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UnLtd: Start your Venture

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Overview

About You

You are a social entrepreneur who wants to create social impact. You are ready to establish your venture, or have been running for less than a year, to tackle an issue that you are passionate about working to solve. You are dedicated to your idea and ready to make things happen.

What UnLtd Offer

UnLtd are here to support you. Alongside giving you funding to build your social venture, they will give you access to training and events, and assign you a dedicated Social Entrepreneur Support Manager (one of their experts in helping social entrepreneurs to start and grow). The Social Entrepreneur Support Manager will be there to coach you and support you to achieve your goals.

  • A package of support tailored to suit you
  • Support from an UnLtd Social Entrepreneur Support Manager and our teams
  • Specialist advice from relevant experts
  • Access to resources to help you get up and running
  • Funding to support essential start-up costs (except wages)
  • Access to UnLtd Connect, our network of skilled experts for advice and mentors

Award Criteria

UnLtd supports those who are:

  • Aged 16 and over
  • Living in the United Kingdom
  • Willing to participate in a learning experience
  • Working to benefit people living in the United Kingdom
  • Have a real social impact
  • Fulfil a clear need and demand
  • Have clear outputs and goals

UnLtd are committed to 50% of their awards going to Black, Asian and minority ethnic social entrepreneurs, and/or disabled social entrepreneurs across their funding programmes.