supporting local action by local people
Apply by 1pm, Friday 23rd April
You’ve set up an effective social enterprise already, and plan to increase your income and impact in the year ahead. Maybe your business and trading income has been affected by the pandemic? We’ll get you back on track.
Community businesses are profit generating organisations, run by and trading for the benefit of local people. They cover everything from food growing hubs and leisure centres, to education spaces and pubs.
Our vision is to create better places through community business. We will use our endowment to strengthen community businesses across England.
The Government support grants to businesses have been tied to those with premises and there are complicated rules making it hard for charities who may well be eligible to access the funds.
The Community Shares Booster Programme is a funding scheme to support community share offers.
The Henry Plumb Foundation funds young people (18-35) with interests, business ideas, study plans that will lead to a career in the agricultural or food industry.
Registered charities and social enterprises are invited to apply for loans of between £20,000 and £150,000 as part of Big Issue Invest’s £5 million Impact Loans England scheme. The loans are available to help organisations grow and continue to do more of the good work which they already do. The funding can be used to:
We have money to giveaway for ideas that help communities, support wellbeing, work towards a better environment, reward innovation and supercharge business ideas.
The Bright Ideas Trust (BIT) is intended specifically to help young entrepreneurs. It will address the issue of first – time businesses failing soon after setting up, due to a lack of experience. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and funding to help young people get their ideas off the ground.
The Transform Foundation provides grants to help charities develop websites and digital fundraising platforms.
