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MC4C (Making Changes for Careers)

MC4C (Making Changes for Careers) is a free support programme for young people aged 16 to 29 in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire who want to start their own business. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Hull and East Yorkshire Business Support, MC4C, Invest Hull, Hull City Council · funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Checked against the official page (investhull.co.uk) on 19 Oct 2026.

A free programme for enterprising young people aged 16 to 29 in Hull and the East Riding who want to start their own business, offering training workshops, a named Business Advisor, mentors and access to a possible Test Market Grant.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

How much

Not stated

Who can apply

Young people aged 16 to 29 living in the Hull and East Riding area who are looking to start their own business can join the free MC4C programme. Participants in Hull may also be eligible for a Test Market Grant.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Start-ups

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Sign up to the free programme; a contact email is given (youth.enterprise@hullcc.gov.uk).

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: Hull and East Yorkshire

Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Not confirmed on the official page

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Shaded: Kingston upon Hull, City of, East Riding of Yorkshire.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Aimed at young people starting a business rather than existing businesses; whether a business can apply itself is not clear from the text
  • Test Market Grant is provided via UKSPF with the support of The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank; its own rules may apply
  • Opening and closing dates not stated
  • Hull City Council is inferred from the council email domain and Invest Hull name; text does not explicitly name the council as the runner

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Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (investhull.co.uk) on 19 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 19 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 5 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Hull and East Yorkshire Business Support before you apply.

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