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Employee Ownership in West Yorkshire Report
As part of Business for Good West Yorkshire, our partner Stir to Action and their sister company Centre for Democratic Business, recently produced a report on Employee Ownership in West Yorkshire. Employee ownership (EO) represents a proven and increasingly important...
Stronger Together: How Support and Shared Leadership Re-energised the Fox & Goose
The Fox & Goose in Hebden Bridge is a well-loved community-owned pub. In 2013 when the pub was at risk of closure, local residents formed a Community Benefit Society and collectively purchased it through a Community Share Offer which raised £130k and helped safeguard the pub as a valued community asset. The Fox & Goose currently have 380 members – most of who live in the local community. A subsequent crowdfunding campaign raised £12,000 and was used to build a shelter for the beer garden at the back of the pub.
Fruit Works Gets Help To Fill In The Gaps In Their Business Know-How And Become More Efficient
Fruit Works is a worker co-operative based in Leeds. Their vision is for a world where everyone can grow, pick and eat their own fruit. So they grow and sell fruit trees, design and plan orchards, prune established trees and run training, mainly working with local...
Transforming Support for Alternative Business
We’ve just received the Evaluation and Learning Report for our Pilot Project! It clearly shows that Business for Good has been a success that demonstrates that the value of the relational business support model in nurturing alternative businesses in West Yorkshire.
Supporting Alternative Businesses to Thrive!
The Growth & Resilience Programme—a cornerstone of Business for Good West Yorkshire—has helped co-operatives, social enterprises, and community businesses build confidence, strengthen resilience, and connect with others. Running from May to October 2024, this...
Thread Republic CIC Supported To Develop Its Business Model And Move Towards Having Paid Staff
Thread Republic CIC was set up by 4 local textile practitioners during the pandemic and became a Community Interest Company in 2022. Its aim is to encourage circularity, community and creativity through textiles. From their Huddersfield hub they offer: A shop fully...
BfGWY Interim Learning Summary
A year on from our first discussions with partners about their hopes and inspirations for the Business for Good West Yorkshire pilot programme, we reflect on the learning from the set-up and delivery of this important and innovative new scheme for our region. Our...
Careerbay CIC Get Help from BFGWY to Grow Their Customer Base
Careerbay CIC is an early-stage business helping young people to find high school/college work experience and apprenticeship opportunities in Wakefield, Sheffield and York, based on their interests and location. They aid employers in recruiting candidates for their...
Sober Butterfly Collective Gets Help From BFGWY To Decide On A Structure And Become Self-Sufficient
Sober Butterfly is an alcohol free community dedicated to combating social isolation and raising awareness of social anxiety through empowering people to make authentic connections without alcohol. The Collective is run by a team of over 50 volunteers called Butterfly...
Win £25k to Give Your Business a Boost!
A Small Business Grant to Help You Be Your Best! Apply by Tuesday 15th October 2024 Want to win £25k for your small business? Simply Business is looking for a small business owner with the best business idea that needs a cash boost. Visit their website...
Applications Now Open for the SEYH Awards 2024
Choose From 8 Categories Apply by 5pm on Monday 7th October 2024 Applications are now open for the 2024 Social Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber Awards (SEYH) and it would be great to have as many finalists as possible from West Yorkshire and Business For...
Join Huddersfield Health Innovation Partnership & help drive health innovation across West Yorkshire
Join a West Yorkshire Network designed to drive innovation in healthcare Get access to the NHS, the University of Huddersfield and other health innovation partners Plus specialist support, grants & events UKSPF-funded, like Business For Good West Yorkshire,...
Start Something New That Helps Your Community!
Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th October 2024 9.30am to 3pm (lunch and refreshments included) The Crescent CIC, Station Road, Batley, WF17 5SU Delivered by Business For Good West Yorkshire partner, Participate, in partnership with TSL Kirklees Community Anchor, Fresh...
Trading for Good: New Funded Programme From The School For Social Entrepreneurs
Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to develop and grow projects that tackle social and environmental challenges through strong trading income streams. Trading for Good is a new programme by the School for Social Entrepreneurs that provides funding, education...
Holmfirth Tech Host Business For Good Event for Co-operative Fortnight
For Co-operative Fortnight 2024, Holmfirth Tech hosted one of our Business For Good West Yorkshire Co-operative Study Visits, organised BFGWY partner, Stir To Action. They shared the highs, the lows and the challenges of setting up and maintaining a community...
West Yorkshire Mayor Visits Suma Wholefoods for Co-operative Fortnight
Suma Wholefoods, established in 1977, operates as a worker co-operative, where each of its 200+ members has an equal say in how their business is run and everyone gets paid the same wage. This democratic model has positioned Suma as one of the largest independent...
Footprint Workers Co-op Gets Help from BfGWY to Take the Next Steps in Evolving and Expanding Their Business
Footprint is a small workers co-op specialising in Risograph printing. Their services, workshops, and outreach activities champion arts, culture, and community action and ensure everyone can get involved - from beginner-friendly risograph and zine-making workshops, to...
Leeds Mindfulness Co-operative Gets Help from BfGWY to Take the Next Steps for Their Organisation
Leeds Mindfulness Co-operative offers mindfulness activities and training for individuals, community groups, schools and workplaces in Leeds, Bradford, and Yorkshire particularly in areas with high levels of deprivation. It is incorporated as Community Interest...
SEE Ahead Partner Profile
Who are you? SEE Ahead is a social enterprise based in Calderdale that has been giving expert support to alternative businesses across Yorkshire and the Humber, since 2011. We have a core team of experienced and dedicated business advisors who know from our own...
Impact Gamers CIC Get Help from BFGWY to Increase Their Impact and Find New Markets
Impact Gamers is a social enterprise based in Bradford that inspires and helps young people who are interested in coding and gaming to grow in confidence and build their own non-violent and rewarding games, using art, design, maths, creativity and problem-solving...
Participate Profile
Who are you? Participate supports the social ideas of individuals and organisations, so they can grow, flourish and create lasting change. We do this through coaching, providing skills and resources, and helping people to focus on solutions to their challenges they...
Celebrating Female Social Entrepreneurs for International Women’s Day 2024
Rebecca Clacher - CEO, The Nest Holmfirth CIC Winner - Best Start-Up Social Enterprise, Social Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber Awards 2023 Rebecca and her team have used their own lived experience to create a business that's...
Celebrating Female Social Entrepreneurs for International Women’s Day 2024
Gabby Hurt - CEO, Hive Huddersfield CIC Winner - Best Small Social Enterprise, Social Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber Awards 2023 75% of Hive Huddersfield's Board are Women When social entrepreneur, Gabby Hurt...
Celebrating West Yorkshire Success at the Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber Awards 2023
14 out of 22 of this year’s finalists are West Yorkshire-based Including 6 in Leeds, 4 in Kirklees, 3 in Bradford and 1 in Calderdale Business for Good West Yorkshire (BFGWY) would like to congratulate all of the West Yorkshire-based finalists in this year’s Social...
New Programme of Free Support to Start or Grow a Social Enterprise, Co-operative or Community Business in West Yorkshire
Business For Good West Yorkshire (BFGWY) is a new programme of coaching, training and support to help people start-up or grow an ‘alternative businesses’ in West Yorkshire. This includes social enterprises, co-operatives, community or employee-owned organisations,...
Introducing Nifty Sustainability CIC – evaluating the Business For Good West Yorkshire Project
Hello! We are Nifty Sustainability, a Community Interest Company based here in West Yorkshire. We bring expertise in research, evaluation, engagement and activism to co-design and co-develop reflective, participatory research in order to create meaningful...
Celebrating Social Enterprise in Kirklees: The Crescent & Co CIC
A Community Space in a Heritage Building in Batley & Much More... ‘Carefully crafted care’ ‘Events and conference space’ ‘Wellbeing Services’ Paula Chamberlain is the Founder and CEO of The Crescent & Co CIC & The Crescent Care. She is a passionate social...
Celebrating Social Enterprise in West Yorkshire: Locala Health & Wellbeing
NHS Community Health Care Across West Yorkshire & Beyond... ‘Caring for you locally’ Locala Community Partnership CIC (trading as Locala Health and Wellbeing) is a social enterprise that is proud to provide a variety of NHS community healthcare services to people...
Celebrating Social Enterprise in Kirklees: Local Services 2 You Group
Offering Essential Community Services in Ashbrow Ward ‘A group of community businesses creating success, delivering excellent services and generating opportunities for local people in Deighton, Ashbrow and Huddersfield’ The Local Services 2 You Group is a group of...
Celebrating Social Enterprise in Kirklees: Eden’s Forest CIC
Outdoor Learning & Wellbeing in Honley... ‘Making Muddy Memories’ Eden’s Forest CIC was established as a CIC in 2017 by Adam Waterman. Using his own lived experience as a young person, and having worked in outdoor learning himself Adam saw clearly the power of the...
Celebrating Social Enterprise in West Yorkshire: Our Creative Connection
Using Photography for Social Change Across West Yorkshire & Beyond... ‘Photography for social change’ Our Creative Connection is a Company Ltd by guarantee that was founded in March 2021. We are based and operate in Huddersfield but also work across the North of...