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Get support to grow and develop your ‘business for good’ or to help you tackle issues and challenges within your organisation by:
1. Choosing a specialist Enterprise Coach to work with and get tailored advice and support for you and your organisation
2. Asking them about how to apply for a BfGWY Growth and Resilience Grant to help you get additional specialist support:
Our Growth & Resilience Grant programme has now completed
Please subscribe to our mailing list to keep uptodate with all our grants moving forward.
This part of the programme is delivered by national specialists Co-operatives UK and School for Socal Entrepreneurs. Find out more about the BfGWY partners.
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Choose a Specialist Enterprise Coach
We have 5 experienced specialist Enterprise Coaches working in different parts of West Yorkshire. They will work with you to explore your ideas or challenges, develop a plan and agree goals. They can also signpost you to other parts of the BfGWY programme or other specialist support organisations.
All of the coaches are employed by BfGWY partner, Participate Projects and are hosted by Participate, Voluntary Action Leeds and TSL Kirklees.
Rob Greenland
Kirklees and Wakefield
Katherine Wyatt
Calderdale and Kirklees
Rachel Rickards
Leeds
Usual working days: Tues, Wed and Thurs
Email: rachel@participateprojects.org.uk
Number: 07470746668
Paul Kilgallon
Leeds
Find out about Growth and Resilience Grants
NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS
Social enterprises, co-operatives and community businesses over 18 months old can apply for up to £2499 to:
- Grow and create new jobs
- Address challenges or safeguard jobs
- Adopt new technologies, change processes or target new markets
The money can be spent on technical or professional support from a consultant or peer, including:
- business support and consultancy
- professional services
- peer support from an existing West Yorkshire co-operative or social enterprise
It cannot be used for:
- Formal academic qualifications, tuition fees and bursaries
- Development of academic courses or curriculum
- Funding of places on programmes, e.g. Raleigh International or Common Purpose
- Training – unless it is in support of the project (this is at the funder’s discretion)
- Top-up funding for an existing project
- Any capital expenses
How To Apply
NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS
Please subscribe to our mailing list to keep uptodate with all our grants moving forward.
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Find out about the Growth and Resilience Programme
Running from May to October 2024, this 6-month programme developed and run by Co-operatives UK and SSE will help 20 people from existing alternative businesses grow their impact and create or safeguard jobs. It will consist of a mixture of:
- Online learning featuring experts and leaders from the alternative business sector
- Action Learning Sets – smaller group work with a trained facilitator (more info can be found HERE )
- Networking and peer support, including an in-person celebration event in October
- Access to a wider network of support through Business for Good, West Yorkshire including specialist business coaches
And will help people:
- Develop the right skills to grow their organisation and/or safeguard jobs.
- Develop resilience and leadership skills.
- Develop strong peer networks of fellow entrepreneurs.
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How To Apply
This programme is now closed for applications.
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