The West Midlands Combined Authority is funding, through the Commonwealth Games Legacy Fund, a suite of programmes to help social enterprises, community businesses, cooperatives, and charities improve their business skills to grow their trading income and impact. There are 4 levels of support depending on the size and stage of your business and each level is free to attend and comes with a grant of between £2,000 and £20,000. 

For details and links to apply, go to https://www.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/economy-and-innovation/social-economy/business-and-place-support/