As grant funding becomes increasingly difficult to secure, and awarding bodies become more demanding in their mission to maximise the measurable impact of the money they give out, many organisations are now considering procurement as part of their income generation plans. But tendering for public sector contracts can be tricky for smaller organisation with limited resources and skillsets.
However, the Procurement Act 2023 bring changes to the public sector procurement landscape. Barriers have been removed, and steps have been taken to make tendering for contracts easier and more equitable for smaller sized bidders with lower turnovers.
Join Jim Cheetham-Potts for this 1-hour presentation to explore how understanding public sector procurement could benefit your organisation.
This workshop will be led by Adrian Ashton, an award-winning Charity and Enterprise consultant. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in the sector, Adrian will inform, inspire and support you to explore the different options available for your organisation.
You can expect:
– A potted history of Social Enterprise (and why it’s important)
– The ‘Select-a-Structure’ quiz – What do you need from your legal structure, what legal structures are available and what are their pros and cons
– Governance – what is it, why is it important and what might be right for you
The workshop will be interactive, with lots of opportunity to discuss your business, in a forum with peers from the local Social Enterprise sector.
Organisations are often encouraged to ‘diversify their income’ (i.e. not be wholly grant funded). But it can be hard to start thinking about charging for services and support that have always been offered for free. And there can be some challenges around the suitability of an organisation’s legal form in developing such income streams.
This workshop will explore the various benefits of starting to do new things to generate income, as well as ways to spot and avoid any risks that doing so might create.
It will introduce ways to best identify what the most realistic and ‘best’ ideas might be for an organisation to start to generate new types of income, and look at how to make sure that everyone within your organisation understands and supports the decisions related to doing so.
Register to join us here
Join Adrian Ashton – social enterprise and charities consultant for over 15 years – to explore cash flow forecasting for your social enterprise.
The key to operating a successful social enterprise is a diverse and robust model of income generation; including trading, investment and some grant funding. Key to developing that model is a solid plan – a cashflow forecast.
Investors and funders alike need to see that your business has a forecast that makes sense – Adrian can talk you through the best approach to achieving this, ensuring your forecast complements and builds on your business plan.
This will be a small group workshop, providing lots of opportunity for chat, both with Adrian and other social enterprise peers.
Register here
