Leading grant maker Kent Community Foundation has partnered with SWEF to support Kent and Medway’s young business entrepreneurs.
Kent Community Foundation is working in partnership with SWEF to provide business grants to entrepreneurs aged 18-30 in Kent and Medway.
Grants are available to cover essential costs as applicants turn their business idea into reality or to support growth and development if their business is trading and is less than 2 years old.
Grants will be awarded to cover costs for equipment that will help a business achieve increased revenues, equipment that will help a business increase production where there is proven demand, materials or stock for a new product line, prototypes, website build, training or product development.
The SWEF Fund accepts –
- Applications for grants up to the value of £2,000 (although applications for start-up businesses at the pre-revenue stage are initially eligible for up to £500 to help prove the business concept and start revenue generation)
- Applications for UK businesses
- Applications with evidence of significant steps taken to get your business off the ground (applications solely for ‘business ideas’ will not be considered)
The SWEF fund will support, applicants between the ages of 18-30 who live in Kent or Medway, who agree to spend the funding within one month of receipt of the funds and give feedback after 12 months.
Georgie MacFarlan, Individual Grants Officer, Kent Community Foundation said, “We are delighted to be working with SWEF to support Kent’s young business entrepreneurs. We are looking for applications that tell us about your business and how a grant would help you to make it more successful or to support the start-up costs for your new business. We will also require your business plan and a breakdown of specific costs to help us understand how you would use the grant. There is plenty of information on the Kent Community Foundation website about the application process and I am very happy to answer any questions you may have.”
To find out more about the Kent Community Foundation SWEF funding please visit www.kentcf.org.uk/funding/individuals/swef or email georgie@kentcf.org.uk
About SWEF
The aim of SWEF is to change things for young people who are perfectly capable of taking their business to the next stage but don’t have access to the finance to do so.
About Kent Community Foundation
Leading grant-maker Kent Community Foundation has been finding, funding, and supporting some of the smallest voluntary groups in the county for twenty four years. In this time, it has distributed £60 million to support thousands of small charities and deserving causes where a modest sum of money can make a significant impact.
Kent Community Foundation is part of a UK wide accredited network of forty-seven Community Foundations who are committed to improving the lives of local people and communities, particularly the most vulnerable, isolated, and disadvantaged.
Responsible for more than one hundred philanthropic funds, Kent Community Foundation is unrivalled in its knowledge of local causes and assists individuals, families, and businesses who want to help, to establish and administer their own charitable funds.
Kent Community Foundation has five funding priorities –
- Children, Young People & Families
Supporting disadvantaged children and young people’s physical and mental health, encouraging positive choices and staying safe. - Vulnerable Adults
Helping those who may need extra care dealing with challenging issues or those at risk of social exclusion or discrimination.
3. Elderly and Isolated
Enabling elderly adults to stay well, healthy, independent and free from social isolation.
4. Employability, Skills & Enterprise
Creating opportunities to develop skills and confidence and have a positive impact in areas and groups of people with high unemployment.
5. Environment
Encouraging community action to improve and protect local spaces with support sustainable ways of living.
