Thanet Social Enterprise Boost

The Thanet Social Enterprise Boost programme is a free support programme dedicated to 

fostering the growth of social enterprises and supporting social entrepreneurs in Thanet. 

Thanks to funding from the Government, Social Enterprise Kent can help you scale up your 

existing enterprise or kickstart your social entrepreneur idea (*eligibility criteria applies).

Our support programme is tailored to meet the diverse needs of social enterprises and social 

entrepreneurs and includes one-to-one mentoring and business support; networking 

opportunities; access to workshops; events and grants. 



*Eligibility criteria:

For the purpose of this programme, social enterprise is defined as either:

• an entrepreneur or unregistered organisation who is driven by a social or 

environmental purpose and can demonstrate a plan to work towards registration 

within the government definition below or;

• a registered social enterprise organisation within the government definition 

below;

“a social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are 

principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being 

driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners".

A start-up is considered to be an organisation that is less than 5 years old with a turnover of 

less than £250,000 in their last financial year.

Support will be available to social enterprises:

• That deliver 75% of their activities or services providing social or environmental 

benefit within Thanet; however, it is acceptable for projects to also deliver to a wider 

geographical area of beneficiaries;

• That are less than 5 years old;

• Have a turnover of less than £250,000 in their last financial year.

For further information, please visit the Social Enterprise Kent website at 

www.sekgroup.org.uk/business-support/social-enterprise-boost-programme/ or email us at 

boost@sekgroup.org.uk