Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

Alex is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager based in the West Midlands, working across the North of England. She has worked at UnLtd since 2015 and previously worked in Local Authorities and Housing Associations supporting community regeneration initiatives and even working in partnership with UnLtd to find, fund and support early stage social entrepreneurs. She is passionate about working with people in communities that have great potential but don’t realise that they are Social Entrepreneurs yet; and exploring how we can all contribute to creating systemic change to provide more equitable opportunities for all.

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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

Tim is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd. He works as part of our Thematic team and specialises in investment readiness, health, and sporting sectors. During his time at UnLtd since 2017, he has helped to manage the Transform Ageing programme and has supported many social entrepreneurs within the sector to grow and scale their impact. He is really interested in how social entrepreneurs can work to address health inequalities and deliver preventative practices that improve quality of life and reduce pressure on public resources. Before UnLtd he worked for Brunelcare, a care charity and housing association for people in later life in Bristol, which is where he first became interested in the ageing sector. Prior to this he went to Exeter University and during his time there founded two (largely unsuccessful) social enterprises through Exeter’s Enactus programme.

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