WHAT ENABLES COMMUNITY BUSINESS SUCCESS?
Seminar @RSAEvents @peoplesbiz @CommunitiesUK @PlunkettFoundat @PubistheHub_uk #CommunityBusinesspic.twitter.com/oDNSGWMfFB
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#CommunityBusiness Important to be independent, able to advocate for your community, financially sustainable, not dependent on grants
#CommunityBusiness Iain Chambers @thebevy pleads that 'community business' needs to be legal form recognised by official structures
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Are you causing a stir
@sevenbeescafe ?! ;-) -
Just making sure DCLG dep director knows that govt could help comm biz by giving us same biz rate exemption as charities
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Business rates terrible issue for pubs generally let alone social businesses. Even after years of closure
@brownbearinn had insane £30K RV -
Fortunately
@N_landCouncil takes a serious view of value and impact of social enterprise and granted@brownbearinn discretionary relief -
Solution clearly therefore for community businesses to call themselves local social enterprises :0)
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It's uneven across the UK - some authorities are up to speed and even lead in social enterprise while others lag years behind the curve
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Yep. We need to build local awareness, buy-in and support. Why we started the SE Places programme in part (https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/Pages/Category/social-enterprise-places … )
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