The Millin Charity: Local Women, Local Enterprise

The Millin Charity is a specialist provider of women-only enterprise support services for women who are thinking about starting a business and women-led businesses who need support to be better prepared to build a successful and sustainable business.

The Millin Charity will be delivering our Local Women Local Enterprise offer from our Gateshead Hub based at the Greenesfield Business Centre. As part of this project we aim to offer women the opportunity to:

• become enterprise ready through a number of programmes they can take part in
• support existing enterprises
• access support to apply for grants to enable business growth (open to a minimum of five enterprises)

Local Women Local Enterprise will offer the following for women to take part in:

• one-to-one business support including business structures, milestone and goal setting, financial planning, product costing, legalities, business registration, markets, marketing, productivity
• bespoke and accredited enterprise training courses (level 1 and 2) accredited through NOCN
• a range of specialist workshops and expert one-to-one sessions that cover a range of areas including exploring enterprise, using social media, website development, basic bookkeeping, managing budgets, insurance and risk management, using online tools to develop your business and social media
• trading at markets and developing online trading opportunities; we will support women to take their products and services to market and support them to develop their online profiles
• mentoring opportunities through 'Your Enterprise' course, linking women to female entrepreneurs who will support them
• networking and inspiring opportunities for women to come together

If you live in Gateshead and would like to take part, please get in touch and we will carry out an assessment and eligibility and will support you to join the programme.

Contact details

Kirsty McDine and Shewley Haque
0191 499 8402
admin@themillincharity.co.uk
www.themillincharity.co.uk (opens new window)

Case Studies

Donna-Lisa Healy Photographer

Donna Lisa joined the Millin Charity in November 2023 to receive support for her photography business as she wanted to grow and develop her business into new areas.

Support received:

• financial forecasting
• market research
• social media development

Donna-Lisa has received one-to-one business advice and guidance and has attended a range of business workshops and has expanded her business and secured further bookings.  

Pear & Panda

Emma joined the Millin Charity in October 2023 as she wanted to gain as much knowledge as she could to set up her own small business. She is a mum of two small children and she was inspired to set up her business making healthy snacks for children as she noticed there weren't any options in the shops.

Support received:           

• finances and pricing
• marketing
• market research
• social media

She will be offering her products via a subscription service, so parents have fresh, healthy snacks available at all times for their hungry little ones!