How to write your business plan for the Community Ownership Fund
Information about what you should include in your business plan for your COF application.
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Business and financial support
All resources in this Business and Financial Support Hub have been designed to help you plan for your group or organisation’s future and ensure the long-term sustainability of your charity or community group.
To make a tangible, long term impact on their community, community groups and organisations must think about their business and financial management.
The resources in this hub will be particularly useful for people involved in setting your business objectives and overseeing the financial condition of your organisation, such as financial and business managers, chief executives and trustees.
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How to forecast financial information
Plan your income and spending projections and cash flow projections for at least three years.
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Questions to ask at board meetings to monitor financial issues and progress
These questions should be regularly asked at board meetings to help raise important issues.
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How to write a Cost Benefit Analysis
Cost benefit analysis demonstrates the value of an intervention.
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The community hub handbook
A comprehensive handbook on how to set up and run a successful community hub
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Annual returns and confirmation statements for Cooperatives
Guides to the fees and requirements around filing annual returns and company confirmation statements
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Understanding the funding options available for your charity or community group
An overview of the various funding options that may be available to your charity or community group
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Testing your business idea through a feasibility study
The importance of testing your business idea and tools to help you do so
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How to write a business plan
This resource is designed to help you produce a Business plan for your charity or community group
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Writing your business plan
A step-by-step guide on how to complete each section of your business plan
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