We believe in creating good partnerships and Friends of Kent Foundation is our way of expressing this and acknowledging over 25 years of helping young people start up in business. We are looking for individuals and businesses that are willing to support us and play a part in the work that we do.

Individual: £5 per month

Visit our Charity Giving Site to set up your payment. If you are a UK tax payer make sure you tick the Gift Aid box. This allows us to treat your donation as a gift and reclaim the basic tax rate.

If you prefer, you can download the standing order form, fill it in and send it back to the enclosed address.

Company: £200 per year

We have a range of options for you - donate as part of your Corporate Social Responsibility or sponsor one of our events, the possibilities are endless. Please give us a call on 01622 694 341 and we would be happy to discuss. Alternatively send an e-mail to [email protected]  

Receive the latest news

In return for becoming a friend we will provide you with regular updates via our e-newsletters. You will be the first to find out about our latest work. We will also invite you to our key events. This includes: 

• Annual Stakeholder Summit which buzzes with excitement and brings together key business people, education partners, councils and young entrepreneurs to celebrate their success and create a networking community.
• Kent Entrepreneurs Initiative which provide a great chance to meet the young entrepreneurs we are supporting whilst they pitch their businesses to an audience of professionals in order to win a tailored package of business support.

Becoming a Friend means you will join some of Kent's leading people in business. To name just a couple of our friends: Sir Robert Worcester (KBE, DL) the founder of Ipsos Mori, market research company. Also Paul Gardner (2010 KEiBA entrepreneur of the year) of Component Force who makes and distributes plastic, rubber and foam products and believes manufacturing is vital in Kent.

Share our visions, be a part of our work, become a friend.