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September 2022

We've been busy over the last few months at Red Ochre.

 

It's our pleasure to be part of the Get Ready for Business Growth (GR4BG) Programme with the British Library Business and IP Centre. Grow your creative business in three months. GR4BG gives creative businesses tailored 1-2-1 advice and support to support their growth.

 

Red Ochre is supporting the delivery of BIG (Business, Innovation & Growth) South London. Visit the website for more details and to apply.

 

We are strategic advisers to the Council of Somali Organisations, and are currently involved in supporting a Somali organisation specific impact accelerator focusing on Youth Employment (the YES PRogramme).

Funding news

 

Sport England and Crowdfunder are running a match fund up to £10K for sport and activity projects. See crowdfunder for more details.

 

Phase 2 of the DCMS Youth Investment Fund is now open for applications. A new fund supporting Trauma-informed practice and its impact on youth violence is opening in September 2022.

 

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's will invest £5m in start-ups to help it achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2035.

 

BFSS has launched a £1m fund supporting access to quality education for children and young people who have been displaced by conflict.

 

The eBay for Business Awards are back and open to charities to enter for 2022, with a cash prize of £10,000.

     

Sector news and interesting articles

   

The average cost for startups in year one alone stands at £22,7562.

 

There's no such thing as free money!

Opportunities

 

We're pleased to announce IberiaTeacher! is continuing into 2023. We are looking for UK based applicants to head to Lisbon, Portugal or Seville, Spain to try out teaching English. All expenses are paid including flights, accommodation, bills, support.

 

Training

 

Red Ochre is running a two part course on practical innovation (26th October and 30th November) at the Business and Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) on Euston Road. See eventbrite for more details. Places are £15 for an individual session or £20 for both sessions.

 

We're running an introductory session on social enterprise and other forms of ethical and social business forms on the afternoon of the 26th October at the BIPC.See eventbrite for more details or to get a ticket.