Business Breakfast / Cross - Community Wealth Building: Your Business. Your Community. Your Impact

Community Wealth Building is becoming an increasingly important part of Scotland's economic agenda, with a growing focus on ensuring that local wealth, jobs and opportunities benefit local people and communities.Join Claire Shaw, Funding Officer, and Mike Melvin, Volunteering Services Manager, from ACVO TSI (Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations) for this business breakfast exploring how businesses can make a meaningful contribution to the city
while building stronger connections with Aberdeen's vibrant third sector.As Aberdeen's Third Sector Interface, ACVO TSI connects charities, community groups, volunteers, businesses and public sector partners to strengthen communities and create lasting social impact across the city. Together, we'll explore what Community Wealth Building looks like in Aberdeen and discover how businesses and third sector organisations of all sizes can help create a stronger, more inclusive local economy. We'll look at the key pillars of Community Wealth Building through a business and community lens, including strengthening local procurement and supply chains, creating fair work and inclusive employment opportunities, investing in workforce skills and development, supporting community- led enterprise and social value, and building partnerships that keep wealth, opportunity and investment within Aberdeen. Most importantly, we'll explore practical ways your organisation can get involved, from staff volunteering and mentoring to offering work experience, supporting local charities and community groups, sharing expertise, creating employment opportunities and buying locally.
You don't need a large budget to make a difference. Your staff's skills, experience, time, networks and purchasing decisions can all help strengthen Aberdeen's communities, create opportunities for local people and contribute to a more resilient
Local economy.Join us to discover how your business can become an active partner in Community Wealth Building, helping to keep more wealth, skills and opportunity within Aberdeen while strengthening the charities, communities and partnerships that make our city
Thrive.This event is part of the Business Breakfasts at the Cross, a series of networking events giving you the opportunity to connect with your business peers and to enjoy informative talks for the local business community.The Business Breakfasts at the Cross takes place in Fountainhall Church at the Cross, Albyn Place, with catering provided by Cafe at the Cross.