Cyber Essentials Accreditation For Social Enterprises

Social enterprises are dynamic, innovative and diverse and they make a difference to the UK both societally and economically. Blockers that stop social entrepreneurs from applying for funding could have a detrimental impact on both their business and work carried out within our communities.

In some instances when a Social Enterprise applies for grant funding, the application form has made it a pre-requisite that they have the Cyber Essentials accreditation before they can submit an application. This is becoming more and more prevalent Cyber Essentials costs c£300 (tiered depending on employee head count), a cost that a Social Enterprise may struggle to justify. This programme removes that cost barrier, enabling access to more funding whilst also upskilling the Social Enterprise and helping them to become a more cyber aware business.

What is Cyber Essentials? Cyber Essentials is an effective, Government backed scheme that will help you to protect your…