Ortus, the business development agency, is looking for 10 social enterprises to develop their businesses into a franchise, and 20 community and voluntary or social enterprises interested in a franchisee arrangement to start up new social economy businesses as part of The Social Franchising Programme.
The programme forms part of Invest Northern Ireland’s Jobs Fund and aims to create 285 new jobs across Northern Ireland. It has been designed to help community, voluntary and social economy sector organisations defy the current economic downturn.
Applications are open now with information seminars planned all over Northern Ireland including one at The Play House next Thursday 23rd February 2012.
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