Helping social entrepreneurs and enterprises to thrive
Our new (2024) Social Enterprise Accelerator project offers a comprehensive support package to help you bring your new social enterprise ideas to life or grow your existing Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisation.
This Social Enterprise Accelerator project is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). It is a collaborative partnership between NCVS and Nottingham Trent University’s (NTU) National VCSE Data and Insights Observatory.
Our free support is open to all aspiring social entrepreneurs in Nottingham. We are particularly keen to support enterprises working in the following fields:
- health and social care
- retail and leisure
- those whose goals align with the Carbon Neutral Nottingham 2028 initiative.
The project offers a range of workshop/training support in partnership with NTU.
The workshops will be in the key areas of starting up and growing a social enterprise including key topics such as business planning, marketing, legal structure/governance, measuring and reporting your impact, and tender readiness.
The project will also focus on the investment and funding options for social enterprises with a small number of grants linked to starting and growing a social enterprise.
You will have the chance to hear from existing social entrepreneurs, guest speakers and attend networking events to support you with your social enterprise journey. The project will also provide 1-2-1 support and mentoring.
Social Enterprise workshops and training
We’re delighted to announce the first fully funded workshops of the Social Enterprise Accelerator programme, helping you bring your new social enterprise ideas to life or grow your existing organisation.
If you have any questions about either of these workshops, please email vcseobservatory@ntu.ac.uk.
- Introduction to Social Enterprise workshop, Tuesday 2 July 2024, 10am to 1pm, New Art Exchange, 39-41 Gregory Boulevard, NG7 6BE
This workshop will help you understand what a social enterprise is, what forms they can take, their values, and the steps needed to set one up.
Register to attend via Eventbrite
- Governance and Legal Structures for Social Enterprise workshop, Thursday 11 July 2024, 1pm to 4pm, Broadway Cinema, 14-81 Broad Street, NG1 3AL
This workshop looks at the different legal forms and structures available to social enterprises, looking at the characteristics of the different legal forms. We'll look at how social enterprises are governed. You’ll also get to hear about the other elements of the programme.
Register to attend via Eventbrite
If you have any questions about either of these workshops, please email vcseobservatory@ntu.ac.uk.
If you would like to find out what additional support is available from NCVS, you may find some of our other training courses and networks of value.
If you have a specific request, please complete our Request Support Form. Alternatively, you can contact us to find out more.
Our Social Enterprise Development Coordinator is Chris Hill.
Email: chrish@nottinghamcvs.co.uk
Telephone: 07564 041430
