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05/11/2026

If you fund, buy from, partner with or build a Black or Global Majority-led business, this room is for you 🙌🏾

Shola Oladipo, CEO of for Purpose, shares what participating in BUD Events has meant for her and the organisation. Food for Purpose delivers health and nutrition programmes for Black communities.

That’s the kind of connections we’ll be building at 2027 Double Up & Access More! on Friday 12 February 2027 at NatWest, 250 Bishopsgate, London.

Who’ll be there:

SME founders ready to grow, pitch and become more supplier-ready

Trusts and foundations looking for founders to back

Large organisations opening their supply chains and sharing their people’s skills

Allies ready to turn good intentions into action

Book your place 👇🏾
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2027-double-up-access-more-tickets-1998745034202?aff=libud

04/11/2026

We gave the decisions back to those that were part of the change! 🙌🏾

At our Beyond Barriers Grant Awards Day, the cohort shared £320,825 in unrestricted grants.

"Everyone starts on an equal platform, and everyone wins, so there is no need for competition." (Grant Awards Day participant)

Beyond Barriers is the first year of a pilot to rewire social investment for Black and Global Majority-led social enterprises in London. The cohort of ten was chosen from 53 longlisted organisations and is now moving into deeper investment-readiness work.

As an award-winning, Black female-led social enterprise rated 4.7+ stars, we have spent more than 12 year's opening doors for Global Majority-led businesses.

We are on a mission to double the revenue of Global Majority women-led businesses by 2030, and Money is one of the four access areas we will explore at our annual event, Double Up & Access More! on Friday 12 February at NatWest, 250 Bishopsgate.

Tickets for Double Up & Access More! are here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2027-double-up-access-more-tickets-1998745034202.

26/10/2026

17 senior decision-makers. 17 written commitments.

NatWest opened its doors for our first roundtable just over a year ago. Leaders from HSBC, EY, CBRE, the GLA and trusts and foundations including Pathway Fund and Trust for London and City Bridge Trust spent the morning focused on one question: “How do we truly enable Black & Global Majority SMEs to ACCESS MORE?”

We set one rule: nobody could leave without writing down what they would do next, and all seventeen picked up a pen.

A commitment was made to ensure that our event was supported, and that more would be done to create access.

As one attendee put it afterwards, “I was contributing to something bigger than me and being part of the change I want to see.”

The next chapter of this story is 2027 Double Up & Access More! 12th February 2027, and your organisation can be part of it. 🤝🏾

🎟️ Book large organisation tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2027-double-up-access-more-tickets-1998745034202??aff=fbbud

💬 Interested in sponsoring? Reply below or DM us.

06/03/2026

Our Double Up & Access More event was incredible. 🚀

A room full of SMEs, entrepreneurs and decision-makers building real relationships, opening doors and creating opportunities that don’t always exist in the spaces we navigate.

One standout moment was our Art of Winning Contracts panel, where suppliers, entrepreneurs and wealth advisors shared honest insights on procurement, positioning and building sustainable wealth. No gatekeeping. Just practical conversation about how systems actually work and how to move within them.

The energy continued with Pitch to Prosper, where four outstanding SMEs pitched directly to funders and decision-makers. When access to capital and visibility meet bold founders, opportunity follows!

Our keynote speakers set the tone for the day. BUD Leaders Founder & CEO Georgina Wilson grounded the room in purpose and vision, and Scarlette Douglas brought insight, warmth and inspiration that truly blew us away. 👏🏾

Huge thanks to our brilliant hosts Lere Fisher and Jaxx Nelson, and to our key sponsors: NatWest, Impact on Urban Health, Pathway Fund and Good Finance UK. Your commitment to increasing access, supply diversity and investment readiness makes spaces like this possible.

The feedback says it all:
"I feel empowered and lifted… I feel energised and ready for the next chapter of my life."

One thing is clear: when spaces are intentionally designed for Black and Global Majority founders to connect with power, information and opportunity, business success follows.

Double Up & Access More will return in 2027.

If you want to be in the room, register your interest and join the movement working to create £50m for our community by 2030. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/double-up-access-more-registration-1983880156954?aff=oddtdtcreator

19/02/2026

Tomorrow we walk into a room that didn’t exist ten years ago.

A room full of Black and Global Majority founders, investors, corporate decision-makers, leaders who are done waiting and ready to build differently.

Double Up & Access More is sold out.

This signals there is real hunger for access, for ownership, for capital that moves differently and for supply chains that reflect the communities shaping this country.

Tomorrow, we step forward.
We make connections that matter.
Share skills.
Open doors for each other.

The energy building around this room is powerful.

If you’re joining us, come ready.

We're so ready for you!

18/02/2026

There’s something special about shining a light on people who are doing the work - day in and day out.

We’re proud to spotlight these outstanding individuals at our Double Up & Access More event. Each of them has made meaningful contributions to the entrepreneurial space.

Their passion, tenacity and lived experience show up in the way they build, lead and support others.

Recognition and visibility matters. And visibility creates momentum.

Congratulations to each of you. We’re honoured to celebrate your impact on Friday!

16/02/2026

We’re sold out.

And we don’t take that lightly.

Double Up & Access More is now fully booked, which tells us how needed spaces like this are.

Spaces where Black and Global Majority leaders can access finance conversations, supplier opportunities, skills, networks and decision-makers in one room.

Thank you to everyone who’s joining us. Your presence is part of the change.

If you missed out this time, stay close. This work is only growing.

PS. We have opened a wait list, you can join here https://BUDLeadersDoubleUpAccessMore26.eventbrite.co.uk

15/02/2026

Networks shape outcomes. Who you’re connected to. Who knows your work. Who is willing to advocate for you when you’re not in the room.

At Double Up & Access More, networking is a powerful way to build relationships that lift you, challenge you and open real doors over time.

If you’re looking to grow your network in ways that feel purposeful and human, this is where it starts.

We’re nearly there.

This event is now sold out - but you can join the waitlist https://BUDLeadersDoubleUpAccessMore26.eventbrite.co.uk

13/02/2026

Growing your venture, as a Black & Global Majority founder, takes a huge amount of drive. Making decisions when the stakes feel high is no mean feat, especially when the path isn’t clear and when there’s no safety net to fall back on.

Next week, we’re creating space for honest conversations about what that really looks like. Building skills that hold up in practice. Sharpening strategy. Learning from people who’ve been there and know the realities first-hand.

Get ready for real insight, shared experience and practical ways you can drive your vision forward.

We'll see you in London!

Book your place here:
https://BUDLeadersDoubleUpAccessMore26.eventbrite.co.uk

11/02/2026

This is why we create these rooms... for moments like this. People speaking honestly about what access really means and what becomes possible when the right people are in the room together.

On 20 February 2026, we’re bringing our community back together in London for Double Up & Access More. A day focused on access to finance, networks, skills and opportunities for Black and Global Majority leaders, founders, allies and partners.

We’d love to see you there.

Book your place here:
https://BUDLeadersDoubleUpAccessMore26.eventbrite.co.uk

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