September 1, 2025
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Free Social Enterprise Business Skills Training & Grant

Sharing on behalf of West Midlands Combined Authority:

Free Business Skills Training & Grant

If you operate a Social Enterprise, Cooperative, Community owned business or Trading Charity, then this programme is for you.

This free programme comes with an attendance grant of £1000 and focusses on Business Planning, Finance, Sales & Marketing and Impact Measurement.

The training programme will consist of several modules and run between January & March 2026

You need to be:

  • Early-stage organisation – possibly less than two years old or just started trading.
  • Have a total income below £100,000 pa
  • Supporting people in areas of employment, health, or social care

To register interest, please click on the link below:

https://forms.gle/vJ8RPRQxNYwhK6jN8

How WMCA is helping to grow the Social Economy (wmca.org.uk)