Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Ashley is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd working across England. He works on the frontline supporting social entrepreneurs, finding social entrepreneurs and helping them with funding and support to create great social impact. Over the last few years at UnLtd he has increasingly worked with social entrepreneurs who are repurposing built environment and outdoor spaces to better serve their communities and work towards a greener economy. Prior to UnLtd Ashley worked within a range of regional social enterprises in the North of England providing business support and incubation services. He also spent some time working in the areas of young people’s accommodation and support and family outreach support services. After collaborating with UnLtd to run a small Award programme in previous role and enjoying the experience and values led approach, he was lucky enough to join the staff team as an Award Manager back in 2014.

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Beatrice is the Chair of the Board of Directors and founder of Light in The Dark (LITD CIC). Beatrice has 17 years’ experience as both a migrant and a manager having been through the same trauma for a decade navigating the Asylum process. Being a migrant has enabled her to assist migrants with communication challenges, access to formal education, health care registration, documentation for citizenship and other immigration matters, and is OISC regulated. Beatrice's whole approach to support is shaped by her lived experience, to address the huge stigma faced by vulnerable and disadvantaged migrant communities. As part of her personal development Beatrice has recently completed MCC training on managing and understanding people suffering with PTSD, as a self-esteem builder. She also completed safeguarding children and vulnerable adults training and trauma informed training. She holds a degree in community care, social policies and practice. She is currently the representative for Harpurhey Greater Manchester Tenant Union.

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Dan Whyte BSc MSc is a co-Director of DWRM Consultants, a Community Interest Company specializing in providing a diverse range of degree courses to students in prison. Despite facing the challenges of leaving prison, Dan dedicated himself to establishing DWRM Consultants and leading the development of a peer mentor support programme, offering education and employment coaching for prison leavers. With no prior educational attainment, he achieved undergraduate and postgraduate degrees while in prison and is currently pursuing a PhD in Criminology. Dan's personal journey exemplifies the transformative power of education in breaking the cycle of serious offending and instilling a sense of personal meaning and fulfilment. As a Prison Leaver, he now works passionately to promote higher education as an engine for prisoner rehabilitation and a path to a socially responsible lifestyle.

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Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Amjid is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager based in West Yorkshire, working across England. He has been at UnLtd since 2012 and have worked on a range of programmes including Lead the Change, Solutions for an Ageing Society and the Social Enterprise Support Fund. He has a background in economic development with a focus on town and city centre regeneration, through working on Urban Renaissance at the Regional Development Agency in Yorkshire and Humber. He also has extensive experience of community development through being involved in the voluntary and community sector in Bradford. He has been part of setting up and running community enterprises as well as supporting others to establish and develop their community ventures. Outside of UnLtd, he is a Director at a not-for-profit enterprise and a trustee of Bradford District Community Foundation. In 2023, he received a British Empire Medal (BEM) for community and voluntary services in Bradford.