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Bright Ideas Fund – apply by 9 April 2019

22 Feb 2019 - 10:31 by michelle.foster

The Bright Ideas Fund supports new community business ideas through the start-up and planning stages with tailored business support, to the implementation stage with grants of up to £15,000. My Community

The Bright Ideas Fund is funded by Power to Change, the independent trust supporting community businesses in England, and delivered by Locality, the national network for community organisations, in partnership with Co-operatives UK, the Plunkett Foundation and Groundwork UK.

Power to Change is an independent trust, whose funding is used to strengthen community businesses across England. At a time when many parts of the UK face cuts, neglect and social problems, Power to Change are helping local people come together to take control, and make sure their local areas survive and stay vibrant.

No one understands a community better than the people who live there. In many areas, people are already coming together to solve problems for themselves, and this support can help get businesses off the ground which recycle money back into the local area and benefit the whole community. Community businesses revive local assets, protect the services people rely on, and address local needs.

The Bright Ideas fund is interested in community groups, associations and organisations
who have a good idea for a community business but need advice and a small amount of revenue funding to develop, test and get to the stage of launching their community business.

Find out more in the Bright Ideas Fund webinar on Wednesday 13 March, 11am-12pm
Join the webinar to understand what the Community Business Bright Ideas Fund is about and whether you can apply.

The webinar will run through what the programme offers, the criteria, application process and have examples of what we’ve funded in previous rounds. There will also be a live Q&A.

For further information and to apply, visit: https://mycommunity.org.uk/funding-options/bright-ideas-fund/

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 9 April 2019

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