Planning and Finding Funding
Event
Business As A Force For Good: Planning and Finding Funding
Monday 11 December, 202310:00 AM – 1:00 PM
TBC
Do you have a cause that is close to your heart? Or a vision to make impact in your community? Are you passionate about making a difference but not sure where to start? Have you already started, but need direction and focus? Then this session is for you.
In this workshop you'll learn how to plan and fund your social enterprise, including:
- Developing a one-page visual plan
- What types of funding are available, including grants, loans and investment
- Understanding the key elements for making funding applications
- Tools and resources for securing funding, including a business plan template
- Deciding on your next steps
Our speakers
Amy Morse and Emma Smith are two local business advisors who have worked together for many years, across various community business support projects. They have pooled their expertise to develop this course.
Amy is a creative entrepreneur who has mentored thousands of startups and small businesses over the years. She reads and writes extensively on sustainability, viewing it from a holistic perspective: balancing environmental, community and economic sustainability. She is passionate about working with grass roots communities to improve lives at a local level.
Emma is a business start-up expert, who runs a number of businesses and has been advising individuals on how to start and run a successful business and obtain funding for over a decade. She likes finding practical solutions to problems, helping people get ‘unstuck’ from whatever might be holding them back.
