Starting or growing
a social enterprise?

Call our free-to-access support service on 0844 9800 760.

(Lines open Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.30pm excluding bank holidays)

Enterprise support
Helping your enterprise succeed

Our national, free-to-access service provides the support you need to help your enterprise develop and thrive.

Find out more about our enterprise support.

Partnership working
Working with you, wherever you are

At Inspire2Enterprise we work to create profitable partnerships that deliver social value.

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Learning and skills
Expert help, advice and support

Engaging and relevant training, helping you fill skills gaps and build your business knowledge.

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Inspire2Enterprise CIC is a social enterprise, a joint-venture between Exemplas and the University of Northampton, providing a unique free-to-access support, information and advice service - from start-up through to initial growth and beyond.

The Inspire2Enterprise service is delivered by qualified advisers and specialists, by phone, email or online via webcam, enabling immediate access to the support you need.

The Inspire2Enterprise service is available to potential and existing social enterprises, Public Sector bodies considering social enterprise 'spin-outs', Third Sector organisations looking to trade by way of social enterprise and corporate organisations seeking to create further social value through corporate social responsibility (CSR) .

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Who we work with

Inspire2Enterprise has worked with the following organisations...

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The Inspire2Enterprise blog

Making the Social Value Act work for you

From the contractor building new homes and business premises, to the printer who supplies the leaflets and flyers telling us all what a good job is being done, the decisions public bodies make about the people they do business with can have a huge knock-on effect in communities.

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Latest news
16 Sep 2013

Who's Who in the Regions

The regional Voluntary and Community Service network organisations have joined forces to develop a regional Who’s Who guide.

29 Aug 2013

Dream Fund 2014 opens for business

This year’s Dream Fund from the Postcode Lottery is open for applications, with organisations able to apply for up to £250,000.

28 Aug 2013

Nominet Trust offers website improvement grants

Charities looking to revamp their websites or create microsites have been invited to apply for a share of a £270,000 fund.

08 Aug 2013

£10,000 Business Growth Idea Competition now open

Entrants are encouraged to share their innovative ideas, big or small, on the practical steps the Government could take to generate growth.

05 Jul 2013

Government seeks views on tax relief to encourage employee ownership

The government is launching a consultation on two tax reliefs set to be introduced to encourage, promote and support indirect employee ownership structures.

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