A message from Margaret Clark CBE
Duncan Smith2020-11-26T09:53:47+00:00Margaret Clark, out going chair of the Plunkett Foundation, thanks members, supporters, funders and partners as she stands down after seven years.
A guide to track and trace
Duncan Smith2020-11-26T09:54:28+00:00Dr Sam Linton of Aeonian Projects outlines some key considerations you should take into account when collecting and storing customer data.
The Public Works Loan Board Lending Facility – another source of capital for community businesses
Duncan Smith2021-02-11T10:29:53+00:00Plunkett adviser Alan Collard explores and explains the Public Works Loan Board, which gives town and parish councils (in England) and town and community councils (in Wales), the ability to borrow large sums, for long periods, at historically low and fixed interest rates.
Celebrating the efforts of volunteers during lockdown
Olivia Lanham2020-11-26T10:01:22+00:00Volunteers across the UK have been providing critical help to community businesses during lockdown. Plunkett Foundation share some stories to celebrate volunteer efforts as we go into the second week of Co-op Fortnight.
Community spirit powers lockdown emergency delivery service
Duncan Smith2020-11-26T10:02:35+00:00Across the country community businesses have been proving their ability to innovate and be adaptable during the Covid-19 lockdown. Here is the story of a Shropshire community shop which helped the most vulnerable people keep connected and supplied over the twelve weeks that the shop had to close its doors.
James Hopkins: Supporting community businesses in East Anglia
Duncan Smith2020-11-26T10:04:02+00:00James Hopkins, Executive Chairman of award winning winning East Anglian home builder Hopkins Homes, explains why it is more important than ever to support rural community businesses through the new Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme.
Wellbeing: taking care of yourself, staff and volunteers
Olivia Lanham2020-12-03T09:19:45+00:00Plunkett Foundation's Community Business Manager, Alison Macklin, shares her advice on wellbeing in light of added pressures caused by Coronavirus
Business support for dealing with Covid-19
Duncan Smith2020-11-26T10:16:30+00:00Plunkett adviser Dave Hollings shares his experiences and advice on business support from the government for dealing with Covid-19.
Volunteering –a challenging role
Duncan Smith2020-11-26T10:17:27+00:00Volunteers are the backbone of many community businesses - without them many simply would not exist. Plunkett's community business manager Alison Macklin looks at how get the best out of the people who make your business what it is.
People must be empowered to prosper
Duncan Smith2020-11-26T10:22:40+00:00Harriet English, head of engagement at the Plunkett Foundation, calls for people to be given the power to prosper after Brexit.
