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Bright Futures
Aims to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs and runs courses to develop the skills to set up social and small commercial enterprises
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Blue Skies
Designed to encourage young people to consider setting up their own business. It also supports the government's drive to create a more entrepreneurial Britain
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Business in the Community (BitC)
Assistance in developing and delivering practical and sustainable solutions.
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Business Link
A complete guide for social enterprise
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Business Link's Guide to Social Enterprise
On 15th November 2007, the Office of the Third Sector sand Business link put out a new guide to Social Enterprise.
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A Business Planning Guide to Developing a Social Enterprise
This guide by Forth Sector breaks down the development process into seven stages.
These stages include motivation, preparation, assessment, testing your idea, exploration, business planning and start-up.
It also contains top tips and key contacts
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Cabinet Office - Office of the Third Sector
The Cabinet Office leads work across Government to support voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals.
Areas we cover include:
* support for the sector
* social enterprise
* charity law and regulation
* volunteering and giving
* the sector's role in public services
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Charity Link
An organisation which may be useful in helping voluntary organisations develop commercial opportunities in the current and future market.
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Charity Commission
A guide for charitable companies.
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Changemakers
The Changemakers Social Enterprise Programme provides opportunities for young people to get involved in and learn about social enterprise
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Common Purpose UK
Helps people in leadership and decision-making positions be more effective in their own organisation, the community and society
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Communities and Local Government
The role of the Communities and Local Government Department is to build the capacity of communities to shape and protect their own future. Elements of their work have links with the third sector such as Neighbourhoods and Communities.
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Community Development Finance Association (CDFA)
The CDFA is the trade association for Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs). CDFIs are independent financial institutions that provide loan / equity finance and support to enable individuals or organisations, such as social enterprises.
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Community Accounting North East
CANE is a not-for-profit organisation staffed by professional and volunteer advisers from the community and business sector, who have many years experience of supporting organisations in the north east. We provide financial and business planning supp
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CSR Academy
A business support initiative of the DTI - a resource for organisations of any size and sector wanting to develop their corporate social responsibility skills.
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Defra and Social Enterprise
'Social Enterprise - Securing the Future' illustrating its impact across Defra's five strategic priorities
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Development Trust Association (DTA)
Briefly, the Development Trust Association helps people set up community owned assets called development trusts. The DTA is a national organisation with regional areas.
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Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK.
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FutureBuilders
Futurebuilders England is a government-backed fund offering support and investment to third sector organisations (charities, social enterprises, community interest companies and voluntary and community organisations) to deliver public services. It of
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Health & Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive provide a simple guide to enable people to carry out risk assessments. Five steps to Risk Assessment
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