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  • “The networking, insights and access to Government SEUK can offer is invaluable to an ambitious enterprise such as ourselves.”
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  • “We only have the clients we have now thanks to the RBS Group MicroFinance Fund.”
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  • "Five Lamps was set up in the 1980s to help unemployed men back into work after steel works closed."
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  • “We received tremendous recognition for all our work in the media and it has also allowed us to raise our game when dealing with organisations interested in working with us as partners.”
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  • “Winning RBS SE100 Trailiblazing Newcomer Award in 2011 has helped us take our work in new directions.”
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  • "As a result UTMT has grown from just sourcing honey to providing beekeeping training for farmers and their communities, increasing the business across six states."
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Inspiring Social Enterprise

Providing support and funding to the social business sector

RBS Group has been supporting businesses set up to solve social problems for many years. The social enterprise sector plays a major role in the UK economy with 62,000 businesses drawing both financial and social returns. These organisations employ 800,000 people and contribute £24bn to the UK economy.

We want to build on our legacy to do even more to strengthen the sector.
By the end of 2015, we will support 2,500 social enterprises, working in partnership with the sector to improve access to expertise, markets and finance.

– building on our legacy of supporting women in business

Go to Inspiring Women in Enterprise

– supporting more young people to start up in business.

Go to Inspiring Youth Enterprise

– providing support and funding to the social business sector.

Go to Inspiring Social Enterprise