Business for Good, WY is a new partnership of 8 local and national specialist organisations – all Alternative Businesses themselves – that understand the needs, challenges and amazing opportunities for social enterprise, co-operatives and community business.
It is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Running from May to October 2024, this 6-month programme developed and run by Co-operatives UK and School of Social Entrepreneurs (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 on the SSE wesbite 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 entrepreneurial skills to help grow their organisation and/or safeguard jobs.
- Develop resilience and leadership skills.
- Develop strong peer networks of fellow entrepreneurs.
You can find out more and apply on the Business For Good website here
