Our Enterprise in Disguise social action projects have grown from strength to strength, supporting and nurturing ideas that come from the community groups and the charities we work with.
Enterprise to uses business enterprise skills as a vehicle to volunteer, strengthen relationships and skills, and bring communities together to make friends and care for generations to come.
In 2022, partnership working was key to our success, in tough post-Covid Pandemic times.
In Benwell we support the Crafty Lasses every Tuesday. There we learn new skills, help with CVs and employability and run community events with Pendower Good Neighbour Project. We’ve recently worked with One Strawberry Lane (Home Group and BAM Construction) to build a legacy project which is the Sunnybank Secret Garden.
In Pendower in Benwell, we helped 15 volunteers who use the Pendower Good Neighbour Project, create a socially distanced pizza garden, during the Covid-19 Pandemic. This space will be used for years to come with families and elders to create a safe place for activities and a slice of pizza.
In Throckley we worked with volunteers who identified a need for a jobs and skills fair for the young unemployed and returners to work which attracted over 80 visitors. Good partnership working with Throckley Community Hall and Inspire Youth Tyne & Wear ensured the event was a big success and we since went on to deliver a further two jobs fairs online and face-to-face during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
There are lots of ways to get involved with Upstart Enterprise. You could roll up your sleeves to volunteer or take part in one of our skills or enterprise programmes. If you are a business, you could support one of our in-school business enterprise challenges, which offer way more benefits than giving a donation. Please get in touch
