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- FAQ: What types of training and business support are available to people setting up Social Firms?
Get business support Consultancy Visit these sections of this website for advice on how to find: business support (inc ...
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- FAQ: Is there a list of consultants who have expertise in Social Firms?
Social Firms UK offers consultancy services to organisations from the social enterprise and Social Firm sectors. SETAS - A register of consultants for the social enterprise sector can be found at: the Social Enterprise Training websi ...
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- FAQ: I have an idea for a Social Firm. How can I tell if it will work?
Social Firms UK has developed a tool called The Social Firm DIY Feasibility Toolkit which has been specifically designed to help groups and individuals to work through the feasibility process for their business ideas. Although designed to assist wit ...
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- FAQ: How do I set up a Social Firm? Is there any guidance on the structure, finance and how it should be run?
Within the Social Firms UK Resource Centre there are several materials and tools, either already produced and available, or being produced, which aim to assist those setting up or running a Social Firm. The Extra Elements: A Social Firm Trainer ...
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- FAQ: How can we externalise our project from the local authority? Are there any examples of when this being done successfully?
In terms of externalising work projects or Social Firms from public authority backgrounds, there aren’t many examples yet of this happening. The following reports may be of interest: " Bringing Social Firms Out Of Public Authori ...
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- FAQ: I would like to visit a Social Firm to learn about how they are set up and run. Is this possible?
The Visit Programme The Visit Programme has been set up to provide opportunities to visit Social Firms and Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs). The programme’s main aim is to enable Social Firms and WISES to learn from each other, ...
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- FAQ: What if a private investor wants to get involved in setting up a Social Firm?
These enquiries are currently not very common as: most social enterprises have growth rates that are not attractive to private investors as they compare badly with private sector for-profit businesses; most social enterprises can access start ...
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- FAQ: I run a Social Firm. Can you recommend an insurance company sympathetic to Social Firms?
Get business support For reasonable insurance quotes, try CIS ( Co-operative Insurance Services ). Alternatively MIND have a factsheet with information regarding personal ins ...
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- FAQ: Is there an accreditation system to show you are a Social Firm?
The Star Social Firm quality standard The Star Social Firm is a new quality standard for Social Firms that was launched in early 2008. It is awarded to Social Firms that have proved the quality of their business and the employment they ...
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