Posted by John King on December 7, 2010 under News | 
Funding Circle is an online marketplace where people can lend directly to small businesses in the UK, eliminating the high cost and complexity of banks. People get higher, stable returns for the long term and businesses get lower cost finance to expand and develop. A simple idea and an easy to use website which they hope can have a big impact.
If you are looking for funding for your business – or want to invest in other people’s businesses directly – check out Funding Circle today.
Posted by John King on November 22, 2010 under Competitions |
Want to start a new commercial or social enterprise venture but don’t know how? Want to enhance your ‘employability’? Then read on to find out about £60k of funding…
The ‘Innovation & Social Enterprise Academy’ is a new national initiative of the commercial division of National Union of Students (NUSSL). It encourages and supports individual students and students’ unions and their staff members in their efforts to build new commercial and social enterprises for the Students’ Union through the availability of seed funding to the Students’ Union. In addition, it offers additional excellent development opportunity for all participants through attendance at free skills workshops and personal tutoring in business proposals.
You are invited to apply for funding for ‘ideas that are ethical, legal and that demonstrate a clear long term commercial benefit to students’ unions’. The ideas could be completely new to our union or ideas that build on or enhance our existing services and activities. Funding of up to 60k is available for the successful proposals and will be distributed to the selected Students’ Unions (N.B. not to individuals) to help launch their ideas. Successful applicants will also be invited to attend a 2 day development course on 8 & 9 February in Cheltenham and will be supported throughout the process by the Students’ Union.
For more information and to apply visit the Royal Holloway Students’ Union website.
Posted by John King on February 2, 2010 under Competitions, Social Enterprise |
UnLtd Sport Relief Awards are a UK wide funding programme for 11-21 year olds, who are prepared to go the extra mile and use their passion for sport and arts to bring respect and understanding to their communities by setting up their own projects.
UnLtd Sport Relief Awards are funded by Comic Relief and provide opportunities for young people to bring communities together, to help promote understanding.
You can apply for up to £10,000 of funding to try, shape or grow a project idea. Visit http://www.unltdsportrelief.com/ to find out more!
