Trading for Good
Funded programmes for people who want to improve our world
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Learning and development programme |
Match Trading™ grant | Ready-made network |
Who it’s for | |||
People developing or growing social, environmental or local community projects | Planning to grow trading income | Based in England | Income under £100k |
Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to develop and grow projects that tackle social and environmental challenges through strong trading income streams.
Trading for Good provides funding, education and support for social entrepreneurs and community businesses across England. It consists of three programmes aimed at different types of projects at differing stages of their journey.
Each programme has the following specialised support:
- Learning and development programme.
- Match Trading Grant™.
- Ready-made network of people like you.
- Expert insights.
- Peer-to-peer learning.
- Join our community of 3k+ SSE fellows.
Learn more about the right programme for you
Or attend an info session to find out more about the programmes and ask questions:
Community Business | Social Enterprise |
Wednesday 17th July 3pm- 4pm Register here |
Thursday 18th July 11am- 12pm Register here |
“The programme and Match Trading added the wind to our sails. Until applying for the SSE programme, Kitty’s Launderette had been a development project. The programme came at a crucial time.”
Grace Harrison, Kitty’s Launderette
Learn more about the right programme for you
The content of each programme is tailored to the kind of organisation and stage of development. It’s important that you join a cohort of other’s like you to share expertise and solutions to challenges.
Which of these statements best describe you? |
I am developing a new or existing project
Sound like you? You should find out more about Trading for Good: Community Business |
I am developing a new or recently started project
Sound like you? You should find out more about Trading for Good: Social Enterprise Start Up |
I am growing an existing project
Sound like you? You should find out more about Trading for Good: Social Enterprise Trade Up |
About School for Social Entrepreneurs
We can’t fix issues like poverty, climate change and ill-health alone. That’s why the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) exists. SSE helps more than 1,000 people a year develop the skills, strengths and networks they need to tackle society’s biggest problems. It runs courses that equip people to start, scale and strengthen organisations that make a positive difference. But it is not a traditional school.
Learning with SSE is inspiring, action-based and accessible. SSE supports people in other ways too, such as funding and mentoring. Lord Michael Young founded SSE in 1997, and it’s grown to support people who have gone on to benefit the lives of millions of people across the world. Together, SSE is changing lives and transforming communities.