshop Business Plan Test Trading 26 weeks Minimum monthly progress/review meetings £750 13 weeks £1000 26 weeks £500

  15. What do our customers need • Determination • Enterprise skills • Business idea • Encouragement (careful!) • Mentoring / guidance / signposting • Challenging • ‘Business Plan’ development • Test Trading period • Start up capital • Business skills • Location

  16. Finally Is Self Employment a viable option? For customers Yes & No For Steps 2 Success Yes For Northern Ireland Yes

  17. Thank you

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