Services

The Energy Resilience Assessments is a service provided by REconomy and the Transition Training and Consulting teams. We've also signposted other services that we think you may find useful and are provided by third party organisations.

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ClearlySo and raising capital for social enterprises

Simon Evill is social business manager for ClearlySo, the gatekeeper to its capital raising services and consultant to new members. Here he gives a timely review of ClearlySo’s activities in the social enterprise sector and delivers some useful advice to social entrepreneurs looking for investment...

by Admin (Shane Hughes) on May 28th, 2013
No Comments  3. Start enterprises, Finance, Service, Services, Start enterprises Editors Pick, The solution economy, Uncategorized

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Carbon Leapfrog and support for community energy projects

We are at an interesting junction in the evolution of community energy in the UK. The path to creating ownership of energy generation at the local level has never been easy, but as we make our way through 2013, it seems that the government has...

by Admin (Shane Hughes) on May 20th, 2013
1 Comment  3. Start enterprises, Case study or example, Case study or example Editors Pick, Energy, Service, Service Editors Pick, Services, The solution economy, Uncategorized, Why change Editors Pick

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The potential of the co-operative business model

We’d like to thank Kate Whittle from Cooperantics for this guest post responding to my TEDx talk (The unstoppable rise of the collaborative economy) and exploring further one of the key facets, which is the potential of the co-operative business model. Here’s the talk just...

by Admin (Shane Hughes) on April 6th, 2013
No Comments  1. Leadership and vision, Blog posts, Features of a new economy, Knowledge base, Service, The solution economy, Uncategorized

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ReCitzen website feedback

Please check out recitizen.org and let us know if it is something that will be useful to you and your initiative. Could it benefit your project? We kindly ask for your learned opinions, feedback and comments.   You may or may not know that REconomy Project...

by Shane Hughes on January 25th, 2013
No Comments  1. Leadership and vision, Service, The solution economy, Uncategorized

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Top 40 Platforms for Crowdfunding Social Change

This post is a guest blog by Josef Davies-Coates and it originally appeared on the P2P Foundation blog Crowdfunding is a new word for an old idea. The Oxford English dictionary defines it as: “the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many...

by jdaviescoates on November 21st, 2012
8 Comments   3. Start enterprises, Features of a new economy, Finance, Knowledge base, Knowledge base Editors Pick, Service, Service Editors Pick, The solution economy, Uncategorized

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The Changing Face of Office Space

In the modern office space market place, the traditional lease remains a popular option. However the popularity of alternative office space has been steadily rising.     In turbulent economic times a long, fixed contract inherent in a traditional lease can tie a business to...

by Shane Hughes on October 26th, 2012
No Comments  Building and housing, Service, Services, The solution economy, Uncategorized

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Coaching & other professional services

There’s a wide range of organisations that offer professional services aimed at entrepreneurs and new enterprises, usually on a fee-based arrangement.  Some of these are listed in the Help for entrepreneurs from other organisations section.   It’s not our intent to keep track of all...

by nickosborne on August 11th, 2012
No Comments  3. Start enterprises, Service, Service Editors Pick

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Help from Co-operatives UK

Co-operatives UK is at the heart of a national network of co-operative specialists working to develop more and stronger co-operative enterprises. They are your first port of call if you are thinking of starting a co-operative and provide a range of publications and online tools,...

by Fiona Ward on July 2nd, 2012
6 Comments   3. Start enterprises, Service

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Offering support for entrepreneurs and new enterprises

How will you help your local entreneurs and new enterprises to be as successful as possible? Here we provide an overview of the kind of support that’s generally needed, and links to some providers where we have them.   We think some support services are...

by Fiona Ward on May 15th, 2012
4 Comments   3. Start enterprises, Service, Service Editors Pick, Services, Start enterprises Editors Pick

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Help from Carbon Leapfrog

“Carbon Leapfrog is a unique business-led charity that galvanises and channels high-value, professional advice from leading service providers across a range of disciplines including legal, finance, marketing and consultancy into UK and international carbon reduction projects – for free.”   “Carbon Leapfrog support projects that...

by Fiona Ward on April 25th, 2012
No Comments  3. Start enterprises, Service

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