Start-up Course | Edventure Frome
About this Programme
The course is the Edventure Start-up course, which is an 11 week part time course in community entrepreneurship. Using a learn by doing approach, students on the course are challenged to launch a new community enterprise using a lean design led approach.
Cost
Free
Programme type
Facilitated By
Edventure Frome
At Edventure, we aim to grow meaningful livelihoods and support commercial and charitable ventures that contribute to sustainable, healthy communities.
We do this by helping individuals to feel agency in their lives and supporting organisations that work for people and the planet.
As a hub for community enterprise, we run programmes for young adults and courses for people of all ages, as well as several community initiatives and satellite enterprises, such as The Welsh Mill Hub and Share - a library of things.
Our Start-up course has been running for nearly 10 years, and teaches young adults how to build a social enterprise and find agency in their lives.
About the Programme
Join this practical 11 week course in community entrepreneurship and learn how to turn ideas into reality, gain lots of transferable skills, meet like-minded people, grow confidence, and boost a local community enterprise. Open to those who learn best by doing and are up for a challenge.
The course is based in Frome, Somerset and has been running for the past ten years. Our Start-up course has seeded many local businesses and initiatives including the UK's first library of things and the UK's first community fridge among many others. Frome itself is renowned as a hotbed of community led approaches to development and problem solving from Green and Healthy Frome to Mayday Saxonvale to our Independent led council.
The course is open to all ages from purpose led young people starting out needing skills, experience and direction to purpose led career changes looking for new direction.
Our courses run for approximately 11 weeks from Mondays -Thursdays from 9.15 -2.45 pm. In addition, students need to be available for an additional 4 hours of work/study time a week and to attend the occasional evening or weekend event. For dates please check the upcoming courses section above.
The Edventure Start-Up course in community entrepreneurship is made up of 5 modules and a practical start-up challenge.
Interested? To find out more, fill in this short form to arrange an informal conversation / interview to find out more and explore whether the course is right for you.
Gallery
Programme FAQs
All your questions should be answered here.
