About IEPThe Partnership offers applicants unique access to a collaborative partnership of leading business and civil society organisations, including their extensive networks, and to financial support for the development of scaling plans.During a testing phase from January 2018 through March 2018, businesses and civil society partners will work closely with successful applicants on the development of scaling plans, contributing their:Extensive corporate and civil society networks, helping to generate partnership opportunitiesAccess to potential customers or beneficiaries for the applicant’s offering, helping to enabling growth opportunitiesStrategic, marketing, operational and other expertise, helping to enhance and future-proof scaling plansSuccessful applicants that do not have sufficient resources to develop and refine their plans to scale will be granted up to £20,000. This grant will support the successful applicant’s creation and refinement of a scaling plan in collaboration with the Partnership’s business and civil society members.Following the testing phase, the Partnership hopes to support successful applicants in executing scaling plans, as well as gaining access to partnership networks and sources of capital to scale.The Challenges: We are focused on Financial Inclusion and Capability, Mental Health and Transition to Work given the impact these challenges have on low to middle income households across the UK.* Financial Inclusion and Capability: 10 million working people who are either financially struggling or squeezed lack access to affordable and high quality financial products and services* Mental Health: Mental health problems are one of the largest public health challenges facing the UK with 1 in 4 people suffering from a mental health problem annually* Transition to Work: Young people in the UK are over 2.5 times less likely to be employed than the average for the working age populationInclusive Economy PartnershipIEP_c5b2a282-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c682HM GovernmentThe Partnership is supported by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).NestaNesta is a global innovation foundation that backs new ideas to tackle the big challenges of our time. Nesta uses its knowledge, networks, funding and skills – working in partnership with others, including governments, businesses and charities. It is a UK charity that works all over the world, supported by a financial endowment.The wide range of existing good work being done on critical social and economic issues are joined up and scaled_c5b2a4b2-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c682To bring together business, civil society and government to help address major societal challenges facing those on low to middle incomes._c5b2a58e-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c682Financial Inclusion & CapabilityProvide the financially ‘underserved’ with the tools and capabilities to access and interact with fair financial products_c5b2a62e-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6821Financially Underserved PeopleDebtDeal with problematic or persistent debt_c5b2a6ce-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6821.1CreditProvide access to affordable credit options_c5b2a912-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6821.2SavingsCreate a savings buffer as part of healthy day-to-day budgeting_c5b2a9ee-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6821.3Mental HealthEnable business to positively impact the Mental Health of their employees, customers, suppliers and wider communities_c5b2aaca-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6822BusinessesEmployeesCustomersSuppliersCommunitiesBusinessesSupport businesses to implement changes within their organisations to improve mental health of their employees_c5b2ab6a-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6822.1BusinessesEmployeesTools & TrainingDevelop mental health tools and training offerings that support employees and line managers_c5b2ac0a-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6822.2Customers & CommunitiesImprove the mental health of customers, communities, supply chains and SME networks_c5b2acb4-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6822.3CustomersCommunitiesSupply ChainsSME NetworksWork TransitionMove young people from education, unemployment or inactivity into jobs_c5b2ad5e-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6823Young PeopleTransition to WorkEngagementBuild engagement with the world of work through platforms linking together employers, schools, young job seekers, and their families_c5b2adfe-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6823.1EmployersSchoolsYoung Job SeekersFamiliesActivitiesSupport activities that help young people gain access to resilience, employability and basic skills and work experience_c5b2aef8-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6823.2Young PeopleJobs, Engagement & AdvancementSupporting businesses in how they hire, structure jobs and engage individuals when they join an organisation and seek to progress_c5b2af8e-c4c7-11e8-a6a4-609d3cb7c6823.3Businesses2018-09-30https://iep.challenges.org/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net