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From Homelessness to Business Success - Winners Announced of National Competition

Published: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00

Fifteen organisations from around the country (including Devon and Plymouth) will be able to start up or develop new social enterprises after winning the funding through the Spark initiative, including . The competition involved homeless organisations pitching their ideas to a panel of experts from the business and voluntary sector.

The SPARK initiative was set up by the Department of Communities and Local Government, working in partnership with the TREES Group, Eastside Consulting, and Big Issue Invest and is about helping homeless organisations to become self-sustaining businesses rather than relying on charitable donations. The winners will receive further expert consulting and management support from the corporate partners PricewaterhouseCoopers, Places for People and BT to ensure that they get the most from the funding to develop their business.

Further information is available by following the link below:

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Regional Strategies, Housing and Planning Directorate
Government Office for the South West
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
tel: 0117 900 1888
fax: 0117 900 1914
email: swhousing@gosw.gsi.gov.uk


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