The Work Well B&NES development programme guides you through all the steps to becoming a freelance micro-enterprise and assures quality standards for your new customers by creating a portfolio of your unique skills, training and experience.
Project Manager Michael Auton provides support for good practice procedures that are advisable for the service you will be providing along with your pricing structure, and any additional policies. This support is fully funded by B&NES Council and offered as a free service.
Donna completed the development programme in March 2026 and launched her home care enterprise called Independent Together. She says:
Local solutions for improved health and wellbeing
Links local people with skills and experience, with people looking for practical help
Creates new income doing something you enjoy
build local resilience and enterprise
Creating new employment opportunities in rural communities through self-employed micro-enterprises.
Micro-enterprise support: Work Well B&NES
“Michael responded to my initial enquiry swiftly, explained the process coherently with excellent knowledge of the requirements, statute and timeline involved. Between us we worked quickly and I had the utmost support and confidence with Michael as a mentor. I know that his ongoing guidance and events will be invaluable to me as a self-employed support worker. I am extremely proud to have completed the programme and highly recommend his skill and compassion for future candidates within B&NES. A very sincere thank you Michael!”
The freelance micro-enterprise structure covers a wide range of practical support, wellbeing and learning activities - From life coaching, dance classes, community chess, Nordic walking, cycling, befriending and companionship, DIY, gardening, decluttering your home, support to improve IT skills for online shopping, paying bills or keeping in contact with family friends, the list is endless. We can help make your passion into a successful vibrant career or hobby which improves lives of vulnerable people in your community.
New micro–enterprises can add their free listing to Small Good Stuff. Use the filter to find the existing micro-enterprises for Bath and North East Somerset.
Local People helping Local People
Case Study:
Adrian Wyatt has a passion for photography and willingly explains how this has helped him at the lowest moments in his life. He now shares creative talent and expertise as a micro-enterprise called Xross Purposes.
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