UK: UnLtd Awards for Social Entrepreneur and Social Business

Deadline: 30-Jun-23

Entries are now open for UnLtd Awards for Social Entrepreneur and Social Business.

Focus Areas

• In addition to their Awards, they have two focus areas where they think social entrepreneurs can make a big difference. They have dedicated teams and specialist support available to social entrepreneurs with ideas to help people in these areas.
• Healthy Ageing: Over the next five years they want to improve the health and wellbeing of 135,000 marginalised older adults in the UK, and reduce health inequalities.
• Access to Employment: You have a business idea aimed at helping people into good jobs and meaningful employment, particularly those who are currently denied those opportunities.

Support

• Accessing their support to become a social leader. Get advice, guidance and the expertise needed to build on the foundations of your social venture and grow your impact.
  • Dedicated support manager
    • Someone to coach, mentor and support you to achieve your goals.
  • Expert mentors and pro bono support
    • Expert advice and mentoring through their generous community of business professionals, corporate partners and social entrepreneurs who volunteer their skills and expertise.
  • Workshops and learning
    • Through their regular workshops and support you will be able to learn about different aspects of running a social venture.

Funding Information

• Get started or progress your social business to the next stage of your journey. With up to £18,000 available to fund organisational costs and help you grow your impact.
  • Starting up
    • Social business is not established or been running under a year.
    • Up to £8,000.
  • Scaling up
    • Social business has been running over a year and under 4 years.
    • Up to £18,000.

 

Eligibility Criteria

• Social Entrepreneur: A social entrepreneur is the name they give to people who have started, or looking to start, a social business, someone who is driven by their passion to make a difference.
  • Are 16+ years old.
  • Living in the UK.
  • The founder of the social business.
• Social Business: A social business is an organisation whose purpose is to create impact but has a financially sustainable business model to continue to make a difference. It sits in between a commercial business and a charity, often described as profit for purpose.
  • Has the potential to be a financially sustainable business or real prospects to grow with their support
  • Can demonstrate a clear need for your idea or social business
  • Is clearly driven by its social purpose
  • Needs their financial and non-financial support to make it happen.

Ineligible

• Social Entrepreneur
  • Looking for funding for a one-off or short-term project where there is limited potential for a sustained and longer-term impact.
  • Requests for support which are predominately for the individual to undertake academic qualifications or overseas travel
  • Individuals who plan to employ others to undertake most of the work on their behalf.
• Social Business
  • Is predominantly focused on having an impact on people or places outside the UK
  • Legally established for over four years at the time of application (Companies House or Charity Commission registration)
  • Had a turnover of over £250,000 in their last financial year
  • Political or involves religious campaigning.
  • Involves activities outside of the law, against public policy or anything which encourages ethnic, religious or commercial disharmony
  • Social businesses whose focus is raising awareness of social issues.

For more information, visit UnLtd.