Set-up Toolkit
Set-up Toolkit
If you are considering setting up a rural community business – whether a pub, shop or café, market garden, arts venue, sports facility or bookshop – there are a number of areas common to all projects that you will need to explore.
Plunkett UK has created a guide, How to set up a rural community business, to complement our core advisory service.
Alongside the guide, communities can access a range of practical templates from the accompanying toolkit to help put its guidance into action.
Your community are your customers and investors, so start by engaging and consulting with local residents using the Community Engagement Plan.
Develop your Action Plan to guide your progress, set milestones and timetables. Use the Community Business Dashboard to clearly set out your business proposition and relationships.
Use these to prepare your initial Business Plan to test the viability of your proposal.
Contact our Helpline for further support when you’re ready to take the next steps.
