StartUp Saturday £1k grants

York’s budding entrepreneurs are being invited to learn essential business skills and win one of ten £1,000 grants at a StartUp Saturday event at the city’s historic Guildhall on 11 March 2023.

From practical advice to inspirational stories from a panel of local business founders, the fun and interactive day-long session will equip attendees with everything they need to successfully start or scale their enterprise.

Open to anyone who has recently started their business, or who is hoping to start one, the event will be led by Emma Jones, founder and CEO of Enterprise Nation, one of the UK’s foremost business support organisations. Other speakers will include Marketing consultant Amanda Perry, who will share her expert insights on how businesses can succeed on social media channels.

StartUp Saturday is part of the StartUp UK initiative, a partnership between Enterprise Nation and Monzo Business, and is being facilitated by City of York Council, using funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

At the event, ten young founders will receive a grant of £1,000 each to kick-start their business, as part of a funding competition backed by the York-based youth enterprise charity the Enterprise Trust. York-based businesses, started within the last six months by entrepreneurs aged 18-30, can apply now to be considered for an award.

The closing date for entries to the funding competition is midnight on 26 February 2023.

To book your free tickets for this event, and to find out if your business is eligible to apply to win one of the £1,000 grants, click here.