bfunded - Social Enterprise - Helping Agencies

Where can I get training and support?

CVS Training

Training courses are available from CVS Training in funding and fundraising skills, what makes a good application, commissioning and procurement.

Further details at: http://www.bradfordcvs.org.uk/training.htm

The following is a list of organisations that provide support to social enterprises and businesses in Bradford District and can assist with setting up, business development, finance and funding, and much more.

BISON

The Bradford Infrastructure Support Organisations Network (BISON) partnership provide joined up, high quality, responsive support services to voluntary and community organisations. The partners bring together generalist, locally based support organisations and specialist support organisations. Working together has enabled partners to share resources, develop referral systems and raise awareness of the support that is available for VCS in the District.

The BISON partners are (in alphabetical order):

Action for Black Community Development (ABCD)
David Odunukwe 01274 775535 abcd@actionforblackcommunitydevelopment.co.uk

Bingley Voluntary Action (BVA) www.bingleyva.org.uk
Mick Binns 01274 781222 mick@bingleyva.org.uk

Bradford Community and Voluntary Service (BCVS) www.bradfordcvs.org.uk
Anthony Clipsom 01274 722772, anthony@bradfordcvs.org.uk

Bradford Resource Centre (BRC) www.brc-net.org.uk
Mike Quiggin 01274 779003 mike@brc-net.org.uk

Consortia of Ethnic Minority Organisations (COEMO) www.coemo.co.uk
Mohammed Salam 01274 488872 salam@coemo.co.uk

Equity Partnership www.equitypartnership.org.uk
Rachel Nauwelaerts 01274 727759 rachel@equitypartnership.org.uk

Ilkley Council for Voluntary Service (ICVS) www.cvs.ilkley.org
Mary Hamilton 01943 603348 info@cvs.ilkley.org

Keighley Voluntary Services (KVS) www.keighleyvs.org
Carol Wood 01535 665258 carol.wood@keighleyvs.org

West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service (WYCAS) www.wycas.org.uk
Penny Carter - 0113 270 6291 penny.carter@wycas.org.uk

Areas of partnership activity include:

• General support
• Strategic Work
• Specialist Support
• Marketing and Research
• Support on financial management

WYSELINK

West Yorkshire Social Enterprise Link, WYSELINK, aims to support:

• Social enterprises that are already in business
• New start-up social enterprises
• Existing social organisations who wish to start selling products or services in addition to receiving grants.

The West Yorkshire Social Enterprise Link provide:

• A team of social enterprise advisers for each district delivering tailored business support
• Procurement support via a specialist adviser
• Business development grants
• Learning grants
• Support for specialist clusters
• Social reporting
• Specialist support for social enterprises from the BME sector.

The social enterprise adviser for Bradford is Sam Muzaffar, tel: 07894 416 734, email: sam.muzaffar@blwy.co.uk

WYSELINK also run events on topics such as legal structures, see their website for details: www.wyselink.co.uk/events.htm

Bsupported

Bsupported is a partnership project in the Bradford District supported by the Big Lottery Fund. The project aims to support voluntary and community organisations through training and tailored one-to-one support. It has a particular focus on supporting black and ethnic minority organisations.

The B-Supported partners are Keighley Voluntary Services, Bradford CVS (CVS Training), Action for Black Community Development, Bradford Resource Centre, Fit 4 Funding and West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service.

Training courses are available in areas such as funding, accounting, marketing and promotion. Further details at: http://www.bradfordcvs.org.uk/springsummerprogramme08.pdf

Business Link West Yorkshire

Business Link West Yorkshire (BLWY), part of the West Yorkshire Enterprise Partnership Limited, supports small to medium-sized businesses in the region looking for advice and support on any aspect of their business.

They help with business start up as well as business growth and development.

The BLWY website contains many useful guides for businesses, see www.blwy.co.uk

To contact BLWY in Bradford, tel: 0845 833 6000, email: info@blwy.co.uk web: www.blwy.co.uk

bfunded

bfunded is a partnership project between the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC), Bradford Council for Voluntary Services (BCVS), Keighley Voluntary Services (KVS) and fit4funding - the Charities Information Bureau .
bfunded is here to help organisations in the Bradford District seeking to fund their work.
The project is part-financed by European Regional Development Fund and Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (Safer & Stronger Communities).

bfunded website

The bfunded website: www.bfunded.org.uk provides a searchable database of funding opportunities provided by J4B together with local information and help provided by Bradford MBC and the CVSs in Bradford District.

Invest in Bradford - IIB provide a range of services for those businesses investing in Bradford for the first time - or for existing businesses re-investing. A dedicated Account Manager from Invest in Bradford will work with you to support your decision making process. The Account Manager will meet with you to understand your business need, arrange property visits, discuss finance and provide you with a comprehensive investor pack which details the business benefits of Bradford for your sector. IIB provide tailored information and access to the specialist people and organisations you need to take your business forward.
To speak to an Account Manager, arrange a meeting or request information call Invest in Bradford on 01274 437727 or e-mail info@investinbradford.com

Other Help

Further help is available from local support organisations and agencies.