Catalyst Fund – a business and start up grant [1]
One Manchester are always looking at ways to support new and growing businesses in the area and they have allocated £40,000 to do just that.
One Manchester are always looking at ways to support new and growing businesses in the area and they have allocated £40,000 to do just that.
The University of Manchester and its main construction partners – Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine – have established a £20,000 fund to support neighbourhood initiatives in areas closest to the University’s construction sites around Oxford Road and near Owens Park, Wilmslow Road.
Manchester City Council has a quantity of surplus office furniture available for distribution to not-for-profit organisations in the city.
In 2018 it will be 100 years since the first women secured the right to vote in the UK. Yet 100 years on, we are still fighting for gender equality. The Pankhurst Centre sees the social injustice still faced by women every single day and are calling you to action to help them to do something special for women and children in 2018: to build a Suffragette Garden to commemorate the work of Emmeline Pankhurst and the incredible Suffragette Women 100 years on, and foster the well-being of women still experiencing social injustice today.
In recent years the Charity Commission has seen its budget slashed from £40m to around £21m – and further cuts could well be on the horizon. As a result, there is a debate about charging charities to plug the gap – which DSC opposes.
A well-resourced Charity Commission is vital for the work of charities, but the Directory of Social Change believes that diverting charitable resources to fund the regulator is wrong, on many levels.
In the latest newsletter from Greater Manchester Poverty Action: Salford City’s Mayor Paul Dennett writes about tackling poverty in the city; Wythenshawe and Sale East MP Mike Kane shares his views on debt and the impact it has on his constituency’s families. There is a brief write-up about Living Wage week and information about Trafford Housing Trust’s grant funding to improve the lives of people living in Trafford. There is also information about forthcoming meetings.
Macmillan Information Bus is stopping in your town…
Tuesday 14 November - Middleton Gardens M24 4DB, 9.30am-3.30pm
Wednesday 15 November - Manchester Hospitals site by M&S, 8.30am-3pm
Thursday 16 November - Longsight Market, M13 0WG, 9am-4pm
Friday 17 November - Hyde Market, 9am-3pm
Got any questions about cancer?
Need support in any areas?
The Greater Manchester Business Awards are accepting entries for the Young Business Person of the Year Award for which will celebrate the Professionalism and Excellence of Businesses and Organisations in Greater Manchester. The Awards are independently judged by a Panel of business peers assigned to ensure a fair and open judging system for the Business Awards.
Business and IP Centre Manchester can help you start run and grow your business.
From that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business, you’ll find the tools, support and advice you need.
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 13-19 November 2017 the centre is hosting a series of events and workshops.
Please see attachment for further information and booking instructions.
Manchester City Council are excited to share their magical Christmas animation for 2017.
There's something for everyone this Christmas in Manchester: www.manchester.gov.uk/christmas [21]
Links
[1] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/catalyst-fund-%E2%80%93-business-and-start-grant
[2] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news
[3] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/business-citizenship
[4] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/capacity-building
[5] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/funding
[6] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/university-construction-community-fund
[7] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/office-furniture-available
[8] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/plant-seed-gender-equality-%E2%80%93-pankhurst-centre-and-manchester-women%E2%80%99s-aid-crowdfunding-campaign
[9] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/environment
[10] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/equalities
[11] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/campaign-against-charging-charities
[12] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/policy-and-influence
[13] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/gm-poverty-action-newsletter-view-salford-citys-mayor-mike-kane-mp-debt-and-its-impact-living
[14] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/macmillan-information-bus-manchester-14-17-november
[15] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/health-and-wellbeing
[16] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/greater-manchester-business-awards-young-business-person-year-award
[17] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/young-people
[18] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/business-ip-centre-whats-november-2017
[19] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/shared-topic-areas/learning-skills-and-employment
[20] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/christmas-manchester
[21] http://www.manchester.gov.uk/christmas
[22] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/shared-topic-areas/arts-culture
[23] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news?page=352
[24] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news?page=349
[25] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news?page=350
[26] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news?page=351
[27] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news?page=354
[28] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news?page=355
[29] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news?page=356
[30] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news?page=357
[31] https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/category/news-type/sector-news?page=585