Get involved
Open a door for a founder
Every business on the pathway needs people around it: mentors, sponsors, customers and partners. Here's how you can help.
Business owners and professionals
Become a mentor
Give a few hours a month to someone building their first business. You bring the business know-how; their lived-experience mentor stays alongside them too.
- Fortnightly meetings during the pathway
- A short induction, code of conduct and support from Lagits
- Optional: speak at a guest session or enterprise day
Local businesses and funders
Sponsor a founder
Fund the start-up kit, software, insurance and first-year costs for one new business, and receive social-impact reporting on the founder you back.
- Kit, tools and training for one founder
- Progress updates at 3, 6 and 12 months
- Grants, trusts and corporate partners welcome
Councils, housing providers and firms
Buy from our graduates
Use graduate businesses for catering, trades, cleaning, grounds and more, and show real social value in what you buy.
- A directory of graduate businesses
- Subcontracting links for construction and maintenance
- Simple social value reporting
Banks, venues and services
Partner with us
Bank managers, accountancy software providers, insurers and venues make the pathway work. Join the network that opens doors for our founders.
- Business banking introductions
- Software licences and kit
- Venues for workshops and speaker evenings
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.