This month we are proud to celebrate Clare Whittaker, a multi talented holistic therapist, trainer, and founder of Hearts (Health Education and Resuscitation Training Services), where she delivers first aid and mental health training to organisations and social enterprises. Over the years, Clare has accessed various training opportunities through Flourish, and collaborated on multiple wellbeing events both internally […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – MARCH✨
This month, we are proud to celebrate entrepreneur and activist, Shamime Jan, the Founding Director of Bollyfit Active, a group which aims to support local women in having a culturally appropriate environment to open up, socialise and stay active. She has also completed both the Time To Grow and We Lead For Legacy Programmes. Shamime is […]
IWD 2025 Takeover & Open Day at The Flourish Hub – Recap
On Monday 3rd March 2025, we hijacked our Flourishing Monday Co-working day to create an open day showcasing our new Altrincham Hub, as well as highlighting diverse Women Changemakers from across the Flourish Network to kick off International Women’s Week celebrations. Women of all backgrounds attended, networked, made connections, and learned more about the support […]
Salford (and Manchester) Sup is BACK!
The Salford Sup is back and we’ve joined forces with our Mancunian friends The Business Group and the MSEA to create a guaranteed £1,000 first prize and a runners-up prize of £350. It’s not quite Detroit Soup but you vote for the idea which you feel deserves funding. Pitch your ideas to some of Salford and Manchester’s successful […]
Join the MSEA Mentor-a-thon: A Unique Opportunity for Social Entrepreneurs
Are you a social entrepreneur, changemaker, or community enterprise leader in Manchester? If so, we invite you to take part in the MSEA Mentor-a-thon, facilitated by Flourish Together and Manchester Social Economy Alliance (MSEA) Partners. This is the first Flourish Mentor-a-thon in partnership with the MSEA and we want to highlight the power of the […]
CHANGEMAKER OF THE MONTH – FEBRUARY✨
This month, we are proud to celebrate a dear friend of Flourish, Karen Livesey, a passionate advocate for child protection and the founder of No Whispers CIC, a social enterprise dedicated to safeguarding children and young people from child sexual and criminal exploitation and abuse across the North West. She has also completed our Time 2 Grow programme and is […]