Cwmpas and Bridgend Council Partnership Project Exceeds Social Enterprise Support Targets

Bridgend’s Social Enterprise Boom: Over 130 Businesses Backed in Just One Year

From helping to create eight new businesses to providing financial support and development opportunities to over 130 existing businesses, the local economy and social enterprise sector in Bridgend County Borough has received a boost over the last year – and it’s thanks to an innovative partnership between social enterprise development agency Cwmpas and Bridgend County Borough Council.  Designed to cater to local need, the UK Shared Prosperity Fu…

Cwmpas and Bridgend Council Partnership Project Exceeds Social Enterprise Support Targets

Bridgend County Borough Council is celebrating the success of an innovative partnership with social enterprise development agency Cwmpas. The scheme has seen eight new businesses created and more than 130 existing businesses provided with financial support and development opportunities. Martin Downes, the Cwmpas Lead Consultant who has been overseeing the Social Enterprise Support Programme in Bridgend, said: “Across Bridgend County Borough, we’…