Community Business Incubator

Community Business Incubator

Are you an entrepreneurial group with an idea for a community business that will benefit North Kensington? Locality and Kensington and Chelsea Social Council have come together with Power to Change to offer a free support programme starting on 30 August 2019.

Eligibility

To be eligible your idea must be capable of meeting the ‘4 key features of a community business’:

  • Locally rooted – based in/serving North Kensington
  • Accountable to the local community
  • Trading for the benefit of the local community
  • Broad community impact

Programme

Participants will get a multi-faceted programme of support designed to provide tailored support to local community-based groups,

  • Six group workshop sessions on Structure, People, Finances, Business model, Relationships and Culture
  • Plus 1-2-1 mentoring, referrals and partnership brokering, peer learning and site visits.
  • The sessions will take place on the following dates from 1pm to 4pm at Bay 20:
    • 30 August,
    • 13 September
    • 27 September
    • 11 October
    • 25 October
    • 8 November

To express your interest please email Sylvia at [sylvia@kcsc.org.uk](mailto:sylvia@kcsc.org.uk?subject=Community%20Business%20Incubator%20interest). We will then send you a google form to complete and once that is done, you will get a confirmation email.

For more information contact David at david.ahlquist@locality.org.uk.

Terms and Conditions

By booking you are confirming acceptance of our Terms and Conditions.

Cancellations

This programme is free but attendees who fail to show up without notifying us at least 3 days in advance of the event start time in writing or by email are liable to be charged a cancellation fee of £30.

You can visit Kensington & Chelsea Social Council website here