Henry Smith Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Enterprise Gateway Fund 2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Enterprise Gateway Fund is designed to empower VCSE organizations and social entrepreneurs with promising enterprise ideas. It supports these entities in exploring, testing, and developing new revenue-generating activities while building the necessary skills and capacity for sustained growth. The program targets areas with limited enterprise support, including high deprivation regions, to boost local economic resilience and innovation.
Intermediary Partners can apply for funding ranging from £500,000 to £1.5 million over three years. The funding covers:
Intermediary Partners:
Must have a proven track record in supporting enterprise or trading activities
Experience in managing onward grants and financial controls
Ability to deliver practical enterprise development support
Established networks reaching underserved areas
Annual income of at least £500,000
Beneficiary Organizations/Individuals:
Constituted VCSEs in England with an annual turnover under £500,000
Organizations with a social purpose in their legal structure, including charities, CICs, community benefit societies, CLGs, and cooperatives
Non-constituted organizations and individual social entrepreneurs across the UK
Entities working in high deprivation areas or underserved enterprise regions
Focus on Henry Smith Foundation’s priority areas: Getting Started, Building Independence, Safer Futures
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