Autumn is here in Cardiff – the season of fresh starts, golden leaves, and new opportunities. If you’ve ever thought about offering care or support in your community, our free development programme can help turn your idea into a safe, sustainable enterprise.

Oxfordshire Community Voluntary Action (OCVA) host Communities of Practice (CoP) – networking events for people providing support, care, and advice to over-18s in the community.

Suffolk County Council’s ‘Coffee & Care’ video series features individuals and organisations that are putting people at the heart of care, including two of our micro-enterprises and Catalyst Joseph Young.

If you are looking for particular grants, you may find it useful to sign up to ‘BCP Open 4 Community’.

There are lots of exciting events for new start-ups in the Wiltshire area. Whether you want some practical help or to network and make new connections, there is an event for you!

Great Oaks Hub are launching a new monthly wellbeing drop-in service, beginning on Tuesday 2nd September, to provide support and access to the Great Oaks Hospice team.

A drop-in session to showcase all of our fantastic community enterprises will be taking place at the Living Well Hub once per month from September to December.

The Warrington Guardian newspaper has been supporting the launch of each new community micro-enterprise by featuring them as ‘business of the week’.

Community Matters are running an online session in December, looking at how to manage, support, and protect volunteers.

Community Catalysts Cardiff recently welcomed back some people who’ve been on the Community Catalysts Development Programme and are now thinking about what comes next – growing their business, taking on staff, reaching more people etc.

The Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub is an online community for businesses in one innovative and intelligent platform, providing instant access to impartial business advice, information, support, events, specialist programmes, and funding.

Realise Futures are offering a range of new adult learning courses across the county and online.