A free provision to people with disability, a long term illness or from a disadvantaged community
Mission and aims
To promote the relief of disabled and disadvantaged communities and their integration into society through the exploration and establishment of micro business. To provide such resources, support and assistance as required to explore and then engage in or participate actively in business and other means of commercial enterprise and in particular through the provision of an access to finance programme, incorporating a micro business loan fund for our targeted communities who would otherwise be unable or have difficulty accessing business finance.
Northern Pinetree Trust Offers
- A full programme of business and enterprise support
- Enterprise workshops
- 1:1 support
- Enterprise awareness and ideas generation / evaluation sessions
- Business and enterprise coaching
- Business planning
- Regional provision across the whole of the North East
- Confidence and personal development programmes
- Business start up counseling and Business Training
- Mentoring and ongoing business support post start
- Access to business finance - Grants and Loans
- Brokerage to other support providers
Who we work with
Adults and younger people who would benefit from 1:1 support or additional support.
People with:
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
- Hearing difficulties
- Learning difficulties
- Mental Distress
- Mental ill Health Challenges
- Hidden disabilities
- Long term unemployed, recently redundant or those at risk
- Young people with emotional / behavioral challenges
- Veterans or ex services
- Offenders / ex offenders and those at risk of being homeless
- 50+
- Residents of a deprived area
- People who need / would benefit from personalised or additional support
Organisations working with people from the above communities who want to explore social enterprise as a pathway to work for their clients.
