Business with Purpose

Turn your passion into a thriving business!

If you have a purpose-driven business idea and want help to develop it, our fully funded Social Business Accelerator is here to support you.
We’re looking for people who want to set up Socially Trading Organisations – businesses that generate their own income while making a positive difference, without relying solely on grants.

Our famous 1-day Accelerator which includes an onboarding 121 zoom call with one of our coaches and a full days training (with lunch) to help you:

After the training day, you’ll be invited to join weekly mastermind sessions to keep your momentum going. These sessions are online, recorded, and designed to fit around your schedule.

When you’re ready to take the next step and register your business, you’ll also have access to 1:1 coaching for extra support.

If you run a purpose-led organisation that needs support to help grow or diversify its income streams you can access a fully funded support programme through the NE Business and Innovation Centre.

Participants can expect a key account manager who will ensure you get the end to end tailored support programme suited to your needs.

*Socially Trading Organisations means: any business legal structure that combines income generation and making a difference. This could include: Social Enterprises, Purpose-Led Organisations, Co-ops, Sole Traders, Community Interest Companies, Limited Companies, Community Land Trusts, Family Businesses, Community Businesses etc. We are not looking to support Charitable organisations whose primary source of income is, and plans to remain, grant or donation based.

This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit UK Shared Prosperity Fund: prospectus