Social Venture School

The date above is the first date of a two-day course:

📅 Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 June 2025, 9:30am – 3:00pm

🌟 Do you have an idea for supporting expectant families and families with children aged 0-3?

🌟 Do you need advice and support to start, develop and lead a social enterprise, co-operative, community business or other social project?

Social Venture School is a free 2-day course for individuals and groups in Bradford who have an idea for supporting expectant families and families with children aged 0-2. Your idea might focus on:

🍎 Diet, nutrition and healthy physical development
😊 Social and emotional development
💬 Speech, language and communication development
🛠 Systems change

You will get expert help to explore and develop your idea and come away with a plan for kickstarting your enterprise journey. Plus, you’ll meet other like-minded people, build a network and hear from local people who’ve already set up a social enterprise, co-operative or other social venture.

What will we cover in the two days?

We will guide you through the Social Venture Toolkit, which includes:

💡 Choosing the right legal structure/business model
💡 Communicating your ideas
💡 Understanding finance and creating a sustainable model
💡 Finding and applying for funding
💡 Considering stakeholders and relationships
💡 Demonstrating the benefits of your work and completing impact monitoring

You will leave with a basic business plan, a support network of local people who are on a similar journey to you, and the contacts and information you need to take the next steps.

Lunch & refreshments included

1-to-1 support available after the course

Social Venture School is delivered by Participate Projects in partnership with Community Action Bradford and District as part of the Better Start Bradford programme.

There are two courses available:

📅 Tuesday 29 – Wednesday 30 April 2025
📅 Tuesday 17 – Wednesday 18 June 2025