Funding
Trading for Good: Community Business

Trading for Good: Community Business

School for Social Entrepreneurs

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Funding Available:
Up to £4,000
Deadline:
14/05/2025

Funding Information

Develop your community business through a specialist programme of support.

With a group of others like you, you will learn from the experts, and each other, to grow your community business. You will also receive a Match Trading™ Grant that combined with the learning programme will support you to develop trading income streams and build a resilient community business.

The programme

  • Learning and development programme
  • Match Trading™ Grant of up to £4,000.
  • Ready-made network of others like you.
  • Expert insights.
  • Peer-to-peer learning.

Upcoming info sessions

Tuesday 8th April 12-1pm – register

Wednesday 7th May 4-5pm – register

Who it’s for

Your organisation must be committed to and working towards being a community business. A community business is run by and for a local community for a social or environmental purpose. Its profits are reinvested for the benefit of that community. Your organisation must:

  • Be based in England.
  • Plan on starting or growing the income it makes from trading.
  • Be at an earlier stage

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Contact Details:

Contact name:
First and Last name
Phone:
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