Social Investment Funding Fair

An opportunity to meet a wide range of social investors, funders and support providers. Browse stalls covering grants, types of social investment and funding including: equity, loans, blended finance, crowdfunding, community shares, and much more.

Come along to speak to experts on how to find new types of funding to grow your social enterprise or charity. It's also a great chance to network with other social enterprise and charity leaders, so why not arrange to meet up with your key partners on the same day.

This event is part of the Growth Accelerator for Social Entrepreneurs, a new project funded by the UK Government via Leicester City Council. The aim of the Growth Accelerator is to keep social entrepreneurs in business, protect and create jobs, and to help them grow and it has three main elements: consultancy advice, online growth masterclass, and support through peer group growth circles.

You'll find Brookfield campus easy to reach by foot, bus or car, on London Road.

Agenda: Drop in attendance any time from 10am-3pm. Refreshments will be available throughout. A buffet lunch will be held from 12pm-2pm.

Eligibility: This event is open to social enterprises and charities based in Leicestershire. It is part of the Growth Accelerator for Social Entrepreneurs, funded by UK Government via Leicester City Council specifically for Leicester-based organisations. You can represent any type of organisation that is trading for public benefit, including companies, cooperatives, and charities.

Stall holders: Meet investors, funders and support providers including:

• Cloth Workers Foundation
• Co-op and Community Finance
• Easy Fundraising
• First Enterprise
• Good Finance
• Heritage Lottery
• Key Fund
• Leicester City Council
• Leicestershire County Council
• LLRCF Community Foundation
• NatWest
• NHS VCSE Alliance
• Power to Change
• School for Social Entrepreneurs
• Sport England
• The National Lottery
• University of Leicester Careers and Volunteering Teams