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Organisations Category: Investors & Funding, Networks & Events, and Programmes & Courses
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Background
X-Forces works with Service leavers, veterans, spouses, families, reservists and cadets who are considering self-employment. Through workshops, business planning support, training programmes, access to start-up funding, and networking opportunities we can support businesses to launch and develop.
Michael Fallon, UK Secretary of State for Defence, stated:
“The X-Forces scheme is a fantastic programme which provides valuable business and employment support for ex-Service personnel. The skills that Service personnel can bring to business are a great asset to the UK and it is important that they have every chance to start their own firm; or to contribute to the growth of existing firms.
Initiatives like X-Forces celebrate and help grow our national entrepreneurial spirit, which will play a crucial role in driving our return to long-term economic growth“.
Key Facts
- As of Oct. 2015 X-Forces has supported over 450 businesses
- A falconry, gift shop, mead producer, florist, and the first micro pub in Scotland are just a few of the Scottish businesses launched with X-Forces
- Supporting the Armed Forces Community since 2013
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