Isle of Wight social entrepreneurs are being invited to join the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme which, in partnership with School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) and jointly funded by the Big Lottery Fund, is now open for applications.
It is looking for individuals starting up and running organisations creating social and environmental impact across the Isle of Wight to join its award-winning programme.
The Programme provides social entrepreneurs who are tackling some of the most difficult social issues within their communities with financial support (grants of up to £10,000), a comprehensive learning programme with School for Social Entrepreneurs and a dedicated business mentor from Lloyds Banking Group to start and grow their own businesses. By empowering entrepreneurs to start up and grow businesses, Lloyds Banking Group is delivering on its ambition to help Britain prosper and accelerate positive economic and social development across the UK.
The programme sits at the heart of Lloyds Banking Group’s Helping Britain Prosper Plan 2017 to help people, businesses and communities across the UK by supporting skills and training and will support 2,350 social entrepreneurs by 2020.
Applications are now open at https://www.the-sse.org/lbsep/ and School for Social Entrepreneurs Hampshire is hosting taster sessions to showcase what the programme has to offer and if it is right for you.
The Isle of Wight taster session is on Tuesday 11th April, 17:30-19:30 at The Riverside Centre, Newport.
Jennifer Tippin, Lloyds Banking Group Ambassador for South East said:
“The Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme in partnership with School for Social Entrepreneurs provides an exciting opportunity for entrepreneurial individuals across the South East to grow social enterprises, charities and projects that address first-hand pressing issues within our local community. We believe supporting local people and businesses is a key way to drive economic and social prosperity across the UK as part of our commitment to helping Britain prosper”.
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To attend a taster session and for more details on applying to the 2017-2018 Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme, visit https://www.the-sse.org/lbsep/.
