Latest Bright Ideas Fund now open!

The Bright Ideas Fund opens today (Tuesday 6 August) to support new community business ideas with tailored support and funding.

The fund is available for eligible community businesses and supports them from the initial start-up and planning stages through to the implementation stage with grants of up to £15,000.

The Bright Ideas Fund is funded by Power to Change, an independent trust supporting community businesses in England and delivered by Locality, the national network for community organisations, in partnership with Co-operatives UK, the Plunkett Foundation and Groundwork UK.

The deadline dates, are:

6 October 5pm To complete the eligibility checker (without this step, you can't apply to the fund)

7 October 11.59pm To submit your full application

To find out more, check eligibility and apply for funding, please visit the Bright Ideas Fund page.