Swindon Social Enterprise Network

Wiltshire Community Foundation are working in partnership with the South West Enterprise Fund (SWEF) to provide business grants of £2,000 to young entrepreneurs in Wiltshire and Swindon that are aged between 18-30.

As part of the programme SWEF provides the opportunity to join a network of peers who are also in the early stage of starting their business to share ideas, experiences and learn.

South West Enterprise Fund | Wiltshire Community Foundation We are working in partnership with the South West Enterprise Fund (SWEF) to provide business grants of £2,000 to young entrepreneurs in Wiltshire and Swindon that are aged between 18-30. 

Pioneers Post and Natwest have opened applications to this year's NatWest SE100 Awards. Open to all UK social enterprises there are seven categories to apply for. Judges will be looking for real pioneers who moved the social enterprise and impact investment sector forward in the past year. Apply by Sunday 1st May.

UK social enterprise ‘top 100’ launches with new Equality Award Pioneers Post and NatWest are once again seeking entries for the NatWest SE100 Index & Social Business Awards. Don't miss your chance to be counted among the UK's top social enterprises this year – enter by midnight on 1 May.

Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation have partnered to celebrate and support extraordinary social innovators creating social impact through business across the UK. The Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2022 will provide up to four winners with £10,000 each to develop the skills, resources and networks they need to scale the impact of their work, develop a new project, or pursue new possibilities. Apply by 8th April, click below:

Cambridge Social Innovation Prize The Cambridge Social Innovation prize celebrates extraordinary business leaders whose work creates social change. Register your interest.

Swindon shopping centre supports local community by offering free space to charities and start ups.

Swindon's Brunel Shopping Centre announces it will be offering free space within the centre to local charities, businesses and start-ups.

The Brunel Shopping Centre has launched this initiative with the aim of giving back and supporting the local community.

The space will be offered for a flexible duration between 14 March to the end of April, and can be used by charities to showcase their plans for 2022, raise awareness and generate much-needed funds, as well as for members of the community, small businesses and others to utilise too.

To apply for the space, those interested should email [email protected] with information on who they are, what they would like to use the space for, and what dates they are after.

A representative for the Brunel said: “It’s been a tough few years, and the team here at The Brunel want to do as much as we can to support our local community whilst we all work to move past the damage the pandemic has caused.

"We know that charities and small businesses are at the heart of our community, so we feel it’s important to help them in any way that we can to raise awareness and offer them the opportunity to be seen where they usually might not be.”

More information about The Brunel Shopping Centre can be found at: www.thebrunel.co.uk

Wiltshire Community Foundation are working in partnership with the South West Enterprise Fund (SWEF) to provide business grants of £2,000 to young entrepreneurs in Wiltshire and Swindon that are aged between 18-30.
As part of the programme SWEF provides the opportunity to join a network of peers who are also in the early stage of starting their business to share ideas, experiences and learn. Find out more by clicking below.

South West Enterprise Fund | Wiltshire Community Foundation We are working in partnership with the South West Enterprise Fund (SWEF) to provide business grants of £2,000 to young entrepreneurs in Wiltshire and Swindon that are aged between 18-30. 

The National Lottery Community Fund is awarding grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 to help social enterprises get back on track following the impact of the pandemic. This is round 2 of the programme and the deadline is 28th February at 1pm. Click the picture below for full details.

Funding & eligibility | SESF Funding & support available You can apply for grants from £10,000 to £100,000. Most grants will be between £10,000 and £50,000. The funding can be used for: Helping you get your social enterprise back on track This might be the costs of getting trading back up and running, supporting outreach an...

The MSE Charity has announced that the next round of its grants programme will re-open for applications on the 1st February 2022. The MSE Charity gives grants to not-for-profit organisations that deliver activities that make a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money. This round will support projects which aim to improve and deliver personal financial life skills to people living with long term challenges such as dementia, autism, learning difficulties, disabilities, caring responsibilities, mental illness, brain injury and strokes. The closing date for applications is likely to be at 5pm on the 28th February 2022 or earlier if the charity has accepted 40 applications. It is advised to apply early in the month to ensure that applications are considered.

To find out more click below.

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We hope you have a safe and joyous Christmas and wish you all the best for the New Year. The SSEN Team.

Fancy a new role in the new year? Booth House Swindon are looking for a new Programme Manager to look after both The Sandwich People & Recycles, Booth House on a fixed term contract to cover Maternity.

The role will be based on 12 months, working from our centre here in Swindon.

Hours will be Monday to Friday - with management on call duties.

If you would like to know more, or maybe know someone who would be perfect for this role. Please share the below link.

*Please note - we do not accept CV's for this role.

https://webrecruitment.salvationarmy.org.uk/ce0024li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=864818IJ0I&WVID=1734341jyu&LANG=USA