Business tools

There are plenty of free how-to guides and useful websites to help you make your community business more sustainable

From refining your business plan to developing staff, this list of business tools will help you develop your community business to become less grant-dependent. You might also be interested in our list of business tools for Start-ups

 

Business planning

Refining your business model – Unltd#

Building a digital workforce – Knowhownonprofit

Power to Change Team

Managing staff and volunteers

How to draw up an employment contract – Small business

Guide to writing contracts of employment – Workspace 

How to engage in micro-volunteering – NCVO

Good practice in volunteer management – Investing in volunteers

How to work with consultants

Community business in New Wortley

Business takeovers

A guide to people management when preparing and transferring services

TUPE guidance – Locality

Business transfers, takeovers and TUPE – gov.uk

A community business leader explains how it works.

Developing your leadership skills

Power to Change leadership development programme

Managing change – NCVO

 

Mentoring at Spacious Place

Sales and marketing

Maximising income generation – Unltd

Marketing during growth – Unltd

Social Media

Online presence

Using Facebook adverts to promote your business – NCVO

How to use Twitter for business – OBT

How to quickly and cheaply create a web presence for your business – NCVO

Social media toolkit: YouTube and LinkedIn – Locality

Social media toolkit: Twitter and Facebook – Locality

Social Media guide – My Community

Measuring impact

Measuring, evaluation and social impact assessment – Unltd

Measuring social impact course – School for Social Entrepreneurs

Measuring social value – HACT

Community investment

Publicity and PR

Top tips to get into local press – Locality

Press Coverage– My Community

Campaigns and awareness – NCVO

Business tools to start your community business

Leadership

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