Entering your profile into the BIG Black Book
Step 1 - Requesting a new profile
Firstly go to the Contact Page and choose "Directory Application". This will inform the BIG Black Book administration team that you are interested in having a profile of your social enterprise in the BIG Black Book. A member of the BIG Black Book administration team will then send you a link, to enable you to input your profile.
Click on this link and fill in your details and click "submit" (see below for guidance on filling in your profile). Your profile will remain de-activated until a member of the BIG Black Book administration team checks and activates it.
Step 2 - Entering a new profile
You will receive an e-mail from the BIG Black Book administration team informing you that your profile is now active on the BIG Black Book website.
We will also assign a unique username and password to your profile. You need this unique username and password to update and amend your profile in future.
You can create individual profiles for each social enterprise your organisation runs, and for each distinct product or service your company provides (for instance if they are in different sectors). However, you will be issued with a unique username and password for each individual profile you have on the BIG Black Book website.
The BIG Black Book administration team aim to issue your username and password details and activate a new social enterprise profile within one working day.
Step 3 - Updating your profile
When the BIG Black Book administration team issue your username and password, we will also send you this link where you can log on to edit and manage your profile.
The BIG Black Book administration team recommend reviewing your profile every few months to make sure the information it contains is still accurate and reflects your organisation's activities.
Whenever you make an amendment to your profile, it will be automatically de-activated and Work West will be notified of the change. Work West staff will review your changes and will re-activate your profile following this check.
The BIG Black Book administration team aim to re-activate an amended social enterprise profile within one working day.
Completing Your Profile
After receiving the first email from the BIG Black Book administration team , you can access a blank profile template. Complete all the relevant fields.
The "Description" field is a free text field. This is the most important part of your profile. Here we want you to tell us as much information as you can about your produce and service. The information here will be viewed by anyone searching the BIG Black Book website - it is your chance to catch a potential customer's eye and really sell what you do. This area of the profile is also where the search engine on the site uses to find and display your profile. Use as many keywords in your description as possible to ensure that those searching the site find your profile.
The "Social Purpose" field is also a free text field. Here we want to find out about your social, environmental, ethical and community objectives and your mission. If your social enterprise is linked to a parent charity or not-for profit organisation, tell us about your wider work here.
The following information is required for all entries:
Company Name
Address and Postcode
Telephone Number
Company E-mail Address
Council Area where the business is physically based (not the area you serve)
Name of a Contact Person, Their Position, Their Email Address (the username and password are sent to this contact)
Main Sector You Operate In
A Full and Detailed Description of What You Do/Your Trading Activity
Type/Category of Social Enterprise
The remaining information is optional:
Fax Number
Website Address
Indication of Your Target Markets
Number of Employees in Your Social Enterprise *
Legal Status of the Social Enterprise
Charitable Status
Year of Establishment for Your Social Enterprise
Main Social Goal
A Description of your Social, Community or Ethical Purpose
Main Community of Interest/Target Group
* Count full time equivalents of 30 hours per week or more. Don’t forget to include any associates your social enterprise uses, as well as all full time and part time paid staff. If your social enterprise is a project of a larger organisation, just tell us about the number of people employed in the trading activity.
If you click "Other" in any of the drop down menus, or find that your exact sector/subsector is not listed in the drop down menus, someone from the BIG Black Book administration team will contact you to find out more about what you do.
Images
In addition to the text, we can post a jpeg thumbnail image next to your profile – this could be your company logo, or another graphic which depicts your company. If you wish a graphic to be show with your profile, please e-mail us an image to upload to your profile at Rachel.Marshall@workwest.co.uk
