ACF, School for Social Entrepreneurs and Access Foundation set up taskforce to boost earned income through grants – billed “the missing piece in the finance jigsaw” – by building on success of match trading.
UK government releases more funding from forgotten bank and building society accounts, but questions remain over billions which are, as yet, unallocated.
Since the government-backed social investment wholesaler launched in 2015, it has been distributing funding to others to allocate. Now the first of its money has reached a social enterprise.
Social enterprises with great ideas to transform health and wellbeing in the south west of England can now apply for loans and grants, following the first fund launch from the Access Foundation, writes Lee Mannion.
If you’re looking to take on social investment, you’ll be pleased to hear that there’s plenty of cash going round. Leading figures from the sector consider what’s preventing growth in the market.
