Natasha Heaphy
Discover Twickenham BID Manager
The Active Richmond Fund
The Active Richmond Fund aims to support local organisations and individuals to provide an extended range of activities that enriches the Social Prescribing or Cultural offer, promoting an active lifestyle for borough residents. This fund is open to the voluntary and community sector, but also to small businesses like sole traders (e.g. fitness instructors).
The Fund exists to respond to both current and emerging needs, gaps and opportunities by offering social, cultural and physical activities (including sports, fitness, arts and social groups). We particularly encourage applications from organisations and individual providers who are working with adults who are less active, ‘hard to reach’, in Care or engaged with Social Prescribing. The Fund awards grants for activities which improve people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Grant schemes
The Active Richmond fund offers two grant schemes to apply to:
- Micro Grants – up to £500
- Main Grants – up to £5,000
The main website link is: https://www.richmond.gov.uk/services/wellbeing_and_lifestyle/improving_wellbeing_through_exercise/active_richmond_fund
Richmond Business Hub
Richmond Business Hub is a ‘One-Stop-Shop’ where businesses can find information and guidance on Local campaigns, co-working spaces, Brexit, as well as International Trading after Brexit.
Richmond Business Hub Events page has a wide variety of workshops that are currently running. Phoenix Enterprise Programme, which includes the creative, hospitality and leisure sectors; other workshops/webinars cover anything from Customs Import Declarations, Introduction to Xero (new cloud-based accounting software), social media marketing for businesses, your business and sustainability.
The workshops/webinars are (currently) all online and the vast majority is for FREE.
Phoenix Enterprise Programme
INTRODUCING RICHMOND COUNCIL’S SCALE UP BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
This proven 90 day scale up programme has been built for ambitious businesses that want to fast track their growth and generate significant revenue. It covers advanced skills across business strategy, sales and marketing, finance and funding, leadership and management and recruitment. If you want to break the million pound barrier and beyond, then this programme is for you. Available to you 24/7/365. We have developed a blended learning approach to suit all learning styles. It’s the most comprehensive business training in the marketplace today. It’s packed with everything you need to get accelerate your business growth from expanding your staff, improving leadership skills and generating a 6/7 figure annual turnover.
Download more information about the Phoenix Enterprise Programme.