Resources/Guides

A comprehensive and detailed template to allow you to develop a business plan for your social enterprise.

How to develop and evaluation approach to make sure you are achieving your social aims.

Some tools, techniques, and types of market research that a social enterprise might use.

How to define, test, and research your market in a meaningful way.

What is a trading subsidiary and the things to consider about setting one up.

A simple example of a code that can be used within your social enterprise.

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats analysis tool and how to create one.

How to generate a simple cost benefit analysis when considering spending money in your social enterprise.

Questionnaires and surveys: the differences and how to design them for meaningful results.

An introduction to profit and loss, what they mean, how to calculate them, and why they are important.

An introductory problem-solving technique you can use within your social enterprise.

An overview of common legal structures for social enterprises, at a glance.

What to consider and how to develop the pricing for your product or service.

An introduction to presenting your ideas to others and points to consider.

What is PESTLE and how to use it to survey the external world in which your social enterprise operates.

A tool to help meetings, visioning, and project planning for your social enterprise.

Common causes of conflict and resolution through compromise and problem solving.

Example leadership styles that may be appropriate for you and your social enterprise.

What is a growth plan and what should your social enterprises growth plan contain.

The core principles of Good Governance in any social enterprise or charity.

What is Gift Aid, who can claim it, what can be claimed, and how to go about registering for it.

What are Focus Groups and how you can create them for the benefit of your social enterprise.

Why it is important your social enterprises plans and projection fit in with regional economic plans.

What do I need for Health, Safety and Environment when I first start my social enterprise.

How to produce a comprehensive plan for the development of a social enterprise’s employees and volunteers.

What factors you need to consider when developing new products for your social enterprise.

What digital capabilities does my social enterprise need, and what do I need to consider?

How to develop a Marketing Strategy that is appropriate for your social enterprise.

What to think about when setting up a bank account for your social enterprise.

Understanding your social enterprise’s culture, how to shape it and the factors that influence it.

What is collaboration and the behaviours and skills to achieve it in your organisation.

How to work out your cash flow, and why it’s important to understand it.

How to calculate the point when your enterprise will reach the break-even.