Through our publicly funded contracts, we are able to offer you three hours of dedicated face to face time with your social enterprise business adviser. Your adviser will complete desktop research to assist you between your meetings and may request that you also complete some actions to help move your social enterprise forward. At the end of the three hours, you will have an action plan, which clearly identifies the next steps in the development of your social enterprise. If you require further support, then this is available at a charge.
Support and advice is tailored to your needs but in many cases covers ‘the principles and characteristics of social enterprise’, ‘business planning and feasibility’, ‘legal structures and incorporation’.
Other support areas commonly include; facilitated support in writing mission, aims and values, user consultation, marketing & communication, access to finance, income generation, bid writing, asset transfer/ asset management, full cost recovery, financial planning
How to apply for support
Complete our Client contact form and send it to info@socialenterpriseworks.org
If you need this form in another format or you require help in completing it, please call us on 0117 9070080.
Useful resources
You may find the following resources useful. Click on the link to view them.
Thinking of Social Enterprise - Decision Tree This route map helps you to identify whether you meet the key characteristics of social enterprise; that you trade, have a clear social purpose, are owned by identifiable stakeholders and that you reinvest profits to further your social purpose.
Legal structures for a social enterprise This link leads you to the business link site, If you have problems or prefer us to send the document to you, please email info@socialenterpriseworks.org
