Stop Guessing, Start Funding: Join Us for Friday Funding Chats Live!

Are you an impact-driven founder in the creative or fashion industries, navigating the crucial first five years of your micro or small business? If you're looking to gain a clearer understanding of the funding available to start and grow your purpose-driven enterprise, this event is for you.

Friday Funding Chats Live is an honest space dedicated to helping entrepreneurs like you move beyond the funding myths and grow your network intentionally, surrounded by like-minded individuals.

What to Expect on the Evening:

• Community Notes & Founder Intros
  Participate in an interactive networking exercise where you can collect needs and offers in real time. Five founders will be chosen at random to come on stage and give a 60-second introduction to the group.

• Fireside Chat Focus: Grants & Competitions
  Gain warm, authentic, and two-sided insights from a founder who successfully bootstrapped their business using grants and competitions, paired with an expert funding specialist. This session will provide a practical roadmap for accessing this specific type of funding.

• Diverse Q&A Session
  Bring your questions for a dynamic Q&A session, hosted and led by Lucy, ensuring a diverse range of takes on the audience's most pressing funding queries.

• Casual Networking
  Stay after the main discussion to enjoy dedicated casual networking time and make valuable connections that support your business growth.

Presented by:

• The Trampery: A purpose-led enterprise providing workspaces, venues, training, and management services, dedicated to making business a positive force in society.

• The WIP: A consultancy and education service empowering impact-driven founders to start and grow successful purpose-driven businesses.

Guests

Kae Katz - Founder of FibreLab, an innovative fibre recycling company that keeps textile waste local and valuable by turning it into new material. She has raised money through grants, competitions and bootstrapping. 

Sara Elkholy - Founder of Anaya Advisory. Sarah was the Programme Director for the Circular Fashion Innovation Network (CFIN), a programme she led across the British Fashion Council and UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), aimed at accelerating the UK towards a circular fashion ecosystem. She now runs her own company, Anaya Advisory, supporting SMEs, Start-Ups and Non-Profits on Strategy, Growth, Circularity, Funding & Strategic Partnerships and more!