Overview

Overview:

We offer funding, training and mentorship to organisations using business solutions to tackle food poverty, which can demonstrate a commitment to increasing their social impact. Successful applicants to our accelerator programme also benefit from being part of a community of like-minded enterprises.

FUNDING: We invest money in your social enterprise:

  • Low interest loans to meet the needs of your organisation
  • Long-term repayment schedules
  • Funding tied to milestones in your business plan

BUSINESS TRAINING: We help hone your team’s business skills:

  • Tailored to the specific needs of the selected social enterprises
  • Training delivered in partnership with leading business schools and industry experts
  • Mixture of online and face-to-face training

MENTORSHIP: We partner you with an experienced food entrepreneur:

  • Mentors will be experts in their area of the food industry
  • Mentors will spend approximately half a day per month with your organisation
  • Mentors bring with them strong food industry networks, rigorous business skills and a commitment to your social cause

Details:

  • Length: 9 months
  • Apply: March

Spud’s Thoughts:

This group was passed onto from a friend of mine who does a lot of work in the food security space. I don’t know much about the group beyond that.