Previous Programmes
A selection of the many programmes InBiz has run in the UK to support enterprise
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Confidence to Work
InBiz understand that for many people on Incapacity Benefit, returning to work can seem a tough challenge, especially if you've had a long spell away from employment or are still adjusting to an ongoing condition.
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ESF Jobsearch
ESF Jobsearch is a European Social Fund programme for those who are unemployed. The programme is run by InBiz in the North East for those living in the Northumberland or Durham area.
Criteria
- Unemployed & over 18
- Unemployed over 6 months
- Private Sector Led Jobcentre
- Disability - Claiming benefit
- Offender or Ex-Offender
- Anyone
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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Opportunities in Learning (OIL)
InBiz delivers this programme for ex-offenders on probation which is funded by The Offender Learning & Skills Service (OLASS). The programme is run by InBiz South East in Surrey and Sussex.
Criteria
- Unemployed & over 18
- Unemployed over 6 months
- Private Sector Led Jobcentre
- Disability - Claiming benefit
- Offender or Ex-Offender
- Anyone
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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Access to Finance
Want to raise money to grow your business? This programme for small businesses is part-funded by the London Development Agency, and offers specialist business advice.
Criteria
- Unemployed & over 18
- Unemployed over 6 months
- Private Sector Led Jobcentre
- Disability - Claiming benefit
- Offender or Ex-Offender
- Anyone
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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Breaking the Cycle
Develop your skills and find the job that's right for you. You can get a job and take that important step towards a more secure future. You'll get the help and support you need to move off benefits and find and keep the right job for you.
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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Inside Out
InBiz recognise that many offenders/ex offenders feel that the barriers they face are too great and that they are unable to return to the workplace and have a sustainable career/future.
Criteria
- Unemployed & over 18
- Unemployed over 6 months
- Private Sector Led Jobcentre
- Disability - Claiming benefit
- Offender or Ex-Offender
- Anyone
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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Business Link Business Start Up South East
InBiz delivers a set of Business Link developed support programmes for anyone in the South East thinking of starting their own business and for those who have recently started up.
Criteria
- Unemployed & over 18
- Unemployed over 6 months
- Private Sector Led Jobcentre
- Disability - Claiming benefit
- Offender or Ex-Offender
- Anyone
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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ESF Self Employment West London
To provide pre-start business advise and support to residence living within the 2 London Boroughs of Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham who are intending to start a business.
Criteria
- Unemployed & over 18
- Unemployed over 6 months
- Private Sector Led Jobcentre
- Disability - Claiming benefit
- Offender or Ex-Offender
- Anyone
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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North London Pathways to Enterprise
Providing support and guidance for individuals wanting to start a business.
Criteria
- Unemployed & over 18
- Unemployed over 6 months
- Private Sector Led Jobcentre
- Disability - Claiming benefit
- Offender or Ex-Offender
- Anyone
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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Building Bricks
Building Bricks is a programme delivered to Offenders and Ex-Offenders living in the Southampton area.
Criteria
- Unemployed & over 18
- Unemployed over 6 months
- Private Sector Led Jobcentre
- Disability - Claiming benefit
- Offender or Ex-Offender
- Anyone
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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Chrysalis
Chrysalis was about enabling women to start a New Life by starting a New Business. The Programme has helped to dissipate the misconception that self employment is only for individuals who have large amounts of financial backing or unique ideas.
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Advice and Guidance
Working in partnership with Kennedy Scott, InBiz provided specialist Advice and Guidance sessions on Self Employment for those receiving Incapacity Benefits. The services were free and available to anyone living in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire or the Isle of Wight and claiming an incapacity benefit. Such benefits included Incapacity Benefit (IB), Severe Disability Allowance (SDA), Income Support (IS) claimed by reason of sickness or disability and certain other disability benefits.
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PACE (Providing Achievable Community Education)
This programme was designed to improve the employability of the long-term unemployed and remove external barriers to employment and learning through participation in Community Learning Clubs (CLCs)
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Next Step IAG
InBiz delivered a one-to-one Information, Advice and Guidance session to adults over twenty years old with below level 2 qualifications throughout Suffolk.
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Suffolk NextStep Skills Coaching
This was a pilot programme run in Suffolk in partnership with Jobcentre Plus who were responsible for referrals to the programme.
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ESF Self Employment (European Social Fund)
The ESF Self Employment programme was funded by the European Social Fund and was available to anyone who was unemployed and over the age of eighteen. The programme was run by InBiz in the North East and covered the areas of Durham and Tees Valley.
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50+ Skills and Motivation
The programme was for clients aged over 50 living in the Suffolk area of the UK who were economically inactive or who had been unemployed for less than 12 months.
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Egremont Market Town Initiative
The programme was aimed at supporting entrepreneurial activity within Egremont. It provided an awareness of self employment and the necessary information about starting a business.
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Chamberlink Business Support Startup
InBiz provided support to white males living in the Wigan area who were interested in starting a business. The programme operated around two themes: Awareness & Diagnostics and Preparation & Planning. InBiz delivered this as an outreach service in Wigan, for local people within the community.
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Future Entrepreneurs
Discovering hidden entrepreneurial skills within a community group was the concept behind this project. The programme was for all ages in the North East area.
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DWP/BL 3 Months Offer
Providing support and guidance for individuals wanting to start a business.
Criteria
- Unemployed & over 18
- Unemployed over 6 months
- Private Sector Led Jobcentre
- Disability - Claiming benefit
- Offender or Ex-Offender
- Anyone
Regions
- North West
- North East
- East Midlands
- London
- South East
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