Programme
Social Enterprise Advice & Support (SEAS) Programme
Commissioned by Plymouth City Council, and funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the Social Enterprise Advice & Support (SEAS) Programme provides FREE business support and advice for Plymouth-based individuals, social enterprises and co-operatives at start-up, development and growth stages.
Our vision is that all social enterprises and co-operatives in Plymouth, at any stage in their journey, have access to the best specialist business support to help them thrive.
Support available includes access to expert, specialist one-to-one advice, workshops covering digital skills, creative technology, funding and finance, social investment, marketing, business planning and a range of other related topics, as well as free access to a suite of online courses.
The partnership and specialisms are listed below:
Our vision is that all social enterprises and co-operatives in Plymouth, at any stage in their journey, have access to the best specialist business support to help them thrive.
Support available includes access to expert, specialist one-to-one advice, workshops covering digital skills, creative technology, funding and finance, social investment, marketing, business planning and a range of other related topics, as well as free access to a suite of online courses.
The partnership and specialisms are listed below:
- Cosmic – digital skills, leadership
- Dirk Rohwedder (Enterprise with Purpose) – coaching, leadership, financial management
- Diversity Business Incubator (DBI) – development, specialist support Black and Minority Ethnic social entrepreneurs
- Iridescent Ideas – legal structures, governance, social enterprise start-up
- Jon Rolls (BCause) – social investment, investment readiness
- Paul Read (Drift) – business planning, growth, young people
- Plymouth Social Enterprise Network (PSEN) – networking and event promotion
- POP – networking and start-up funding advice
- Real Ideas – creative/digital tech social entrepreneurs, marketing, access to facilities
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