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Loans for Enlightened Agriculture Programme

Real Farming Trust

Loans for Enlightened Agriculture Programme

Active

At the Real Farming Trust we understand the challenges that agroecological food and farming enterprises face in raising finance. We support all types of agroecological and community-based food and farming businesses, from micro-dairies and bakeries to ethical supermarkets and veg box schemes. We...

https://realfarming.org/programmes/leap/register-interest/

Funds

Fair By Design Fund

Fair by Design

Fair By Design Fund

Active

The Fair By Design Fund is managed by Finance Birmingham and Ascension Ventures, bringing nationwide reach and infrastructure for companies looking for funding in this space.

http://www.fairbydesignfund.com/

Funds

Small Business Loan

Business Enterprise Fund (BEF)

Small Business Loan

Active

Small Business Loans can provide flexible finance up to £250,000.

https://www.befund.org/loans/business-loan

Funds

Impact Loans England

Big Issue Invest

Impact Loans England

Active

Through our Impact Loans England programme, Big Issue Invest is offering loan finance between £20,000 and £400,000 to social enterprises and charities in England. Some of our funds also have non-repayable grant layers included of up to 20%.

Funds

Finance For Enterprise

Finance For Enterprise provides loan finance to organisations who are excluded from mainstream funding via traditional lenders but have a positive impact in the communities that we serve. Alongside being accredited by the the British Business Bank and able to offer CBILS, Finance for Enterprise also...

Investors

Hear from a Peer: Richinda Taylor, EVA Women's Aid

Hear from a Peer: LTGF Newcastle - Richinda Taylor

Hear from a Peer: Richinda Taylor, EVA Women's Aid

Podcast

27 September 2018

EVA Women's Aid chief executive Richinda Taylor talks about they used secured finance from Charity Bank. They used this social investment to buy a property and opened up the UK's first safe house for older women.

Hear from a Peer: LTGF Newcastle - Christina Murrel

Hear from a Peer: Christina Murrell, Veterans at Ease - Newcastle

Podcast

27 September 2018

Veterans at Ease managing director Christina Murrell talks about their social investment journey. Having started as a very grant-dependant organisation, they had to re-think their business model to become more sustainable. This led them to use social investment from the Key Fund, which helped them...

Hear from a Peer: Dom Ryan, One Unite Partnership - Newcastle

Podcast

27 September 2018

One Unite Partnership's co-founder Dom Ryan talks about how investment from Northstar Ventures provided working capital to help them scale and grow their not-for-profit energy and telecoms company.

Hear from a Peer: LTGF Newcastle - Dave Parker

Hear from a Peer: Dave Parker, Jazz Coop - Newcastle

Podcast

27 September 2018

Jazz Coop Co-Founder Dave Parker talks about how a community cooperative of jazz-lovers bought a pub and turned it into a music venue and education centre.

Good Finance Live Manchester

Event

27 September 2018

Sorry, this event has passed! But you can catch up & listen to the podcasts here.

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