Social Enterprise Workshops » Cornwall Rural Community Council

FREE social enterprise workshops in Cornwall

Business Link through its partners RISE and Co-Active are continuing to run a number of free development workshops for established and prospective social enterprises in Cornwall.

These workshops are suitable for voluntary groups, community projects and social enterprises that want to develop their skills and learn more and are a great opportunity to share ideas and experiences with others.

Starting in Social Enterprise

Individuals or groups with an enterprising idea to benefit their community
Those already thinking of starting a new voluntary organisation or social enterprise
Those in the early stages of developing an enterprise and wanting to consider social enterprise models

If you have an idea, but don’t know where to start, or if you’d like to learn more about the processes involved in running a successful enterprise, then this workshop will help you turn your plans into reality.

Moving Away from Grants

Does your organisation need to become less reliant on grants?
Are you planning to develop trading activities as a means to sustainability?
Would you like to diversify and explore the benefits of doing so?

Governance and Legal Structures

Are you involved with a charity or community group that needs to develop a trading arm?
Does your steering group or committee need to move from unincorporated status to that of a Company?
Do you want to learn how to choose the right legal structure?

Access to Finance and Managing Risk

This workshop looks at financial issues for social enterprises in a wide-ranging way; how to assess the financial needs of the enterprise, different sources of finance and their implications, and how to build a sustainable financial future.

social enterprises that have been trading for at least one year
social enterprises looking to develop and grow
existing organisations wishing to develop skills and learn more

Measuring Social Impact

This workshop takes a holistic view of the social purposes of your enterprise – from defining what they are, to how you might measure success in their achievement. Social purpose is what defines the unique role of social enterprises, and this workshop will help you achieve and improve the social value of your business.