Business of Sport Network Session: Help to start, develop and sustain your organisation

Business of Sport Network session:

If you are operating in the sport and physical activity sector in Leicestershire, Leicester or Rutland then come and join an up and coming Business of Sport networking event.

Informal, friendly small group of people working in the sector. Coming together to share learning, support and explore opportunities together.

Active Together are pleased to introduce CASE who provide local personalised support to help you to start, develop and sustain your business.

CASE can provide advice and support to sole traders, co-operatives, social enterprises (such as Community Interest Companies) and community businesses in the East Midlands. The team can guide on a range of key areas for establishing and running businesses with a social purpose, including suitable structures for CASC registered and other unincorporated organisations, including the process to become incorporated and the protection it will give. The session will also cover practical steps for developing and sustaining, governance considerations and business models.

Join this session to begin to explore the most appropriate legal structure to achieve your aims.

Having the right structure for your organisation and spending time working on your organisation can make huge differences to how you operate, apply for funding, and how you plan to achieve your organisational objectives.

CASE can provide advice and support on a range of key areas of running your business, club or organisation.

Are you operating in the sport and physical activity sector but finding that funding is always steered towards 'Not For Profit' organisations? If you have considered reviewing or changing the TYPE of organisation which you operate under to be eligible for funding or to gain work e.g. setting up as or converting to a Community Interest Company/Social Enterprise, then join this session for practical advice and guidance to help you consider the options open to you.

Outline of the session:

9.30 Arrival, coffee/tea and refreshments

9.45 Welcome and brief introduction to the session and Emma from CASE.

9.45-10.15 Section 1 – Choosing the right structure; covering:

• An overview of the different structures for organisations
• The process for setting these up and conversion options
• The pro's and con's of each
• Stories of organisations that have made changes to their structure, why they did this and the benefits for them.

10.15-10.25 Question and Answer session on section 1.

10.25 – 10.35 Coffee break and time to chat and discuss the learning so far.

10.35 - 11.05 Section 2 - Table Top Discussions:

• Table 1 - For those who want to delve deeper into this topic with Emma from CASE
• Table 2 – Exploring wider support for your organisation including Business Support, accessing the Funding Finder, plus other opportunities through Active Together including using the Insight Hub with Ali Clements/Annette Kendrick from Active Together.
• Table 3 – Providing experiences of the world or work and/or building a volunteer base, developing your workforce with Luke Green, Active Together.

11.05 – 11.35 A Chance to join a different discussion group, or stay on the same table

11.35 – 11.50 Next steps for accessing support

11.50 – 12.00 Close of the main session.

Background Information:

CASE is an employee-owned co-operative enterprise which works alongside people to set up social enterprises and co-operatives across the East Midlands.

They offer advice and guidance on a wide range of enterprise advice including:

• What is a co-operative and social enterprise?
• Starting up and making the right decisions for you
• Registering your enterprise
• Early start-up support
• Trading subsidiaries
• The self-employment journey
• Governance
• Reviewing ways of working
• Business planning for developing and sustaining an organisation
• Social investment including community shares
• Co-operative development
• Mentoring