A guide to third sector trading - WCVA

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
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