Social enterprises that improve the quality of health and social care for local communities can now apply for loans and grants from the Department of Health’s £100 million Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF).
The fund has already helped more than 150 enterprises since it was first launched in 2007. But there is still more than £70 million available for start-up and existing businesses over the next three years.
The fund has already helped more than 150 enterprises since it was first launched in 2007. But there is still more than £70 million available for start-up and existing businesses over the next three years.
Social enterprises eligible for SEIF loans and grants include:
- Multi-agency partnerships, particularly voluntary and community groups wishing to use their expertise to provide services across health and social care
- Existing social enterprises looking to expand into health and social care
- Groups of professionals, such as nurses or therapists, seeking to form a social enterprise to deliver their services using the right to request.
Click here for details or call 0191 269 2276.
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