Community -> SBC Angus

Scottish Business in the Community (SBC) - Angus

Introduction

Established in 2003, SBC Angus is committed to an integrated approach of supporting, brokering and challenging local organisations to deliver a positive benefit to the local communities of Angus.
Prosperous communities create a positive environment within which businesses operate effectively.  It therefore makes sense that businesses within Angus take an active part in ensuring the prosperity of their community.

Partnership Working

Through the act of working together, partner organisations can benefit in a number of ways.  These include co-ordination, integration, innovation, adding value and creating collaborative advantage.
Collaborative advantage is achieved when organisations working together, whilst remaining independent, achieve an outcome that singularly they could not provide.
Effective partnership working requires a common purpose, the ‘right mix’ of partners, strong leadership and good management.

Concentrating on the themes of Education, Employability and Community, SBC Angus works co-operatively with its private, public, voluntary and community sector partners to develop and implement local strategies and programmes to enhance the social, economic and environmental well-being of communities within Angus.  These are guided by national priorities and strategies across the three themes.

The Role of SBC Angus

Considering the importance of the three themes, SBC Angus is ideally placed to add value to the delivery of existing projects and to lead on new projects centred on the themes of Education, Employability and Community.

As an organisation with strong links to the business community, SBC Angus has access to a wealth of resources.

Management Committee

The overarching purpose of the SBC Angus Management Committee is to support, encourage and develop SBC Angus through better collaboration, learning and sharing of knowledge.  Its membership is drawn from a cross section of businesses operating within the county of Angus.  These are:

• Angus College
• Angus Council, Economic Development Unit
• Angus Council, Educational Development Service
• Clydesdale Bank plc
• Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce
• EQ Accountants
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Lloyds TSB Scotland plc
• Merpro Group Ltd
• Murray, Taylor (Scotland) Ltd
• RGIT Montrose
• Scottish Enterprise Tayside
• Scottish Midland Co-operative Society Ltd
• Tesco Stores Ltd

 

Why Should Business Get Involved?

In order to achieve the vision of a ‘smart, successful Scotland’, businesses must become engaged in positively developing the skills of our future employees, employers and entrepreneurs.  In order to survive an ever-increasing competitive marketplace, business needs young people skilled in team-building, problem-solving, self-management and decision-making. 

Working in partnership with the business community allows schools to add a new dimension to learning.  Businesses can show young people how theory works in practice and help prepare them for the transition into working life.  Helping young people in this way can bring other benefits including staff development, improved community relations and the chance to engage with the future workforce and customers.

Where appropriate to do so, Partnership agreements are available to put formal structures to current and future relationships with local businesses and schools.

Clear Benefits

The benefits to young people are very clear – development of core skills, positive attitudes and a better understanding of themselves and the world of work.

The benefits for business are equally clear – ensuring that the future workforce possess the appropriate skills and attitudes to meet the needs of the business; enhanced reputation as a good employer; improved business reputation and profile within the local community; access to fresh ideas through the original thinking of young people and teachers; staff development opportunities to learn new or improved skills and the ability to influence how enterprise is embedded within the curriculum.

How Can The Business Community Become Involved With SBC Angus?

The level of commitment from companies which engage with SBC Angus reflects the extent to which they are able to get involved. 

Examples of engagement include:

• supply of redundant/ surplus material, products and services
• voluntary involvement of staff with education, enterprise and community projects
• provision of work-experience placements and other experience opportunities
• input of professional/ technical/ managerial expertise to community projects
• providing employment/ careers advice to schools and colleges
• making available the use of premises for meetings, seminars, training etc
• involvement in strong, effective and productive partnerships to benefit local communities

If you would like to learn more of the work of SBC Angus, please contact:

Mr Scott Petrie
Manager, SBC Angus
Unit 3 Montrose Business Centre
Broomfield Industrial Estate
Montrose
Angus DD10 8SY

Telephone: 01674 672035
E-mail: scott@sbc-angus.com