DEVELOPING A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Developing a Social Enterprise - a resource pack - has been produced by BSSEC to provide guidance and information for those that wish to set up a social enterprise, but have little or no experience of business development.

The first part of the pack is now available to be downloaded, free of charge:

Part 1 - Are you ready for enterprise?

Part 2 - Producing a business plan

Part 3 - Creating a marketing strategy and plan

Part 4 - Balancing principles and profit

PROMOTING YOUR ENTERPRISE
Promoting Your Enterprise - a resource pack - has been produced by BSSEC to provide guidance and information for social enterprises to help them improve the effectiveness of their promotional activities.  The six parts of the pack are now available to be downloaded, free of charge:

Part 1 - Getting started

Part 2 - Defining your market

Part 3 - Writing press releases

Part 4 - Creating leaflets and brochures

Part 5 - Producing a newsletter

Part 6 - Creating website content

A BUSINESS PLANNING GUIDE TO DEVELOPING A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
A nicely produced 'how to do it' development guide aimed particularly at voluntary and community organisations that are considering developing social enterprise activities. Published by Fourth Sector.
Free PDF download

MEASURING REAL VALUE: A DIY GUIDE TO SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Value-driven organisations need new ways to understand, measure and foster awareness of the impact they have and the social and financial value of this impact -- their "return on investment". New Economics Foundation, the independent think-tank for alternative economics has published MEASURING REAL VALUE: a DIY guide to Social Return on Investment.
Free PDF download