Prizes

The winners in each category of this year's Edge Upstarts awards will receive:

Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year

£1,000 Cash

Loan Consultation and possible Loan offer from the Local Investment Fund
The Local Investment Fund is a national organisation that makes loans of between £25,000 and £250,000 to not for profit organisations across the UK. LIF has agreed to a loan consultation with the winner of the Young Social Entrepreneur category, with the view to offering a substantial loan to help their business become stronger and more self-sufficient in the long term.
Visit LIF's website at www.lif.org.uk

Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Innovation Management Course from The Innovatory
A two day course consisting of eight modules, some of which can and will be customised if clients have a common sector profile. Outcomes and questions arising in each module are carried forward to end of day reviews and/or closing forum.
Visit The Innovatory's website at www.theinnovatory.com

Two days consultancy and a year’s membership to SEL
Two days free consultancy (worth £1,000) plus a free membership to SEL will go to this year's winner. SEL Members receive regular email updates bringing you crucial up-to-the-minute information, invitations to quarterly networking events and the opportunity to sell your goods and services on the SEL e-commerce website. The consultancy will be delivered within a mutually agreed timetable in 2008.
Visit SEL's website at www.sel.org.uk

Social Enterprise of the Year

A Group IT course at Happy Computers
The Social Enterprise of the Year will receive a two day IT course, for up to 6 people, at Happy Computers. Happy won Silver in this year's IT Training Company of the Year awards. Choose to learn more about Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, Sage or any desktop software. Includes two years telephone help-line for the students.
Visit Happy Computers at www.happy.co.uk

Technology and Innovation Audit with The Innovatory
The Technology and Innovation audit is an online tool, supported by a one to one review meeting by a specialist business adviser to benchmark the business and develop a business development plan for the integration of Technology and Innovation in the business.
Visit The Innovatory's website at www.theinnovatory.com

SEE Companies Evaluation
SEE Companies accreditation requires transparency and accountability across a broad range of SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL and ETHICAL (SEE) issues. To gain accreditation, companies must first complete the evaluation process. Evaluation helps a business to better understand and respond to SEE issues, provides it an opportunity to assess its performance on SEE issues, and also gain fresh perspectives on its values, aims and objectives. The £500 fee for evaluation is waived for this year's Edge Upstarts social enterprise of the year.
Visit SEE Companies' website at www.SEEcompanies.com

Two days consultancy and a year’s membership to SEL
Two days free consultancy (worth £1,000) plus a free membership to SEL will go to this year's winner. SEL Members receive regular email updates bringing you crucial up-to-the-minute information, invitations to quarterly networking events and the opportunity to sell your goods and services on the SEL e-commerce website. The consultancy will be delivered within a mutually agreed timetable in 2007.
Visit SEL's website at www.sel.org.uk

Social Enterprise Mentor of the Year

NESsT Toolkits
A collection of key publications from the NESsT Tools for Practitioners series and the NESsT Learning Series including: Get Ready Get Set (basic level instructional manual on how to start a social enterprise), All in the Same Boat, Risky Business, Profits for Nonprofits.
Visit NESsT's website at www.nesst.org

Dinner for two at Hoxton Apprentice
Serving excellent food in a relaxed ambience and Michelin-recommended, Hoxton Apprentice is also a social enterprise charity training long-term unemployed or homeless people. While dining in the elegant surroundings, the winners of this prize can be satisfied that the Hoxton Apprentice is giving another chance of financial independence to people who may have lost their way and are now back on track.
Visit Hoxton Apprentice's website at www.hoxtonapprentice.com

Social Enterprise Trainee of the Year

A new Laptop

An Individual IT course at Happy Computers
The Social Enterprise Trainee of the Year can choose from any one or two day course on Happy Computers programme of courses in popular software packages like Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, Sage. Happy won Silver in this year's IT Training Company of the Year awards. Includes two years telephone help-line for the students.
Visit Happy Computers at www.happy.co.uk

NESsT Toolkits
A collection of key publications from the NESsT Tools for Practitioners series and the NESsT Learning Series including: Get Ready Get Set (basic level instructional manual on how to start a social enterprise), All in the Same Boat, Risky Business, Profits for Nonprofits.
Visit NESsT's website at www.nesst.org

New Statesman and Edge would like to thank all the organisations who have been most generous in donating prizes to this year's awards.

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