Social Enterprise Support

How we can help

Our social enterprise support team can provide free support and business advice to individuals or groups wanting to set up, develop or promote a social or community enterprise.

We specialise in providing support in :

• Setting up a new service or community facility
• Setting up a steering group and constitution to suit your purpose
• Facilitating feasibility studies and market research
• Stakeholder analysis and partnership development
• Undertaking community consultation, including ‘Planning For Real’
• Developing a business plan
• Deciding on appropriate legal and organisational structures
• Incorporation and charity registration
• Identifying finance and fundraising strategy
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Recruiting specialist technical and professional help
• Arranging mentoring and peer support visits

Please contact Charlotte or Dawn if you think we might be able to help.

Who is this service for?

Individuals or groups in rural Devon who are interested in setting up a community service, facility or social enterprise
Individuals or groups who already help run a community service, facility or social enterprise that needs support to develop