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How do community business leaders balance the pressures of their work with their personal life and wellbeing? We talk to Shotley Pier and our very own Fergus Arkley to find out.

Café INDIEpendent is not only a great place to grab a coffee in Scunthorpe, it is helping to tackle social isolation and providing training opportunities for young people. Find out how they do it and get some top tips on setting up a community café from Buzz Lockleaze in Bristol.

Show Notes

You can read the full case study on Café INDIEpendent as well as other case studies on community businesses and the impact they are having on the Power to Change website.

https://www.powertochange.org.uk/what-is-community-business/stories/cafe-indiependent/

The Power to Change Research Institute has produced a Success Guide for Community Café. Have a read to get a useful insight into growing your community café and making it sustainable.

https://www.powertochange.org.uk/research/community-business-success-guide-cafes/

Power to Change recently attended the People’s Powerhouse Conference in Bradford to help make a case for the role of community business in the Northern Powerhouse. Read our blog on the event.

https://www.powertochange.org.uk/blog/vision-people-powered-northern-powerhouse/

Power to Change is offering 20 fully-funded places on Stir to Action’s New Economy Programme. Find out more and how to apply.

https://www.powertochange.org.uk/news/power-change-offers-funded-places-stir-actions-new-economy-programme/

If you’re starting a community business venture, you can find useful resources (https://www.powertochange.org.uk/get-support/resources/) and research (https://www.powertochange.org.uk/research/role-community-businesses-providing-health-wellbeing-services-challenges-opportunities-support-needs/) on the Power to Change website including a Guide to Community Asset Transfer (https://www.powertochange.org.uk/research/understanding-cat-communityorgs/), a report on the role of community business in providing health and wellbeing services (https://www.powertochange.org.uk/research/role-community-businesses-providing-health-wellbeing-services-challenges-opportunities-support-needs/), and Research on Factors that contribute towards community business success (https://www.powertochange.org.uk/research/factors-contribute-community-business-success/). You can also read our latest report on Community Business in 2030, which outlines eight significant shifts needed for community business to flourish in the future (https://www.powertochange.org.uk/research/community-business-2030/).

Find out about Events going on in the community business sector also on our website (https://www.powertochange.org.uk/events/), including the upcoming Losing Control Conference from the Social Change Agency (https://www.losingcontrol.org/event-2/) and the Looking After Ourselves Online Workshop from Eden Project Communities (https://www.facebook.com/events/295308304413690/?active_tab=about).

You can find out more about what’s going on at Power to Change and in the community business movement in all these places:

Our website: www.powertochange.org.uk

By subscribing to our newsletter: www.powertochange.org.uk/our-newsletter/

On Twitter: www.twitter.com/thecbfix

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/communitybiz/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/peoplesbiz/?hl=en

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW3vbzUSSfA9k1M0nuKfRg

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/the-power-to-change/

Discover other Community Business Fix episodes and full transcripts of the shows on the Power to Change website.

www.powertochange.org.uk

This show is a www.wearefieldwork.com production.

Access a transcript of the show - https://www.powertochange.org.uk/community-business-fix-community-cafes/

Café INDIEpendent is not only a great place to grab a coffee in Scunthorpe, it is helping to tackle social isolation and providing training opportunities for young people. Find out how they do it and get some top tips on setting up a community café from Buzz Lockleaze in Bristol.

Find out how community businesses are breathing life into high streets left behind by big chains. We talk to Homebaked – a community-run bakery in Anfield, as well as Vidhya Alakeson and Sir John Timpson about their work on the government’s panel on the future of the great British high street.

Show Notes

Power to Change’s CEO, Vidhya Alakeson has recently written a blog in response to an announcement in the autumn budget for further support to save our high streets. Vidhya outlines the role community business could play in revitalising and repurposing high streets. You can read the full blog on the Power to Change website.

https://www.powertochange.org.uk/blog/budget-brings-welcome-news-saving-high-streets-communities-need-driving-seat/

If you want to find out more about Homebaked, you can read the case study on the Power to Change website.

https://www.powertochange.org.uk/what-is-community-business/stories/homebaked/

If you’re interested in the impact Power to Change is having in local areas, you can read our latest impact report. The report draws together evidence from the first three years of research and analysis to provide a baseline picture of both Power to Change’s impact on its grantees and the wider community business marketplace.

https://www.powertochange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Better-places-through-community-business-Digital.pdf

Are you a community business leader or spearheading a community initiative in your local area? We understand that doing so can take its toll on your mental health and wellbeing. That’s why we are planning a podcast episode in the new year to give you tips on avoiding burnout. Get in touch with your stories, tips and advice by 16 November to be featured in the episode. https://fieldwork.typeform.com/to/LAcLJp

We are also looking for personal Christmas recipes, cooking tips and community Christmas ideas – to use in a PR campaign on the important role community kitchens play in bringing people together at Christmas. So, if you cook a mean turkey or the world’s best pigs in blankets then we want to hear from you. Get in touch with Jonathan or Laura at BJL by e-mailing [email protected] or [email protected]

Power to Change has also recently launched its new Community Energy Programme. The Next Generation Fund will make £100,000 available to ten community groups to work on new business models for community energy in their area. If this sounds of interest, register for our 45 min webinar on 20 November.

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6091859961019064589

You can find out more about what’s going on at Power to Change and in the community business movement in all these places:

Our website: www.powertochange.org.uk

By subscribing to our newsletter: https://www.powertochange.org.uk/our-newsletter/

On Twitter: www.twitter.com/thecbfix

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/communitybiz/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplesbiz/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW3vbzUSSfA9k1M0nuKfRg

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-power-to-change/

Discover other Community Business Fix episodes and full transcripts of the shows on the Power to Change website.

www.powertochange.org.uk

This show is a www.wearefieldwork.com production.

Access a transcript of the show - https://www.powertochange.org.uk/community-business-fix-saving-high-streets/

Find out how community businesses are breathing life into high streets left behind by big chains. We talk to Homebaked – a community-run bakery in Anfield, as well as Vidhya Alakeson and Sir John Timpson about their work on the government’s panel on the future of the great British high street.

The team who rescued Stretford Public Hall near Manchester explain how they raised vital funds by selling community shares. Want to set up your own share offer? Our top tips make essential listening.

Show Notes

If your group is just starting off and wants to get your community share offer off the ground, it’s worth applying to the Community Shares Starter Fund. You can receive up to £6,000 extra funding from Power to Change. Search for ‘Crowdfunder community shares starter fund’ to find out more.

If you’re a bit further along in your community business journey and want to launch your community share offer, the Community Shares Booster programme offers development grants of up to £10,000 and equity match funding of up to £100,000. Community pubs, housing, energy projects and many more have already benefited. Go to www.communitysharesbooster.org.uk for more information.

It’s Social Saturday on 13 October, a great opportunity to remind your customers that buying products and services from community business does good too! List your community business on the Social Enterprise UK map and get tips to make the most of the campaign. Remember to use the hashtag #SocialSaturday2018

Join us at an upcoming the Community Energy Conference on 19 October - The Energy Transition: Top-down v Grassroots, where Power to Change will be talking about its upcoming community energy programme finance and support for community energy.

Talking of November, have you booked your tickets for the Locality Convention yet? Over 400 people will be sharing tips, getting inspired and exchanging knowledge about all sorts of community businesses on 7th and 8th November in Bristol. Hopefully, we’ll see you there!

To find out about any of these events the best place to start is the power to change website, powertochange.org.uk

Links

https://www.stretfordpublichall.org.uk

https://www.uk.coop

https://locality.org.uk/events/convention/

https://www.fordhallfarm.com

www.communitysharesbooster.org.uk

https://locality.org.uk/events/convention/

www.Powertochange.org.uk

https://twitter.com/thecbfix

www.wearefieldwork.com

Access a transcript of the show: https://www.powertochange.org.uk/community-business-fix-community-shares-episode-transcript/

The team who rescued Stretford Public Hall near Manchester explain how they raised vital funds by selling community shares. Want to set up your own share offer? Our top tips make essential listening.

In 2017, the number of community pubs in England increased by 30% - bucking the trend afflicting mainstream pubs. But what is a community pub? How do you start one? Join us for a pint at The Gardners Rest in Sheffield and get top tips to save your local from someone who has already done it.

In 2017, the number of community pubs in England increased by 30% - bucking the trend afflicting mainstream pubs. But what is a community pub? How do you start one? Join us for a pint at The Gardners Rest in Sheffield and get top tips to save your local from someone who has already done it.

In this podcast, Vidhya Alakeson, Chief Executive of Power to Change explores some of the ways people have taken power in their local areas by starting up community businesses. Featuring community businesses from Bristol, Luton, Liverpool, London, Leeds, and Wellingborough.