Clapham, South London
Enterprise workshops
A full day turning ideas into plans: pricing, bookkeeping, HMRC, insurance and disclosure.
Real people
Real businesses
Your past is experience. Build a business on it.
Lagits CIC helps people with convictions start and run their own businesses, guided by mentors who have walked the same path.
Mindset programme
Self-belief, resilience and focus built in at every stage.
Lived-experience mentors
People who've been there, now supporting others.
Business mentors
Practical guidance from experienced business owners.
Enterprise workshops
Hands-on days that turn ideas into plans.
Banking & tools
Business accounts, accountancy software and the kit to start.
New skillsReal opportunities
MentorshipReal progress
Turning ideasinto income
Business support
for a stronger tomorrow
Same people.
Different opportunities.
Seven steps
The Enterprise Pathway
Step by step, from potential to real progress.
- 1
Referral & assessment
We understand your idea, your goals and what's in the way.
- 2
Guest speakers every two months
Real business owners on starting, failing and growing.
- 3
One-day enterprise workshop
Practical training to turn ideas into plans.
- 4
Matched business mentor
Ongoing advice from someone who's built a business.
- 5
Tools & accountancy software
Set up properly from day one.
- 6
Banking introductions
Help to open a business account.
- 7
Launch & review
Trading, with check-ins at 3, 6 and 12 months.
Mindset first
The business starts with how you see yourself.
Most new businesses don't fail for lack of a plan. They fail when the founder stops believing, loses focus or gives up after the first knock. After years of being written off, that weight is heavier. Our mindset programme runs through every stage of the pathway and builds the faculties a founder needs for the road ahead.
Inside the mindset programmeThe foundation
Self-concept
Rebuilding self-worth after years of being labelled, and seeing yourself as capable, trustworthy and a business owner. Everything else rests on this.
Resilience
Recovering from rejection, a bad month or a lost customer without walking away.
Persistence
Keeping going through the slow early months before income is steady.
Focus
Putting time and energy into the few things that move the business forward.
Application
Turning learning into daily action: the calls, the quotes, the bookkeeping.
Determination
Holding to the goal when old circles, old habits or other people's doubts pull back.
- Ideas
- Skills
- Mentorship
- Self-belief
- Opportunity
- Enterprise
- A brighter future
Inspiration | Connection | Real support
Prison Enterprise Days
Changing direction starts before release.
We run enterprise days inside open and resettlement prisons. Mentors with lived experience share how they built a lawful income, small groups work on ideas, and residents can join the pathway so their business plan starts before release.
Ideas
Skills
Mentorship
Opportunity
A brighter future
Inside the pathway
Built step by step.
7
Steps from idea to launch
6
Mindset faculties built
2
Months per learning cycle
12
Months of mentor follow-up
One to one
Matched business mentors
Fortnightly advice from someone who has built a business, alongside a lived-experience mentor.
Every two months
Guest speaker evenings
Business owners on starting, failing and growing, with time to network afterwards.
Inside
Prison Enterprise Days
Talks, idea sessions and sign-up in open and resettlement prisons.
Before investing
Test trading
Market stalls, pop-ups and the Lagits coffee cart to try an idea for real.
3, 6 and 12 months
Launch and review
Trading starts, with check-ins that keep the business on track.
We don't glorify the past. We use it to build a better future.
Real opportunities
Stronger communities
Positive change
Get involved
Get Involved
There are many ways to back the mission and create real change in people's lives.
Know someone ready to build something?
Probation officers, prison staff, youth justice teams, charities and individuals can all refer. We'll be in touch to arrange a first conversation.