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Winners of the Rural Community Business Awards 2021

2021-11-29T10:06:11+00:00

UK’s Most Inspiring Community Businesses - Recognised by Rural Community Business Awards  Helping the vulnerable, delivering food parcels, supporting local food producers, providing local jobs, reducing loneliness, embracing green initiatives, improving wellbeing and creating vibrant communities – the winners of the 2021 Rural Community Business awards have brought their communities together and [...]

Winners of the Rural Community Business Awards 20212021-11-29T10:06:11+00:00

Plunkett commissions Scotland’s Rural College to complete “Cold Spots” research

2021-11-25T11:54:41+00:00

With the roadmap for reopening the economy to be announced today Plunkett is calling on government to offer support, regardless of reopening dates, to help community businesses survive.

Plunkett commissions Scotland’s Rural College to complete “Cold Spots” research2021-11-25T11:54:41+00:00

New financial benchmarking resource for community pubs available now

2021-12-15T17:15:20+00:00

We are pleased to publish a new resource for community pubs: 'Community Pub Benchmarking' is now available here on our business support webpages for 'Early Stages' and 'Established Community Businesses'. This resource gives an overview of key financial information for community pubs prior to 2020, including turnover and net profits. It is free to [...]

New financial benchmarking resource for community pubs available now2021-12-15T17:15:20+00:00

Grants now available for community businesses in East Anglia

2021-12-16T09:23:19+00:00

The Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme is inviting community businesses across East Anglia to apply for grants of up to £1,000 to help them get through the winter months. This initial £15,000 allocation of funding forms part of a £50,000 extension of the Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme - a partnership between East Anglian housebuilder Hopkins [...]

Grants now available for community businesses in East Anglia2021-12-16T09:23:19+00:00

Five ways that community businesses are fighting the climate crisis

2021-11-05T15:07:14+00:00

Georgina Edwards, Plunkett's Policy & Research Manger outlines five ways that community businesses are already fighting the climate crisis As businesses that are owned and run by local people, community businesses have ethical practice and local accountability at their core. Now, with greater awareness of the climate crisis, we are seeing more [...]

Five ways that community businesses are fighting the climate crisis2021-11-05T15:07:14+00:00

More than a Pub Event: Inspiring & Developing Community Pubs

2021-10-28T12:48:19+00:00

An inspiring, community pubs event for new and trading groups at Exelby Green Dragon, Yorkshire Available to attend online or 'in-person' - Thursday 11 November, 9.00-15.30 Join our inspiring, interactive community pubs event to discover the opportunities for establishing new or developing existing community businesses. This event, running from 9am to 3.30pm, [...]

More than a Pub Event: Inspiring & Developing Community Pubs2021-10-28T12:48:19+00:00

Community Pubs and Shops: A Better Form of Business – 2021 Reports Launch

2021-10-21T08:35:56+00:00

Plunkett Foundation is proud to launch its latest set of reports providing an insight into the health of the community pub and community shop sectors. Our flagship reports capture the headline trends of both sectors in 2020, and bring the stats to life with insights directly from community businesses themselves. The [...]

Community Pubs and Shops: A Better Form of Business – 2021 Reports Launch2021-10-21T08:35:56+00:00

Introducing the New Community Business Platform

2022-04-02T14:17:31+00:00

Plunkett Foundation launches a new Community Business Platform – an online space that is designed to help you improve your business. The new platform will provide the opportunity to use a new business appraisal & assessment tool, access to discussion groups, themed topics and the opportunity to update your business profile and [...]

Introducing the New Community Business Platform2022-04-02T14:17:31+00:00

Film: Supporting Community Business

2021-10-19T09:44:18+00:00

We’re so pleased to share this film with you about our work and the work of Siop Griffiths, Penygroes, Wales, one of the community shops that we’re incredibly proud to have supported through our advice, training and technical expertise. This film is a celebration not only of the amazing impact of Siop [...]

Film: Supporting Community Business2021-10-19T09:44:18+00:00

Launching Plunkett’s Community Food Strategy

2021-10-15T10:07:30+00:00

James Alcock, Plunkett Foundation’s Chief Executive, explains how placing communities at the heart of food production and supply will lead to fairer access to fresh, healthy food for all. We are enormously excited by our ambitions to release the potential of new and existing community businesses, small scale producers and local food suppliers, [...]

Launching Plunkett’s Community Food Strategy2021-10-15T10:07:30+00:00
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