2. Who we are
• Operate in Ireland & Britain
• Experience of the
requirements & practices
within the 3rd sector
• Developed over 100
database solutions
• Understand & empathise
with our target audience
• Provide solutions that meet
organisational needs and
further their objectives
• 18 years experience of ICT &
Software Development
• 12 years within the C&V
Sector
• Partnerships with other
social enterprises
• Social Enterprise since
Jan’07
• 3 members of staff
• Work primarily with 3rd
Sectors Organisations
• ICO Registered
• Invest NI Client
• Consortia Partner SENI
BACKDROP PEOPLE
EXPERIENCEAPPROACH
4. Voucher Aims
Technical – Social – Economic
• To address product accessibility, performance and reliability
• To improve our development methodology and processes
• To embed new best practice skills /architecture
• To improve export market potential for our product
• To attract new clients, improve profits and safeguard jobs
5. Social Impact Tracker is a secure online database that allows organisations to
capture and report their inputs, outputs, outcomes and social impact
6. Technical Impact
The adoption of a new framework has provided significant gains in
terms of development times and deliverables
It enabled us to bring the product to market rapidly and offer it to
organisations with multiple projects, sites and users throughout
Ireland, UK, and internationally
The product is hosted on a specialist web server in a secure data
centre: lower overheads = lower license price
The adoption of the framework has reduced the core system
programming tasks and thus reduced the potential of error
The choice of Open Source received well by our client base – no
bespoke software is required on the client computers
7. Social Impact
Provided new transferable skills for further system
developments
Advantages of the University’s expertise and of having
a critical eye on our business
It’s a 2 way process – both parties learn and evolve
their thinking
First class Knowledge Provider. Proved to be very
supportive and accessible at all times
Closer relationships with the University helps the
business model
8. Economic Impact
Increased our user base by approx 500% and doubled our SIT
sales turnover
Established 7 Distributor Partnerships across UK (All SE)
New export markets in ROI, Scotland, England & Wales
Attracted investment from other agencies INI, Big Issue Invest
Selected as one of the three DigiBIC Award finalists to pitch at
the EBN Congress in the city
Opened doors to other business opportunities, publicity and
promotion
9. Tips from us….
• Don’t despair if you are unsuccessful (we submitted 3
applications)
– Ask for detailed feedback before re-applying
• This was the best package for us
– Will the Voucher give you the support you need?
– Research and identify your suitable knowledge
individual
• The University must encourage this innovation
route especially with Social Enterprises
10. What's Next?
1. New Voucher Application to be submitted
2. Joint Venture Merger with a UK Distributor
3. INI R&D Application for new Product
Versions
4. ISO 27001 Accreditation (Information Security)
5. New European Markets