Voluntary/community organisation wanting to trade?

Are you a voluntary or community organisation looking for a more stable future by exploring opportunities to trade?

Budget cuts and increasing competition mean that grants and donations are becoming harder to get.
Thanks to support from Cambridgeshire County Council, we offer free help for voluntary and community organisations in Cambridgeshire who wish to explore trading as a means of increasing their impact and income.
If your VCO is aiming to start a social enterprise or trading arm, we can help you in key business areas, such as:
  • Building a Board of Directors
  • Registering a trading arm company at Companies House
  • Writing a business plan
  • Commencing trading / employing new staff
By unlocking this potential income stream, you could help to sustain or even increase provision of your services to those who really need them.

Get in touch with us to see if you qualify for a free appointment with one of our business advisors.

If you have a strong potential to trade, find out more about our ‘Business Growth and Development Programme’. You might qualify for the free support we offer start up social enterprises or cleantech companies.