The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset Issue 15: Spring 2020 | Page 6

POSITIVE BUSINESS
A DAY OF LEARNING &
CONNECTION AT THE SOUTH
WEST CHARITY CONFERENCE
On Thursday 6th February, Bath Racecourse
played host to the second Business Exchange
South West Charity Conference & Expo.
The event, sponsored by Fidelius Group,
Milsted Langdon and Stone King brought
together charities and not-for-profits from
across the region, some from across the
region including, Somerset, Gloucestershire,
Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall.
THE BREAKFAST
There were over 600 sign-ups to various
parts of the day which included a networking
breakfast, expo and eight educational seminars.
Bath Racecourse sponsored the use of the
Owners & Trainers Suite where the seminars
were held.
The day began with two Q&A sessions as
part of the networking breakfast. The first
was compered by event organiser and The
Business Exchange Editor, Anita Jaynes,
who chaired a conversation between Dorothy
House Hospice and Milsted Langdon on the
subject of diversity in the Third Sector.
With Dorothy House Hospice Care
expecting its number of patients to double
by 2025 the charity needed to look at new
income streams. In 2019, the team launched
a collection of ethical skincare and wellbeing
products, called Ubiety, to sell online and to
targeted outlets. Marianne Cantelo
and Amanda Simpson shared their success
journey so far and Gill Freeman, Head
of Charity and Not-For-Profit at Milsted
Langdon, discussed the practical financial
pros and cons of the Third Sector embarking
on this type of project.
The second breakfast session was hosted
by Peter Woodhouse, Head of Business Sector
and Employment Team at Stone King. Peter
welcomed two guests to the stage to explore
how charities can pitch their offering to attract
business interest, and how businesses can
maximise their CSR programmes for their own
and greater good.
Peter said, “The networking breakfast was a
great way to kick-start the day and my thanks
go to Hannah Roper from Bath Mind and
Clare Pratt from Emberson Group for joining
me in my discussion about how charities and
businesses can work together effectively and to
each other’s benefit.”
Marianne Cantelo and Amanda Simpson from Ubiety with Gill Freeman, Milsted Langdon
Claire Pratt, Emberson Group with Peter Woodhouse, Stone King and Hannah Roper, Bath Mind.
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