# School for Social Entrepreneurs launch new matched funding concept Match Trading

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/10/sse-launch-new-matched-funding-concept-match-trading/
- Published: 2017-10-10T09:30:03+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The School for Social Entrepreneurs has developed a variation of matched funding
that incentivises growth through trading by matching increases in trading income
pound for pound.**

Created by [The School for Social Entrepreneurs](https://www.the-sse.org/) in partnership
with Lloyds Banking Group and [Big Lottery Fund](https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/),
Match Trading aims to empower social entrepreneurs operating in challenging markets
to develop their trading base by rewarding sales growth.

[Match Trading](https://www.the-sse.org/about-school-for-social-entrepreneurs/match-trading/)
has already piloted with 19 social entrepreneurs, who achieved on average 92% year-
on-year increase in trading income. They took part in the pilot year of the [Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme,](https://www.the-sse.org/lbsep/)
in partnership with SSE and jointly funded by Big Lottery Fund. This month it will
see 80 more social entrepreneurs join the next wave of Match Trading as students
of the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs [Trade Up](https://www.the-sse.org/courses/lloyds-bank-social-entrepreneurs-trade-up-programme-2018/)
and [Scale Up](https://www.the-sse.org/courses/lloyds-bank-scale-up-programme-2018/)
Programmes, run in partnership with SSE and jointly funded by Big Lottery Fund. 
Over the next five years, SSE plans to run programmes that will support at least
another 500 social entrepreneurs with Match Trading grants.

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Social entrepreneurs interested in accessing Match Trading grants should have established
models, with ambitions to grow through trading, and have likely been operating for
at least a year. Match Trading grants can be accessed through:

 * the [Community Business Trade Up Programme](https://www.the-sse.org/courses/community-business/),
   run by SSE in partnership with Power to Change. Applications are open until **
   1pm, Wednesday 11th October 2017**.
 * the [Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme](https://www.the-sse.org/lbsep/),
   in partnership with SSE and jointly funded by Big Lottery Fund, at [Trade Up](https://www.the-sse.org/courses/lloyds-bank-social-entrepreneurs-trade-up-programme-2018/)
   and [Scale Up](https://www.the-sse.org/courses/lloyds-bank-scale-up-programme-2018/)
   levels (register interest now – applications open in spring 2018).

 * **[School for Social Entrepreneurs is launched in Liverpool](https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/09/26/school-social-entrepreneurs-launched-liverpool/)(
   26 September 2006)**
 * **[School for Social Entrepreneurs launch new matched funding concept ‘Match Trading’](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/10/school-social-entrepreneurs-launch-new-matched-funding-concept-match-trading/)(
   10 October 2017)**
 * **[10 free places available on two Schools for Social Entrepreneurs programmes](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/01/14/10-free-places-available-two-schools-social-entrepreneurs-programmes/)(
   14 January 2008)**