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Train with Tara

Incubated to become independent CiC

Greenwich 

Year

2021 - 22

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Tara has been at the heart of innovative wellbeing community projects for over ten years. Now Tara is her own boss developing running and wellbeing programmes with groups of women across Greenwich blending both private and public funding streams.

Incubating ideas

Tara had been employed delivering bespoke targeted running programmes for women for several years, but the time had come for her to take it to the next level. She was passionate about making exercise accessible to people who might not normally be able to participate due to cost, self-confidence, and general health issues. Tara and Clare worked together to explore business models that would work best for her and refine her ideas.

During this time, Train with Tara was incubated within The Big Red Kick, using the Kick’s financial and administrative support to deliver Tara’s services. This arrangement allowed the Kick to secure funding for Tara while she trialled new ideas and worked with participants to create programmes that truly met their needs. The Big Red Kick provided project and contract management expertise, policies and procedures, relevant insurances, and an evaluation framework to demonstrate her impact to funders. This support gave Tara the freedom to explore her ideas before she was ready to completely step out on her own.

While Tara was incubated at The Big Red Kick, we supported her in developing the business skills necessary to run a CIC (Community Interest Company) herself, giving her the confidence that she could achieve her goals.

Once Tara decided that the CIC model was the right fit for her, she faced some challenges, as she was initially just one woman who identified a need and understood how to address it. Clare worked with Tara to search for and recruit co-directors who shared her vision and were committed to her organisation’s goals.

While incubated within The Big Red Kick, Train with Tara secured two grants worth up to £7,000.

This funding has provided Train with Tara with the track record and experience of delivering on grant outcomes, enabling her to now bid for grants in her own right while continuing to provide low-cost running coaching through her CIC.

02088588054

C/O Clockhouse Community Centre

Defiance Walk

Woolwich Dockyard
Company number 13003534

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