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SUMMARY:OutEvents – Publication of LGBTQ+ Businesses Count
DESCRIPTION:🌈 OutEvents – Publication of LGBTQ+ Businesses Count\n📍 Venue: Scottish Parliament Building, Horse Wynd Edinburgh EH99 1SP\n📅 Date: Tuesday, 29th April 2025\n⏰ Time: 6pm-8pm GMT+1\n🎟️ Tickets: FREE\nEmma Roddick MSP, on behalf of The Scottish Parliament, has kindly sponsored OutBritain to host LGBTQ+ Businesses Count.\nThe publication of the UK LGBTQ+ Businesses Count will be a groundbreaking event aimed at bringing together key stakeholders from across the business and social impact spectrum. This event will serve as a platform to discuss the contributions of LGBTQ+ businesses to the UK economy, explore the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community, identify the resources needed to help the community thrive, and emphasise the importance of supporting LGBTQ+ businesses, particularly through supplier diversity!\nWhat we will be covering:\n\nHighlight Contributions: Showcase the significant economic contributions of LGBTQ+ businesses to the UK economy.\nIdentify Challenges: Discuss the biggest challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ business community.\nResource Needs: Identify the resources and support necessary for the LGBTQ+ business community to thrive.\nImportance of Inclusion: Emphasize why the LGBTQ+ community matters and the importance of including LGBTQ+ businesses in broader economic and social conversations.\nCorporate Commitment: Encourage corporations to commit to supplier diversity and explore the social impact of such commitments.\n\nTarget Audience:\n\nCorporations and business leaders\nSupplier diversity experts\nEquality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) leaders\nLGBTQ+ business owners and entrepreneurs\nMedia representatives\nPolicy makers and government representatives\n\nEvent Details:\n\nDate: Tuesday 29th April 2025\nTime: 18:00 – 20:00 GMT\nVenue: Holyrood Room, Scottish Parliament Building, Horse Wynd, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP\nFormat: In-person\n\n\nAGENDA\n6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Welcome & Dynamic Networking\n\nAn interactive networking session to connect attendees and foster new business relationships\n\n6:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Presentation of the UK LGBTQ+ Businesses Count Report\n\n10 min: Introduction by Matt Dabrowski (OutBritain) & Emma Roddick MSP\n10 min: Presentation of key findings from the report, highlighting the contributions of LGBTQ+ businesses to the UK economy and key challenges/opportunities\n6 min: Insights from corporate partners on supplier diversity and inclusive procurement\n4 min: Call to action—next steps for corporations, policymakers, and the community to support LGBTQ+ businesses\n\n7:00 PM – 7:10 PM: Closing Remarks & Call to Action\n\nSummary of key takeaways from the event\nCorporate and policymaker reflections on advancing supplier diversity\nCall to action for businesses, government, and community stakeholders\nFinal words from OutBritain\n\n7:10PM – 8:00PM: Networking\nPost-Event:\n\nReport Distribution: Attendees receive a copy of the UK LGBTQ+ Businesses Count Report.\nMedia Coverage: Press releases and media outreach to ensure broad coverage of the event’s key messages and outcomes.\n\n
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