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It’s an idea, but is it business? A guide to third sector trading 1: Getting started 2: First steps 3: Business planning 4: Legal and governance 5: Funding and resourcing 6: Financial controls 7: Managing growth 8: Management and governance 9: Social enterprise 10: Sources of support Wales Co-operative Centre: is a co-operative development agency working across Wales providing guidance and support to promote social, financial and digital inclusion: • guidance for new and prospective workers’ co-operatives and social enterprises, including mentoring, help with structures and signposting to other agencies • supporting employee buyouts through a business succession service • supporting establishment of community co-operatives, credit unions and secondary (including farming) co-operatives • establishing consortia and clustering models of small businesses to improve growth through economies of scale and enhanced competitive procurement practices • providing advice on company structures suitable for all forms of social enterprise such as Community Interest Company and Industrial and Provident Society; Tel: 029 2055 4955, email: info@walescooperative.org www.walescoop.com Welsh Social Enterprise Coalition: Born from Wales’ 2009 Social Enterprise Action Plan, the Welsh Social Enterprise Coalition forms the representative voice for Welsh social enterprise. The Welsh Social Enterprise Coalition aims to: • improve access to finance • help social enterprises to gain new contracts • forge links with local authorities • improve business support. Tel: Cardiff office 029 2048 6379, North Wales Office 01492 580503 www.welshsec.org • advising businesses on adopting Fair Trade policies and promoting Fair Trade; • working directly with community groups to encourage the use of ICT 243
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