A guide to third sector trading - WCVA

It’s an idea, but is it business? A guide to third sector trading
8.2 Managing for sustainability 212
Recognising sustainability 212
Steps to a sustainable organisation 213
8.3 Getting the staffing right 217
A new type of employment 217
A few words about job creation as a social enterprise goal 220
8.4 The roles of the directors 222
The composition of boards of directors 222
Board officers 224
Directors’ roles with special importance in social enterprises 225
8.5 ‘Community ownership’ 227
8.6 Constraints affecting charities and subsidiaries 229
Responsibilities for monitoring trading subsidiaries 229
Handling financial problems in the trading subsidiary 230
Sharing the charity’s facilities 231
9: Social enterprise and support bodies 234
9.1 Working with the public sector 234
The need to change the environment 234
9.2 Working with development workers 237
10: Sources of support 239
10.1 Leading organisations to support trading
and enterprise 240
10.2 More guidance and support 244
Appendix 1: Types of legal structure
for social enterprise 245
Appendix 2: A model business plan 249
Appendix 3: Calculating unit costs 253
A step by step guide for enterprises contracting for services 253
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