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You can use this page to access organisations which may be able to offer financial support or assistance.West Sussex for Social Enterprise.Website address:http://www.open4socialenterprise.info/westsussex/Default.aspx
Community Loan Fund South East The Community Loan Fund for the South East was launched in November 2003, with the aim of overcoming the funding gap often experienced social enterprise. Loan finance is provided to not-for-profit community organisations. Details of this fund can be obtained from:
Ground Floor, Ibex House or via the website, at: www.lif.org.uk
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF): Visit the CAF website at http://www.cafonline.org
Community Development Finance Institutions: CDFIs CDFIs are sustainable, independent organisations which provide financial services with two aims: to generate social and financial returns. They supply capital and business support to individuals and organisations whose purpose is to create wealth in disadvantaged communities or under served marketshe competitiveness of social enterprises in the South East and small and medium. Website address: www.cdfa.org.uk South Coast Money Line:South Coast Money Line (SCML) provides personal and business loans for residents of Portsmouth, Gosport, Havant, Southampton, Totton, Hythe and Eastleigh. Website address:http://www.scmoneyline.org.uk Capitalise Business Support:Capitalise Business Support provides an alternative to mainstream banks for people with a good business or social enterprise proposition who have had their application declined because they failed to meet their bank's lending criteria. Loans of up to £25,000 repayable over 6-60 months are available in Website address: http://www.capitalise.org
IFCIC: Inclusive Finance is a Community Interest Company providing support to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). IFcic offers an efficient service to organisations endeavouring to support people who are excluded from conventional forms of finance. Click here to go to the IFCIC website.
BigInvest: BigInvest is a specialised provider of finance to social enterprises. Founded by The Big Issue, it is led by social entrepreneurs and staffed by social financiers. BIGinvest is a social enterprise, with an asset lock and any dividends paid to The Big Issue. Click here to go the BigInvest website.
UnLtd: UnLtd supports social entrepreneurs - people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better. They provide a complete package of funding and support to help individuals make their ideas a reality. Click here to go to the UnLtd website. Community Development Finance Association (cdfa)The cdfa is the UK trade association for Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs). CDFIs are sustainable, independent financial institutions that provide capital and support to enable individuals or organisations to develop and create wealth in disadvantaged communities or under-served markets. The cdfa's mission is to support the development of a thriving and sustainable community development finance (CDFI) sector that provides finance for disadvantaged and underserved communities and, as a consequence, contribute to the increasing prosperity of these communities. For further details, please contact: Bernie Morgan, Chief Executive
Tel: 020 7680 1028 Fax: 020 7488 9231 information@lif.org.uk |
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| Site last updated 12 February 2007
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