Commissioned by Walsall’s New Deal for Communities, Wider Impact is pleased to produce an extremely positive report on a project that is innovative and without doubt delivering ‘value for money’ in its area of operation. According to multi-agency partners, the project is ‘adding value’ to services being delivered to local elderly residents. It is clear that the project is playing a significant role in tackling the ‘over 50’s Time Bomb’ described by research studies such as that outlined by In My Prime (Social Research).

Commissioned by Business Link West Midlands, Wider Impact is delighted to deliver a positive evaluation of the Early Entry to Enterprise programme delivered by North Staffordshire based Business Initiative.

Commissioned by the Thorpe Community Group Wider Impact has carried out an in-depth study, based on there being a community, social and business case to justify retaining and developing a run-down Community Centre in an area where community apathy is noticeably high.

Building on a similar event held during the summer of 2008, students from the Sandon Business and Enterprise College Young Chamber have been joined by students from Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine and have been given the opportunity to develop and present business enterprise ideas at an innovative International Summer Enterprise Workshop. The event was held at the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce during August 2009.