Social Impact
Social Impact
Simply Business was founded with a strong responsibility to our people, our customers, and the communities we operate in. We demonstrate this commitment across our business, including direct support initiatives for small business owners, supporting young entrepreneurs as they establish businesses and building meaningful partnerships with charity organisations.
Our commitment to delivering social impact is a global endeavour and we will continue to align our practices consistent with applicable laws that are the basis of our B Corp certification.
Inclusive entrepreneurship
We love championing small businesses and believe everyone should have the chance to dream big.
That’s why we’ve chosen to focus on inclusive entrepreneurship as a global theme for our social impact work.
Inclusive entrepreneurship means that all people, regardless of their age, background, identity or ability,
have an equal opportunity to create a sustainable small business. It’s about helping young people and communities
that we know face bigger barriers – to access the skills, funding, and mentorship they need to be successful.
The King’s Trust
Over the next three years, we’re proud to be supporting the King’s Trust’s Enterprise programme. The King’s Trust is working for young people, supporting 11- to 30-year-olds who are unemployed or struggling at school to get their lives on track. The youth charity was founded in 1976 by His Majesty The King when he was HRH The Prince of Wales and has helped more than 1 million young people to date, giving them the skills and confidence to change their lives.
The Enterprise programme helps young people across the UK gain the skills, confidence, and capital they need to test, launch, and sustain their own businesses.
Working with The King’s Trust’s Enterprise programme is a chance for Simply Business to champion the next generation of small business owners and achieve our ambition of creating a more inclusive and resilient small business community.
Generation Entrepreneur Report
Our joint research report with the Federation of Small Businesses explores the barriers facing the next generation of small business owners and what can be done to help.
Together we surveyed over 2,000 young people to understand their experiences, so we could make in-depth recommendations to government bodies, local councils, and industry bodies.
Mind your business
We collaborated with Mind’s Mental Health At Work team on the Mind Your Business campaign, to provide resources to support the mental health of small business owners and the self-employed.
Based on the experiences of over 700 small business owners, we highlighted some of the concerns they’re facing, working with Mind to provide support in the workplace.
Hatch Enterprise
Hatch supports underserved entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Small businesses are important to the communities they’re from, but many people face barriers to starting a business.
We’re supporting Hatch to help fund Get Ready to Start – a three-month programme that helps young entrepreneurs to tackle early-stage barriers to entrepreneurship.
Previous Partnerships
England Amputee Football Association
The England Amputee Football Association is a registered charity that relies on the commitment of amateur players, volunteers, and partners — like Simply Business — to promote and develop amputee football in the UK and beyond.
We’re incredibly proud to support their efforts and are delighted to have helped them take part in the Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico in 2018
Between 2016 and 2020, Simply Business partnered with Whizz-Kidz, a charity working to transform the lives of young disabled people by providing the equipment, support, and life skills they need – giving them a chance to reach their full potential.
We raised over £340,000 and dedicated over 500 volunteering hours.
We even won ‘Best Charity Partnership in the Financial Services sector’ at the Business Charity Awards.
Our partnership helped support independence, confidence, and empowerment for hundreds of young disabled people.
We worked with our previous charity partner, Mind, between 2021 and 2023 – raising over £450,000 to help provide essential support to people in need.
Our UK team came together to vote for Mind, the UK’s leading mental health charity, in the midst of the global pandemic – showing that mental health was top of people’s minds.
Thanks to our partnership with Mind, we were able to have a positive impact on issues that affect so many people – including ourselves, our customers, and our wider communities.