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Social Enterprise Development Reflections

We have just celebrated the 8 year anniversary of Libre Digital, a social enterprise with the aim of widening access to technology and information by and for communities, increasing media literacy and digital inclusion. On the 31st of March 2010, Libre Digital – formally called SilenceBreaker Media – incorporated. This is how we met and […]

Reflections on Being Self-Employed

We have been self-employed our entire working lives; here we reflect on that experience and provide 5 thoughts regarding working for yourself. There are lots more things we could write about but here are a few things to start off with: 1) Importance of time – you have to be the master of time, given […]

Tips on Organising an Event

Here are our 5 tips on organising an event: 1) Project plan – work backwards from the final event and plan what tasks need to be completed before you can get to that point; it’s also nice to tick off the completed tasks as you go along! 2) Delegate – where possible, delegate some tasks […]

Producing a Case Study

Case studies – providing detailed examples of what you are doing – are really useful to produce for several reasons, including: They can provide an example that people can relate to. Whilst useful, statistics don’t have the same capacity to connect with people. That’s not to say that you can’t relate statistics to the case […]

Making Mistakes

We have all made mistakes at some point in our lives. That’s a central part of what makes us human. But how you respond to making mistakes is sometimes more important than the mistake itself. Here are a few things to consider, from our own experiences, when it comes to making mistakes: Take responsibility. Let’s […]

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Community workshop facilitation with @FreeTechProject today looking at different operating systems! #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #community #linux #FOSS #operatingsystems #facilitation #SocialEnterprise #communitybusiness #SocEnt #SheffieldIsSuper #Sheffield #Freelance

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A fantastic opportunity to sponsor @afcunity for as little as £25 by entering their sponsorship raffle! Check out https://afcunity.org/2018/06/13/sponsor-afc-unity-for-as-little-as-25/ for more information. A great opportunity for smaller organisations, community groups and self-employed freelancers who would usually be priced out of sponsorship opportunities! #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #community #communitybusiness #football #soccer #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #thisgirlcan #wecanplay #socialenterprise #SocEnt #smallbusiness #freelance #selfemployed

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#Throwbackthursday to when we utilised the Fact Totem for @silencebreakermedia. We are big advocates for more opportunities to promote community and non-profit activities, events and services - there are too many barriers to marketing and promotion. The @nowthenmag Fact Totem was a really good way of combating and highlighting this. #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #marketing #branding #communitymedia #community #media #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #freelance #Selfemployed

We're looking for high quality, good value accountants specialising in non-profits and social enterprise! Ideal for progressive, independent accountants starting out. Get in touch! #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #SheffieldIsSuper #SYorksBiz #SocEnt #Sheffield #SheffieldBusiness #Accountancy #SocialAccountants #SocialEnterprise #Consultancy #Freelance

The vegan breakfast at @birdhouseteacompany is amazing! Check it out! #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #vegan #vegans #veganism #veganfood #veganbreakfast #vegansasauge #tofu #tofuscramble #Sheffieldbusiness #SheffieldIsSuper #whatveganseat

Specialising in qualitative research, we can produce reports to measure success, including the production of case studies, evaluation templates, and reports and monitoring documents that can assess activities and engage with key stakeholders, alongside recommending action and providing evidence of demand and impact. #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #SocEnt #SheffieldIsSuper #Sheffield #Evaluation #Research #Projectmanagement #business #businessdevelopment #consultancy #socialenterprise #communitybusiness #casestudies

We really enjoyed attending @db8studios last showing tonight - well done to all involved @hannahflamb 👏👏! #art #artstudio #kelhamisland #kelham #studio #SheffieldIsSuper #Sheffield

Read more from us on the value of empowerment based coaching: https://jay-and-jane.com/2018/01/30/the-importance-of-empowerment-led-coaching/ #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #SocEnt #SheffieldIsSuper #coaching #facilitation #empowerment #Sheffieldbusiness #partnerships #Selfemployed #Freelance #communitybusiness #business #businessdevelopment #Consultancy

Thanks so much to @rodgers070109 for this awesome crafty gift! It's even got a @balasport football ⚽😄! @afcunity awards night was amazing and we've barely stopped talking about it since, alongside several teary-eyed moments from how lovely so many people have been. #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #InUnity #football #thankful #balasport #fairtrade #lego #crafts #design #redstar #integrity #hopeoverfear

Read more about the benefits of free and open source software in our article here: https://jay-and-jane.com/2018/02/06/benefits-of-free-and-open-source-software/ #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #SYorksBiz #SheffieldIsSuper #FOSS #opensource #freelance #FreeSoftware #linux #laptops #computers #libreoffice #community #socialent #Selfemployed #SocEnt

We liked walking past this sign at the weekend 👍! #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #vegan #vegans #veganism #vegansofig #SheffieldIsSuper #Sheffield #vegansigns #veganswelcome #Sheffieldvegans

Our #TuesdayThought! #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #positiveliving #empowerment #JaneFonda #Motivation #motivationalquotes

Home grown rocket 😋😋! #emPOWERmentCOUPLE #positivityPOWER #rocket #gardening #homegardening #kitchengarden #food

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