Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland: Social Entrepreneurs Programme
Overview
This programme has helped people to start up, build and scale social enterprises, charities, community projects and impact-led organisations.
Social entrepreneurs on this programme receive:
- A free learning programme, shaped by your needs, to help you adapt to a post-Covid new normal
- A grant (£1,000 – £7,000)
- A mentor
- A supportive community of peers in a similar role to you
This programme has three levels.
- Your project is in the planning stages but ready to start, or less than two years old. It makes £0 – £15,000 a year.
- You want to learn how to establish your organisation.
- Your project has been running for at least a year.
- It makes at least £15,000 a year.*
- Your project was probably established two or more years ago, and probably has two or more paid members of staff.
- It makes at least £75,000 a year (no upper limit).*
Who can apply?
They encourage and welcome applications from social entrepreneurs from all backgrounds and are looking to make a real difference to the lives of their local communities. They want to make sure this programme supports communities that face systemic barriers.
And welcome applications from everyone with priority given to:
- those working in deprived areas
- people of colour and from minoritised ethnic backgrounds
- disabled people
- LGBTQ+ people
- and/or organisations supporting these groups.
No educational qualifications are needed to join this programme.
For FAQ's visit the website here
Recent awards
The 1,350 social entrepreneurs supported by the first five years of the programme have benefited the lives of 328,000 people. They also created 4,000 jobs (full-time equivalent).