Develop your community business's income and impact through a specialist programme of support and a Match Trading™ Grant.
- England
- October 1, 2026 – October 31, 2027
- Duration: 11 days spread over 12 months
- Deadline: April 29, 2026
With a group of others like you, you will learn from the experts, and each other, to grow your community business. You will also receive a Match Trading™ Grant that combined with the learning programme will support you to develop trading income streams and build a resilient community business.
What you get on the programme:
- Learning and development programme
- Match Trading™ Grant of up to £4,000
- Ready-made network of others like you
- Expert insights
- Peer-to-peer learning
- Join our community of 3k+ SSE fellows
You will come together with seasoned experts, our experienced facilitators and other community business leaders to develop skills to build strong community businesses.
You develop skills to:
- Generate income to be invested in your community through trading.
- Create a resilient, growing community business.
- Adapt to changes in external environments.
- Develop emotional resourcefulness.
- Build and benefit from new networks.
- Positively impact your community.