Trading for Good: Community Business Programme & Match Trading Grant
Develop your community business through a specialist programme of support provided by School for Social Entrepreneurs, in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund.
This programme offers a combination of expert support and financial backing:
- Expert-led Learning Programme – Develop essential business skills, strengthen your organisation and adapt to external challenges.
- Match Trading Grant – Receive an initial £800 grant, then receive up to £4,000 in matched funding as you increase your trading income.
- Grants are released in quarterly instalments based on income growth, ensuring sustained development and resilience.
The programme:
- Learning and development programme
- Match Trading™ Grant of up to £4,000.
- Ready-made network of others like you.
- Expert insights.
- Peer-to-peer learning.
- Join our community of 3k+ SSE fellows.
You develop skills to:
- Generate income to be invested in your community through trading.
- Create a resilient, growing community business.
- Adapt to changes in external environments.
- Develop emotional resourcefulness.
- Build and benefit from new networks.
- Positively impact your community.
Applications open in Spring/Summer 2025!
You can register your interest now to receive full eligibility details and guidance notes.