2013 - 2016
- Accomplishments and Experience
- 0 co-founded bristol food producers with £49k of green capital, establishing a producer-led organization to support up urban and peri-urban food enterprises in bristol
- 0 drafting a pioneer share offer and a crowdfunder: £23k raised from community pledges in 4-days to bid at land auction
- 0 establishing a community benefit society to support the learning and careers of new entrants into sustainable horticulture and to protect and provide access to farmland near bristol
- 0 establishing good relationships with local, regional & national networks and advisors and securing finance
- 0 responsible for strategic development, business planning, partnership development, market research and fund raising
- 0 securing funds from sib and a team foundation: £800k pledged in low/zero-int. loans
- 0 setting up a community business, incorporating as a cbs, writing policies and business plan