Working Well Members Week: Going Against the Grain

Join this webinar for an inspiring session led by Jack from Against The Grain Oxfordshire CIC, a social enterprise using creativity, craftsmanship and collaboration to help people grow with purpose.

Through hands-on learning and community-based projects, Against The Grain supports young people and members of the local community who have faced challenges in education, mental health, or employment. Their approach transforms lived experience into valuable workplace skills, building confidence, resilience and wellbeing along the way.

In this webinar, Jack will share insights from his work with learners whose journeys often begin amid adversity but evolve into stories of skill, contribution and renewed motivation. He’ll explore what your business could learn from these experiences, from creating supportive, values-driven workplaces to harnessing the potential of diverse teams.

This session is part of Enterprise Oxfordshire’s Working Well Members Week. Connecting members through shared knowledge and real-world examples of inclusive growth, innovation and community leadership.
Whether you manage a team, run a business, or simply care about helping individuals thrive at work, this event promises practical inspiration to help everyone keep “working well.”

Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) scheme

The Growth Hub programme operates a Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) scheme. All SMEs which receive support under this programme are being aided under the UK Subsidy Control Act (2022) and The Subsidy Control (Gross Cash Amount and Gross Cash Equivalent) Regulations (2022 No. 1186).

MFA allows a beneficiary to receive up to £315,000 of Subsidy over a three-fiscal year period (i.e. the current and previous two fiscal years). The value of MFA given is the gross cash amount or the gross cash equivalent of the subsidy. The MFA value of this webinar is £361.70.

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