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Mike Storey wins free trip to San Francisco

goatchurch | 21.02.2004 21:41 | Liverpool

Our illustrious elected city council leader hits the jackpot with an all-expenses paid trip to California on behalf of the New Statesman magazine in recognition of his fine work in permitting Bulky Bob's Furnature Recycling to operate in this city, rather than be privitized like everything else around.


 http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/upstarts/upstartswinners2004.htm


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Best Elected Advocate for Social Enterprise Award
Do you know of an elected representative who has been working to support and promote social enterprises at local, regional or national levels? The winner will have done most to enhance the status and significance of social enterprise. The award will be a trophy.

With many thanks to Co-operative Action for its generous support of the cash prizes.


PLUS. . .

All winners will receive a once-in-a-lifetime, all-expenses-paid, visit to San Francisco to attend the fifth annual gathering of the Social Enterprise Alliance, "Leading a Community for Sustainable Non-Profits", 3-5 March 2004.
Find out more. . .
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Best Elected Advocate for Social Enterprise Award

Councillor Mike Storey CBE, Leader, Liverpool City Council

In 2000, Councillor Storey pioneered the creation of Bulky Bob’s, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Furniture Resource Centre, one of the UKs leading social enterprises. Bulky Bob’s is contracted to carry out domestic collections of bulky household waste in Liverpool. The creation of the business was only possible due to the awarding of a six year contract with an annual budget of £500,000.

Councillor Storey has also instigated the creation of Liverpool Plus, which is responsible for driving forward the social business agenda in the city. The City Council has committed more than 2million to Liverpool Plus over the next four years to develop social businesses and has recently identified the council’s own translation and interpretation service to become one of the first social businesses to be established by Liverpool Plus. Four more public services, which are currently provided by the city council, are being prepared for ‘conversion’ into social businesses.

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