November 2015 - this month we have been busy writing courses and have supported our 250th client!. We have also been preparing on the new Business School launch in partnership with Langworthy Cornerstone Centre. Very exciting times ahead! Salford Star Article here
October 2015 - this month we have seen our 200th client supporting them with their self employment idea. We have also run our 14th level 2 business course since April!
September 2015 - another mega busy month at Banana HQ with bid writing (7 bids written in almost 2 weeks!). 93 people have now attend one of our level 2 courses and we have a 100% pass rate!
August 2015 - We are looking for volunteers! We need someone to help us get a newsletter together using online services such as mail chimp. We just need someone to design it and we will supply the content. Can you help? Travel expenses paid!
July 2015 - we are hiring! Inspirational, "Freelance" Business Trainers wanted by Banana Enterprise Network (must have sense of humour, empathetic approach and be skilled/experienced/qualified in their own field of expertise). Please don't expect huge daily rates (we are a charity with limited funds) - if you want to be part of a growing team, then contact jayne for more information
June 2015 - this month we can proudly announce that we have received funding from the lottery to expand our free service into Tyldesley and Atherton areas of Wigan! Thank you most sincerely to our funding manager at the lottery and to all those people who have helped us to achieve this, just 6 months after we started our first project in Salford. We are continuing to support the people of Salford too and so far have supported over 85 people there since we launched in January!
May 2015 - we continued to successfully deliver our free level 2 courses in Salford - 100% pass rate again!
This month we also heard the good news that we had won some funding - more details to follow in June!
This month we also heard the good news that we had won some funding - more details to follow in June!
April 2015 - we're a charity!
Banana became a registered charity at the end of April! This opens up new opportunities for us and we are proud to have come so far in just 4 months!
FIRST LEVEL 2 BUSINESS COURSE COMPLETED! - ALL 11 BUDDING ENTREPRENURS PASS WITH FLYING COLOURS!
WELL DONE TO YOU ALL!
WELL DONE TO YOU ALL!
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GONE BANANA'S!
We've been giving out a lot of banana's so far this month - did you know that banana's give you energy (just like we do!) and help combat depression?
March 2015
Banana gives out lots of fresh banana's to Job centre staff across Salford!
Jayne was invited to some job centre staff meetings this month to talk about her work with Banana Enterprise Network.
Staff seemed rather pleased with the free banana's given out. Did you know that Banana's help combat depression, give you energy and you can shine your shoes with the banana skin?
EASY FUNDRAISING - We are now on Easy Fundraising see here http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/bananaenterprisenetwork/?t=Easyfundraising-lo
February 2015
We were in the news this month! see article here
January 2015
Pilot Scheme
This month saw the launch of our first pilot scheme in Salford, effectively launching our new social enterprise, which is currently staffed by volunteers until we secure substantial funding.
HMRC - Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Also, we teamed up with the tax office in Manchester and they have kindly allowed us to partner with them and bring you a whole host of tax related services such as FREE E-learning tools, webinars, and group workshops for example.
HMRC Launch New Business Support Tax App
HMRC have launched a new app for businesses providing easier access to a wide range of our digital help and support. The app links to services which provide the right advice in helping businesses with their tax obligations.
The app is available to download on the Apple iStore https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hmrc/id514561561?mt=8 and on Google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.gov.hmrc.ptcalc
We've been giving out a lot of banana's so far this month - did you know that banana's give you energy (just like we do!) and help combat depression?
March 2015
Banana gives out lots of fresh banana's to Job centre staff across Salford!
Jayne was invited to some job centre staff meetings this month to talk about her work with Banana Enterprise Network.
Staff seemed rather pleased with the free banana's given out. Did you know that Banana's help combat depression, give you energy and you can shine your shoes with the banana skin?
EASY FUNDRAISING - We are now on Easy Fundraising see here http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/bananaenterprisenetwork/?t=Easyfundraising-lo
February 2015
We were in the news this month! see article here
January 2015
Pilot Scheme
This month saw the launch of our first pilot scheme in Salford, effectively launching our new social enterprise, which is currently staffed by volunteers until we secure substantial funding.
HMRC - Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Also, we teamed up with the tax office in Manchester and they have kindly allowed us to partner with them and bring you a whole host of tax related services such as FREE E-learning tools, webinars, and group workshops for example.
HMRC Launch New Business Support Tax App
HMRC have launched a new app for businesses providing easier access to a wide range of our digital help and support. The app links to services which provide the right advice in helping businesses with their tax obligations.
The app is available to download on the Apple iStore https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hmrc/id514561561?mt=8 and on Google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.gov.hmrc.ptcalc
