Banana Enterprise Network
Description: Banana Enterprise Network
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We originally set up Banana Enterprise, to help unemployed people explore the idea of self employment. We gradually expanded our training offer to include other training linked to employment/self employment, business management and planning and personal development training. Our Charity aims to help reduce poverty and create positive life experiences for people on low incomes and who live in deprived areas. In 2020, we decided to start our journey to save a Grade 2 listed Historic Hall in Farnworth (called
When we started our journey to save, acquire and renovate Rock Hall in January 2020, we did not have any previous hertiage building project experience, however, neither do many other people who try to save our heritage buildings. Everyone has to start somewhere and once we have been successful with one building, we will have the experience to do more. We did have other relevant and essential experience though, such as bid writing skills, community engagement and business management etc. We also have the p
Banana Enterprise Network