Business tools for growing community business - Power to Change

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

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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

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

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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

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