The Growing Club in Lancaster has received a three-year core funding grant from the National Lottery’s Reaching Communities programme.
The long-term funds will allow the club to continue delivering its skills and training services, which are aimed at women in all stages of business, and to expand its reach.
The social enterprise announced the news ahead of its International Women's Day celebrations. The club points out that while 16,000 more women than men become self-employed in the last quarter, support for women existing or transferring from benefits to work or self-employment is 'virtually non-existent', with lone parents suffering the most.
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