STARTUPNOW

Startup's core team is small and dynamic, with a hands-on Trustee board, and draws extensively on the experience and energy of its peer mentors - Startup clients who have successfully turned their lives around... Since 2010 Startup has worked with over 1200 women, offering high-quality business advice, support into self-employment and peer mentoring. Supported by a range of funders including Big Lottery, the Startupnow for Women project has delivered a 1% re-offending rate for the 348 who have set up their own business, compared to national figures as high as 65% withing 2 years... Startup's initial focus for delivery was urban centres in Oxfordshire and has expanded across Buckinghamshire and more recently Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Warwickshire. Outcomes include entry into further education, gaining work experience with a Startup mentor, training, becoming employed and setting up their own business.

Primary location: Bicester United Kingdom