Swindon & Wiltshire News Monday December 4 2023 Platform Project launches Youth Enterprise Workshop for home-educated students Budding entrepreneurs who are home-educated students are invited to join a free workshop to turn business ideas into a start-up reality. Swindon not-for-profit business The Platform Project has launched a Youth Enterprise Workshop to help young people who are […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions Wednesday March 16 2022 Social enterprise supporting young people appoints mortgage advisor to The Platform Project board Swindon businessman Chris Blackwell has been appointed to the board of The Platform Project, the community interest company that helps young people in the town who are at risk of unemployment. Chris, who is a director of independent mortgage […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Tuesday November 23 2021 Social enterprise supporting young people appeals for new directors New non-executive directors are being sought to support The Platform Project and join its board as it seeks to help more young people in Swindon who are at risk of unemployment.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Friday September 3 2021 Social enterprise offers more kickstarter opportunities for young people Four young people have joined The Platform Project in Swindon as part of the government’s Kickstart programme, and there are four more vacancies available before the scheme finishes in December.
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Monday August 2 2021 Social enterprise offers brighter future for young people Two teenagers from Swindon are celebrating being offered their dream jobs thanks to The Platform Project’s internship scheme.
Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions Thursday June 24 2021 Project secures grant to help young people develop employability skills Swindon’s Platform Project has been awarded a £90,000 grant from Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Youth Fund to support the organisation’s work with young people at risk of unemployment.
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Tuesday May 4 2021 Two new partnership managers join social enterprise Social enterprise The Platform Project has welcomed two new partnership managers to create closer relationships with local employers and further reduce youth unemployment.
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Monday March 29 2021 Entrepreneur joins social enterprise supporting young people Entrepreneur and charity founder Fiona Simpson has joined the Swindon-based social enterprise The Platform Project to support even more young people aged 13-21 to find work or take their next steps in life.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Monday February 1 2021 Tech firm steps up to support young people Technology consultancy Ntegra has partnered with the youth enterprise The Platform Project to support more young people into work during 2021.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Friday December 18 2020 Youth employment project secures £100k funding in three months A not-for-profit project that supports young people in Swindon interested in setting up their own business has secured £100k in funding in just three months.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday November 19 2020 Business leaders sought to support young people struggling to find work Business owners and managers are being sought to join a mentoring scheme to support young people with employability and enterprise skills. Sadie Sharp, founder of youth development firm The Platform Project based in Dorcan, Swindon, has launched the scheme at a time when job prospects for young people are shrinking.
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Tuesday October 6 2020 Youth employment project appoints entrepreneur as chairman Entrepreneur James Phipps has been appointed as chairman of Swindon youth development firm The Platform Project. The philanthropic businessman has been involved as a non-executive director for 12 months and has now stepped up to support continued growth, community and business engagement.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday September 23 2020 Project secures grant to help young people into work Swindon-based youth development firm The Platform Project has been awarded a grant of £36,500 from the Social Enterprise Support Fund to help more young people improve their employability prospects. The fund provides essential financial support to help social enterprises meet additional demands, change the way they work, make their spaces Covid-secure, and manage liquidity during the next six months.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday July 22 2020 Autistic teenage entrepreneur gets a shout our from celebrity for coping during lockdown Autistic teenager Leon Watts was thrilled when TV presenter Chris Tarrant mentioned him during a recent virtual charity quiz night. Leon, who’s 16 and lives with his family in Oakhurst, Swindon, is one of the young people who attend The Platform Project, a not-for-profit young development programme which supports young people interested in starting their own business.
