What we provide
Cultivating ideas and endeavour to grow
We have the resources in place to support and guide entrepreneurs through all key stages - idea, setup, start up, ways to grow. We work with established businesses to help them rebalance recruitment strategies so that they find and recruit the skills and talent needed, strengthen local community ties.
Pinpoint CSR
Encouraging Private sector involvement. Reshaping Procurement policy. Taking Care in the workplace.
Enterprise Hub
Supporting, encouraging and channelling entrepreneurs and innovators into the Social Innovation Hive resource.
Enterprising Communities
Time for neglected space, thoughts, and ideas, a fresh take. A taste of Social Business.
Academic Partnerships
Conduits to expertise and resources: Manchester University, MMU, and Salford University.
Special Mentors Panel
Providing Entrepreneurial, Wellbeing and Educational support and insight for emerging Social Businesses.
Investment Gateway
Guidance on accessing grants and investments to enable Social Businesses through all key stages.
Sectors we’ve worked in
About us
We believe that ‘everything starts and ends with the communities we serve’; this is reflected in how we encourage and share ideas; make space for our thoughts and feelings. We think about things together and then get projects and plans underway. We consider what we have achieved and learned and how we can build on this, make things better. We are committed to unlock talents and realise dreams. We listen to and learn from the people and communities that we serve. Working together we devise pathways to overcome problems, respond to opportunities and new ideas. We do this in partnership, with stakeholders, providers of services and businesses.
We do not believe ‘one size fits all’. Every person, whatever their circumstance, is unique and must be afforded adequate time, respect, and space to imagine and articulate what they want, then confidently step ahead to achieve their goals.
We have long recognised that the barriers to social mobility are dynamic, complex, and inter-linked. It is not just about jobs. They encompass family, gender, ethnicity, education, skills, training, disability, culture, values, and beliefs. Perceptions, opinions, and motivations must also be understood.
Our Social Mission
Established in 2004, Upturn is a recognised Social Enterprise limited by guarantee. We remain steadfast and true to our core mission - to unlock the potential and improve the lives and the health & wellbeing of people from diverse groups and disadvantaged communities.