Starting a Social Enterprise
Date and time
Location
The Desmond Complex
Gortboy (near the Fire Station) Newcastle West IrelandDescription
Communities and budding entrepreneurs that are considering starting a social enterprise would benefit from this training course aimed specifically at employment opportunities for rural communities.
This course will be run over two evenings and attendance on both evenings is recommended. Please book each night seperately.
Topics to be covered include:
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"What is a Social Enterprise?"
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Identifying Opportunities for Job Creation in Rural Areas. This will include training on how to conduct a needs analysis; understand how to establish if there is a market/need for your business idea conducting market research.
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Writing a business plan – how to describe the business idea, assessing the financial feasibility of a social enterprise and developing strategies for a sustainable enterprise.
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Practical steps for managing a social enterprise – how to set them up (legal status), staff them and manage the business on a day to day basis. This may include financial reporting requirements.
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Sourcing external funding, including seed capital, and other supports and information.
Organised by
West Limerick Resources is a community development organisation working to achieve positive change in the lives of people and groups in West Limerick.
Our efforts are directed at building a stronger community through the enhancement of personal and community identity, values, places, structure and services.
www.wlr.ie
Limerick Local Enterprise Office (LEO) is a first stop shop to provide support and services to help start, grow and develop micro and small businesses.
Limerick LEO was formed in 2014 and replaces the former Limerick County Enterprise Board.
Part of a national network of LEOs, Limerick LEO provides financial supports, management development, mentoring and business skills training for businesses in County Limerick.
We are also a single point of contact through which all information on State supports for small and micro business can be accessed