Refugees Into Business

1BIGD Reference number: 2737

General information

Address:
Website contact only

Opening times:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Website: http://www.refugeesintobusiness.org.uk

Type of organisation: Charity/Community

Type of delivery point: Advice/Information Point; Training provider

Aims: The key objective of the Refugees into Business project is to:

Provide a long-term improvement in the support available for refugees wishing to set up in business

To help deliver this objective, the project will establish refugee enterprise partnerships or networks in the West Midlands (led by the Refugee Council) and in the North West (led by Refugee Action).

The aim of these networks is to:

Focus enterprise support on refugee issues
Develop capacity within mainstream and community service providers
Develop a strategy for engagement with refugee entrepreneurs
Influence regional development agencies
Identify ways of ensuring the sustainability of the project

Waiting list: Not applicable

Areas of support offered

Education and Training: Skills for Work

Money Matters: Loans and grants

Minority Issues: African; Asylum and immigration; Bangladeshi; Caribbean; Chinese; Indian; Irish; Language not English; Other; Pakistani; Other faith groups; Somali

Employment and Jobs: Employment; Job applications and CVs; Self employment

The Law: Legal rights

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: Yes

The South West Region: Yes

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): Yes

Bath & North East Somerset: The whole of the area

Bristol: The whole of the area

South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: No

Car park nearby: No

Parking for disabled drivers: No

Pedestrian route: No

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: No

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: No

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: No

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: No

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: No

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: No
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: No

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: No

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: No
– assist visually impaired people: No
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: No
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: No

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: No


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