Business Planning for the Third Sector

This session is in Welsh only.

This short introductory course to developing Business Plans is tailored for grassroots third sector organisations like you.

More and more funders are now requiring business plans in order to access grants and funding. It’s a requisite for the majority of large projects but can also be needed for some of the smaller ones as well as the funders look to ensure their money is going to lead to long term sustainable change.

Putting together these plans can seem a daunting task at first, especially if you’ve never written one before. But help is at hand! This course will provide you with a simple step by step guide to developing short, concise Business Plans for your own organisations. It will also be an opportunity to discuss and work through some of the issues you’re facing with the tutor and your peers.

This half day course will introduce you to the purpose of a business plan, and outline the key elements of a strong plan including:

· Introducing your organisation and its purpose

· Evidencing the need for your project, product, or service

· Considering how it fits with other developments and organisations in your community

· Explaining how you’ll deliver your project, product, or service

· Outlining resources you’re going to need to make it work

· Laying out the financial information, including creating a simple cashflow forecast

· Identifying risks & opportunities