Social Enterprise Growth Accelerator

The programme is led by Sheffield Social Enterprise Network and delivered in partnership with Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry and South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation. 

We are also working closely with Voluntary Action Sheffield, Key Fund, the School for Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprise UK.

The Benefits

Both Sheffield Social Enterprise Network and Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry are membership organisations and when accepted onto the programme all social enterprises will get access to all membership benefits for free for one year. 

Benefits include: health and safety, tax and VAT support; access to five business advice lines; over 750 free business documents and a 24/7 HR and Legal helpline. 

The Advisors

We have brought together a team of specialist business advisors all with significant lived experience in Social Enterprise leadership:

• Shahida Siddique, FaithStar
• Morgan Killick, Level Up Solutions
• Mark Smith, Make Your Mark UK
• Fran Ferris-Ockwell, Mantle
• Jodie Marshall, Mantle
• Kris Mackay, Growing Circles. 

These specialists demonstrate extensive expertise in the areas local social enterprises tell us they need: 

• access to finance
• business planning 
• strategy 
• organisational development 
• sales and marketing 
• social value
• impact measurement 
• social inclusion 
• asset-based community development 
• mentoring
• coaching. 

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