What is The Millin Charity?
The Millin Charity was established over 20 years ago, with the aim of supporting multiply marginalised and disadvantaged women to access more opportunities, improve their employability and start businesses that they believe in. The word ‘millin’ is Urdu, Bangladeshi and Hindi for ‘togetherness’, which is at the heart of the work that the charity does. This female-led organisation centres women supporting women, and in doing so, allowing them to improve their mental health and community.
What support do they offer?
The Millin Charity has a number of different projects that women can get involved with.
Local Women, Local Enterprise
The Millin Charity’s Local Women, Local Enterprise project is a series of accredited courses, training and workshops, led by local business women to support other women who want to develop a business idea, and get that idea off the ground. You can gain accredited qualifications in Economic Wellbeing and Financial Capability, Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development and Retail Knowledge.
These qualifications include practical workshops to support business development. This includes Plan Your Enterprise, where you’ll be encouraged to set sustainable goals and become self-employed, Developing Your Brand and Building Your Customer Based, where you can find your brand identity and reach your target market, and Legalities To Know About, which includes information about HMRC, business structures and how to complete a self-assessment.
Business advice and guidance
The Millin Charity’s Local Women, Local Enterprise project is a series of accredited courses, training and workshops, led by local business women to support other women who want to develop a business idea, and get that idea off the ground. You can gain accredited qualifications in Economic Wellbeing and Financial Capability, Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development and Retail Knowledge.
These qualifications include practical workshops to support business development. This includes Plan Your Enterprise, where you’ll be encouraged to set sustainable goals and become self-employed, Developing Your Brand and Building Your Customer Based, where you can find your brand identity and reach your target market, and Legalities To Know About, which includes information about HMRC, business structures and how to complete a self-assessment.
Business advice and guidance
The Millin Charity also offers support outside of gaining a qualification. This includes one-to-one business advice, where you can meet with a local business advisor to discuss your idea, and identify the steps you’ll need to take to make your idea a reality. Your business advisor can also talk you through business planning, working out your income and expenditure, how to reach your customers, financial management, market research and trading opportunities.
You can also get independent advice on risk management and planning, as well as branding, marketing and online sales. If you need some support with getting on social media, The Millin Charity even has social media experts that you can meet with.
You can also get independent advice on risk management and planning, as well as branding, marketing and online sales. If you need some support with getting on social media, The Millin Charity even has social media experts that you can meet with.
Independent events
If you’d like to try an event with the Millin Charity to see if it could be a good fit for you, you can check out their calendar. They run a number of standalone events including Confidence Building for Business, Intro to Bookkeeping for Business and Introduction to Canva for Business Cards and Flyers. All of these events are free and hosted at their Local Women Local Enterprise hubs in Newcastle and Gateshead.
If you’d like to try an event with the Millin Charity to see if it could be a good fit for you, you can check out their calendar. They run a number of standalone events including Confidence Building for Business, Intro to Bookkeeping for Business and Introduction to Canva for Business Cards and Flyers. All of these events are free and hosted at their Local Women Local Enterprise hubs in Newcastle and Gateshead.
How do I get started?
To get started, get in touch with The Millin Charity by contacting their Newcastle Hub (0191 272 5115) or Gateshead Hub (0191 4998402) or by using the form on their website.
