ESN provides support and advice to potential, new start and existing social enterprises and co-operatives in Northamptonshire.   We also support voluntary and community organisations to increase their income from trading.

The services provided include:

• Information on social enterprises
• Face to face support to start a social enterprise including:
  - Advice on choosing an appropriate legal structure
  - Drawing up legal documents and registering new social enterprises
  - Business planning
  - Cash flow and financial management
  - Funding and financing advice (For information on funding see the Funding Central website)
  - Sources of further information
  - Management structures and issues
  - Employment
  - Other business development advice
  - Training sessions or programmes
  - Project development and co-ordination
• Ongoing social enterprise support
• Advice and support on selling to the public sector

Support for New and Existing Co operatives

We are now able to offer support for those wanting to set up co-operatives and existing co-operatives under the Co-operative Enterprise Hub scheme funded by the Co-operative Group.  For further information see this link:

http://www.co-operative.coop/enterprisehub/apply-for-free-advice--training