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Booking is NOW OPEN for our next FREE charity webinar 🙌 🧘Individual Financial Wellbeing - Supporting yourself, supporting others 📆 Thursday 7 November at 1pm Most children in the UK haven't received sufficient financial education in schools therefore it's not surprising many adults still struggle to make the most of their money. In the third sector we see this manifest in the service users we support, but we're also not immune to a lack of skills, knowledge and money confidence when handling our own personal finances. Add to this time pressures of running a charity and the increasing cost of living and it can feel very difficult for charity leaders to find time to think, let alone talk positively about money 😰 Join our next FREE webinar to up-skill yourself in the fundamentals of financial wellbeing. As part of national Talk Money Week, join this one-hour webinar hosted by The Money Charity, the nation's financial wellbeing charity, to build your personal money confidence. Don't delay, book your FREE place today 👉

Please contact Kloé Avon if you are interested in becoming a sponsor . Kloe’s hard work and dedication to making life better for her local community in Wednesbury will pay off and the Community Red Social Supermarket is looking to become a vibrant community hub.

Behind the scenes we’ve been working on @communityredsocialsupermarket a place for the community to be able to purchase low cost food whilst also rescuing surplus stock from local businesses and supermarkets. Alongside this we’ve seen the rise in mental health problems, isolation and loneliness in people of all ages. It’s a huge privilege to welcome Vocal Rogue CIC as our official partner of our Wednesbury store 🏬 who are already doing fantastic work in the community. Bringing both organisations under one roof will create great a tidal wave of change in the local area 🙌🏻 If you’d like to become a sponsor of the Community Red Social Supermarket we have spaces to join us today. We are hoping to go to print by the end of this week ahead of opening 🔐

If you’re a social enterprise or charity looking to diversify your income in 2025 and beyond, check out the Good Finance UK Fundmapper Tool! With over 150 social investors and funds listed, you can filter your search by location, amount required, type of product and social issue to find the investors that are most aligned with your organisation. For quick and easy access to the right funding opportunities, start you search today - link in the comments.

Good Things Foundation 'Get Online Week' ESOL group at Sandwell Library Celebrating their digital day #GetOnlineWeek!

Des attended the Walsall Business Roadshow this morning and had a great time meeting business owners to discuss our new project enabling them to break down the barriers they face in growing their business. For more information how SWEDA's business team can help you, please contact sweda@sweda.org.uk or call 0121 525 2558

Fantastic work from Lewis Mathews one of the founding members of #sandwellcatalyst a local social entrepreneur, creative and with a passion to help deliver practical solutions to help increase social impact, and also a skilled carpenter !builder .He has been working at Traceys juice bar for Kloé Avon to remodel the stairs and first floor , helping to create more space for a new community meeting place Great connection by Rugz Rugz Henry Vocal Rogue CIC For more info on Lewis and contact details we are very happy to share . Sharing skills and working locally to deliver great solutions for the community #socialentrepreneurs #socialimpact #sandwellcatalyst #community

If you are running a local business looking to make a real impact please consider supporting and /or sponsoring Kloé Avon as the Community Red Social supermarket in the heart of Wednesbury is ready to launch . We will be promoting Kloé Avon this new venture at our November 19th Social Economy Drive event. More details to follow . !

I am really looking forward to this Saturday!!! Legacy Centre of Excellence is proud to present the 4th Annual Birmingham Black Business Conference, with our headline sponsors NatWest Group Business Growth West Midlands and the West Midlands Combined Authority. This year’s theme is “Implementing Excellence in Your Business,” and we are excited to bring together 100 Black businesses for a day of valuable insights that can help to accelerate your businesses growth. Participants can look forward to specialised workshops covering key topics such as growing and scaling your business, funding and financing, building successful tech enterprises, and expanding into the Caribbean and Africa. There will also be a panel discussion on the unique experiences of Black women in business. Our keynote speaker is the legendary Kanya King CBE founder of the MOBO Awards. Other esteemed guests include Business Leader and President of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce - Black Business Collective: Karl George. CEO of Legacy Centre of Excellence Keith Shayaam-Smith Chair of Legacy Centre of Excellence Deirdre LaBassiere LL.B(Hons) FTLS Pam Sheemar CCIB J.P Regional Accelerator Director at NatWest Bank, Tracy Sherratt BB Cert Senior Manager at British Business Bank Harinder Kunor Accelerator Community Manager at NatWest, Property entrepreneur Michael Gordon The Motivational Queen Zoe ⭐️Motivational Queen ⭐️ Bennett, MA, BEM CEO of Training Personified and Founder of the MBCC Awards, Tech entrepreneur Dexter Simms, Serial Entrepreneurs and trailblazers Nicole Riley Sophie Marie Bennett FdA, BA (Hons), MSc Priscila Cronje, Business Mentor and Coach Akeila Browne, MA. How to build and invest in Africa: Ghana HRH Awo Akyeabea Serwaa Ampaafo I, Gambia High Commission Her Excellency Dr. Fatou Bensouda and the African Chamber of commerce Eugene Nizeyimana. How to invest in Jamaica with: Laurence Jones of the Jamaican Investment Board Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) , Jamaican property law expert @Christine Campbell Swaby, Jamaican property expert Beverly Palmer, Business growth scale up specialist from the Founders Collective Davies Okeowo and some very special guests! Join us on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, starting at 9:00 AM for an inspiring day of networking and empowerment; packed with opportunities to learn and grow your business! Everybody is welcome! See you there! Thank you to everyone for your continued support.

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