In Person – 18th March – 10am-12pm – Kettering Business Exchange.
Online – 18th March – 7pm-8pm
Thinking Like a Business – E is for Enterprise: How VCSE organisations can become more entrepreneurial and financially resilient.
Would you like to reduce your dependency on grant funding? Do you have ideas for earning income whilst creating good social or environment impacts?
Whether you are a charity looking to get more business-savvy, an established social enterprise needing tips for growth or a newbie looking for a way to give your social or environmental campaign plans some financial resilience, this workshop is for you!
These sessions will enable local VCSE organisations to identify and make use of the entrepreneurial opportunities that will help them become more resilient and less dependent on traditional grant funding.
The workshops will be delivered both online and in person by Alison Holland, Chair of the North Northants Social Enterprise (NNSE) network and Sarah Damani, NNSE Network Coordinator. They will provide practical tips and activities to support your transition to more sustainable income sources including developing a ‘business plan on a page’ and identifying further resources and access to support.
In person event:
Length of workshop: 2 hours (including 30 mins welcome/network/connect activity) then 1 hour mix of presentation and activities, finishing with up to 30 mins optional additional networking. Location – The Business Exchange, Kettering
On line event:
Length of workshop: 1 hour.
Alison Holland has over 20 years experience running Brightwayz, an award-winning local social enterprise which promotes sustainable and active travel. Alison is Chair of the North Northants Social Enterprise network (NNSE) which she founded in 2020 and is a management partner of Aspire NN.
She strongly believes in ‘business for good’ and recognises the need for more community organisations and charities to be supported so they can become more commercially astute and resilient.
Sarah runs a franchise for Alchemy Virtual Assistants and manages the administration support provided to the North Northants Social Enterprise network/NNSE. She runs the free NNSE one-to-one regular funding advice sessions to support local organisations with their funding applications.
Sarah is also an SFEDI-accredited business advisor with extensive experience in guiding small to medium-sized enterprises across the South East Midlands through the process of identifying, accessing and successfully applying for grant funding. Her proven track record in helping businesses to grow and scale has made her a trusted resource for organisations seeking practical support and insight. . She now runs a franchise for Alchemy Virtual Assistance and manages the administration support provided to the North Northants Social Enterprise network/NNSE. She runs the free NNSE one-to-one regular funding advice sessions to support local organisations with their funding applications.
