A snap shot of how procurement works and steps your VCSE can take towards having contracts with schools arounds Alternative Provision of education. When: 23rd July, 2025 12:00 PM through 12:30 pm Where: Online via Zoom
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Have you got a query about your social business or idea? Wondering where to start, who to talk to or what to do next? Then come and have a chat with Karen Smith, Director of Turn up the Value.
This session offers a space to explore ideas and queries with an experienced coach, social accountant, and business owner. There’s no need to book for this, just drop-in to the Business Zone at Bolton Central Library any time between 10am and 1pm.
An invitation to join Lisa and other social enterprise leaders and allies for an informal walk and chat round Queens Park.
Meet us at The Bolton Hub for a gentle, chat-focused walk to, and around, Queens Park. This will be an opportunity to connect with our network in a really informal way, whilst still investing some time in your business or organisation. Hopefully we’ll be blessed with some August sunshine and we can take a pause under some trees too.
Lisa will be there to chat to you about Proper Good and all the support we have on offer and hopefully some movement and connection will fuel some ideas and collaboration.
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This interactive course will enable participants to obtain basic knowledge about safeguarding children and young people and share learning and good practice. This course is suitable for anyone with responsiblity for ensuring children and young people’s safeguarding in their voluntary group or organisation. It is suitable for those new to the role or those wishing to refresh their skills and knowledge.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
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Have you got a query about your social business or idea? Wondering where to start, who to talk to or what to do next? Then come and have a chat with Karen Smith, Director of Turn up the Value.
This session offers a space to explore ideas and queries with an experienced coach, social accountant, and business owner. There’s no need to book for this, just drop-in to the Business Zone at Bolton Central Library any time between 10am and 1pm.
Would you like to understand the key principles of a solid cashflow forecast, and be supported to develop a framework for your own? If so – this is the session for you!
Join Adrian Ashton – social enterprise and charities consultant for over 15 years – to explore cash flow forecasting for your social enterprise.
“I found the session with Adrian very interesting. He managed to keep my interest whilst talking about finances and spreadsheets so he must have been good!”
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.
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Wondering which is the right legal structure for your Social Enterprise? These sessions will explore the options available and, using real world examples, help you to evaluate what might be the right legal structure and governance for your organisation.
This on-line 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.
The Zoom link to join us will be sent out to you a few days before the session.
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Are you a social enterprise or trading charity interested in public sector procurement and contracts? If so you do not want to miss this workshop with leading procurement and bid writing expert, Jim Cheetham-Potts.
In this practical workshop Jim will outline and explain the fundamentals of the procurement landscape. He will also help you explore and develop some key tools, frameworks and templates for writing successful tender submissions. You can expect to explore:
This is a rare opportunity to get some intensive input from Jim and is not to be missed. Attendees from previous Intro to Procurement sessions have shared how insightful and impactful Jim’s knowledge has been for their organisation. Register to join us here
