The final eScalate programme event!

Join a whole host of brilliant social impact organisations for inspiring talks, great networking opportunities and delicious Proof pizzas.

This event will help you to develop recruitment and workforce development strategies to enable greater employee retention and help to drive a revolution in recruitment. Hear inspiring best practice examples from local social impact organisations, and explore solutions to help your business find and retain the staff you need to be successful and grow.

The event will comprise of 15 minute talks, networking and a recruitment clinic with businesses and organisations showcasing alternative recruitment pathways, support programmes, and solutions in the county.

Speakers include:

• Aspire
• Department of Work and Pensions
• Thames Water
• Tap Social
• 923 Jobs
• Police & Crime Comissioners Office
• OxLEP Skills
• Flo’s | The Place In The Park

Who is it for?

This event is aimed at SMEs that are Social Enterprises, social entrepreneurs, enterprising charities and purposeful businesses in Oxfordshire. Whether you are looking to recruit your first employee, your 50th, or want to explore working with freelancers, the range of support available through the short talks and the recruitment clinic at Recruitment Revolution will give you the tools you need to develop and implement a strong recruitment and workforce strategy for help your business grow.

Coffee, tea, pastries and Proof pizzas are included in your fully funded ticket.

About the eScalate Programme

eScalate, is a three-year project, part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) which runs until April 2023 to support Social Enterprises, social entrepreneurs, enterprising charities and purposeful businesses in Oxfordshire.

Support includes:

• one to ones
• workshops
• peer support sessions

For more information about the eScalate programme , visit www.oxfordshirelep.com/escalate

Please note that this event is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is delivered as part of the eScalate programme to help SMEs. By engaging in this programme you are being offered assistance under the De Minimis regulation which allows a company to receive up to but not exceeding €200,000 of public funding (at the applicable exchange rate) of De Minimis aid over a rolling three-tax year fiscal period. This De Minimis declaration does not cover undertakings engaged in: the primary production of agricultural goods and fisheries/aquaculture, road freight, services of general economic interest and export related activities and activities favouring domestic over imported goods. Please note, support cannot be given to undertakings (businesses) in difficulty. In order to receive support from this programme, you will be required to complete an application form and other relevant documentation. If you need to check your current position for state aid please contact us. If you would like any further information on De Minimis aid and Special Drawing Rights (SDR) subsidies, please see the state aid page on the OxLEP Business website:

https://oxlepbusiness.co.uk/state-aid