apply for free advice & training

To apply for free advice and training from The Co-operative Enterprise Hub, please fill in the form below. If you have any problems, please get in touch.

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Tel: 0161 246 3020

enterprise@co-operative.coop

Before you complete the application, please ensure that you are a co-operative enterprise or are reasonable confident that you wish to pursue the co-operative business model.

To find out whether this is right for you, check your eligibility here.

1. Contact Details
Name (or provisional name) of your applicant group, organisation or enterprise
Name of main contact person for this application
Position in the group or organisation
Address - Line 1
Address - Line 2
Town
County
Postcode
Telephone
Fax
Email

2. Where did you hear about The Co-operative Enterprise hub?
	Website Exhibition or conference A Co-operative Development Body Other co-operatives Media Plunkett Foundation Supporters Direct Other

3. Current status of your group, organisation or enterprise
Please select the status of your organisation	Prestart - go to Q3.1 New start - go to Q3.2 Existing - go to Q3.3

Prestart - You are exploring the co-operative business as an option for your enterprise New - You are reasonably sure that the co-operative business model is the route you wish to take Existing - You have developmental concerns about your co-operative enterprise

3.1 Do you have a concept paper?
A concept paper should outline what your enterprise does, who does it and how.	YesNo If Yes, please email to: enterprise@co-operative.coop

3.2 Do you have a draft business plan?
	YesNo If Yes, please email to: enterprise@co-operative.coop

3.3 Do you have a draft strategy paper?
A draft strategy paper is a 2-3 year plan for developing your enterprise.	YesNo If Yes, please email to: enterprise@co-operative.coop

3.4 About your organisation
If you are an existing business, what date was your enterprise incorporated?

What is the legal status of your organisation?	No legal identity IPS Industrial & Providence Society Company Limited by Guarantee Worker co-op BENCOM Other - please specify below:

Describe the composition of your group or organisation - (100 words maximum)
In which year did your group or organisation come together?
What is the background of your group or organisation? (100 words maximum)
What is the purpose of your group or organisation, and what enterprise activity are you involved in?
Any comments - (Maximum 100 words)

4. Where is the location of your work?
District:
County:
What will be the geographical area of the work or activity?

5. External support required by your group/organisation
Why do you need advice and support?
What do you need support on? Please give details
Please indicate the skills and knowledge that your initiate group already possess to make the planned activity a success:

6. Declaration
To the best of my knowledge, all the information is this application is true and correct
	I agree
I hereby apply for a support package from the advice & training programme. If successful, I agree to provide feedback on the quality of the service that I have received.
	I apply and agree to the terms and conditions
Name (chairperson, vice chair, secretary or treasurer if not applicant)
Position
Full address details (if different from registered details above)
Telephone (if different from registered details above)
Fax (if different from registered details above)
Email (if different from registered details above)
I have answered all the questions above	Yes