Turn your solo venture into a future-ready social enterprise
Our free, transformative bootcamp helps freelancers, first-time founders and solopreneurs in Cambridge convert solo ventures into thriving social enterprises. Over a focused programme, participants gain the knowledge, skills and networks to develop sustainable, future-ready organisations that create real social value.
Applications for this programme are now closed.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
Choose the format that best suits your schedule:
3‑Day Intensive Bootcamp
3‑Week Flexible Programme
Freelancers, independent creators, side‑hustlers, and first‑time founders based in Cambridge
Those with solo ventures or early‑stage business ideas
Individuals with a social or environmental mission and an ambition to grow
Applications closed for now
We’re not accepting new applications at the moment, but you can register your interest to hear when the next programme opens.
Allia, supported by 25 years of social enterprise expertise, and funded through the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund in collaboration with Cambridge City Council and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
We’re not accepting new applications at the moment, but you can register your interest to hear when the next programme opens.
Intensive Cohort
Flexible Cohort
For more information on the programme structure, how it works, or information on when the next cohort will run, please contact:
Programme Manager: Marina Pritchard
Up to £5,000 in funding and expert support for businesses ready to grow
If your business has been trading for a year or two, you’ll know this phase well.
You know your business has potential, you just need the right support to grow it.
Tower Hamlets Support for Startups is a free programme designed to help you move forward with clarity, build a plan, and access funding opportunities. This programme is funded by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets through the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund, supported by the Greater London Authority, and delivered by Allia Impact.
Re-ignite the spark of creativity and passion for your start-up
The Founder Pitstop is a free four-week, in-person programme helping experienced start-up founders navigate the pressure of running a venture. This programme addresses a fundamental truth hurting many businesses: sustaining a venture requires not just operational grit, but the space to reconnect with the curiosity and creativity that fuel long-term resilience.
Combining reflective business support with hands-on creative practice, weekly workshops ran by Allia Impact & Madam Makery offer a different way to tackle the isolation and cognitive load eroding curiosity for so many. These workshops will allow founders to take a step back, think strategically to problem-solve the challenges they face, break routine thinking, and return to the spark that gave them a reason to start their business.
Turn your idea into an impactful venture
Start Strong Lewisham is a free 6-week business support programme for Lewisham residents who want to turn an idea into a business or social venture.
Whether you are just getting started or still exploring an early idea, the programme will help you build your confidence, develop your business idea, and take practical steps towards launching. It is designed to support aspiring founders from all backgrounds, especially those who may not have seen themselves reflected in traditional start-up spaces.
