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Social Economy training and grants

Government funded
Provided by West Midlands Combined Authority
Areas
Support Types

Helping early stage social enterprises through training and grants.

Delivered by

West Midlands Combines Authority and Commonwealth Games Legacy Enhancement Fund logos

About the programme

If you operate an early stage social enterprise, cooperative, community owned business or trading charity, then this programme might be for you. 

This free programme comes with an attendance grant of £1000 and focusses on Business Planning, Finance, Sales & Marketing and Impact Measurement.

The training programme will consist of several modules and run between January and March 2026.

Eligibility

You need to:

  • be an early-stage organisation – possibly less than two years old or just started trading,
  • have a total income below £100,000 pa,
  • and be supporting people in areas of employment, health, or social care.

Register

To register interest, please click here, or complete the short form below to alert a Business Adviser to your interest.

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