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Support for community businesses to co-locate in Places of Worship

2022-11-18T17:04:05+00:00

Plunkett - Benefact Trust support extended until the end of 2023 Plunkett is delighted to announce that Benefact Trust has extended its programme of funding until the end of 2023 enabling us to continue offering free business support and grants to help community groups and active Christian places of worship across the [...]

Support for community businesses to co-locate in Places of Worship2022-11-18T17:04:05+00:00

Finalists Announced of the UK Rural Community Business Awards 2022

2022-11-01T09:07:43+00:00

Celebrating the UK’s Best Community-owned Businesses Twenty-four community-owned businesses from across the UK have been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Rural Community Business Awards. From a small island shop, a country market, rare-breed farm to a host of much-loved, thriving community pubs – a wide range of community-owned businesses have been recognised [...]

Finalists Announced of the UK Rural Community Business Awards 20222022-11-01T09:07:43+00:00

Celebrating the Winners of the Denbury Plunkett Communities Awards

2022-10-21T10:32:54+00:00

Cheers to the Success of Community Businesses in the East of England. Six community-owned businesses are celebrating awards success after they were announced as ‘winners’ at the Denbury Plunkett Communities Awards. The success of community-owned businesses across the East of England was celebrated at a packed Locks Inn, a community-owned pub in Geldeston [...]

Celebrating the Winners of the Denbury Plunkett Communities Awards2022-10-21T10:32:54+00:00

Government calls for information from businesses on energy usage

2022-10-20T11:32:36+00:00

Plunkett urges community businesses to respond to Government energy survey by 30 October 2022 The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have published a new survey, calling on businesses to provide information about their energy usage and the impact of rising costs on operations and service provision. It is of [...]

Government calls for information from businesses on energy usage2022-10-20T11:32:36+00:00

Plunkett responds to Dormant Assets consultation

2022-10-26T12:11:02+00:00

Summary of Plunkett's response to the consultation on the English portion of dormant assets funding Plunkett Foundation has responded to the consultation on the English portion of dormant assets funding, representing the views of rural community-owned businesses. The consultation follows the passing of the Dormant Assets Act, earlier this year and will [...]

Plunkett responds to Dormant Assets consultation2022-10-26T12:11:02+00:00

Launching the Better Form of Business Reports 2022

2022-10-10T08:20:38+00:00

New research, from the Plunkett Foundation's 'A Better Form of Business' reports, reveals strong community business growth and a growing movement of rural community grassroots campaigners. Despite extremely difficult trading conditions, the courage of rural communities is creating business growth where commercial companies fail. UK charity the Plunkett Foundation has published today, [...]

Launching the Better Form of Business Reports 20222022-10-10T08:20:38+00:00

Thakeham team cycling 50 miles in aid of Plunkett

2022-10-07T08:30:41+00:00

On Monday 10th October, a team of ten Thakeham colleagues will each be cycling 50 miles to raise money that will help fund Plunkett's work in supporting rural communities to set up and run community-owned businesses. The route that Amanda, Tom, Matt, Matt, Mark, Mark, John, Charlie, Alex and Caspar will be taking [...]

Thakeham team cycling 50 miles in aid of Plunkett2022-10-07T08:30:41+00:00

Plunkett welcomes the Energy Bill Relief Scheme but more support still needed

2022-09-29T08:32:24+00:00

James Alcock, Plunkett Foundation’s Chief Executive responds to the announced energy price support for businesses. “After weeks of uncertainty and having received a growing number of calls from our members, expressing their concerns about the rising energy prices we were pleased to hear yesterday’s news, setting out a package of support for [...]

Plunkett welcomes the Energy Bill Relief Scheme but more support still needed2022-09-29T08:32:24+00:00

Voting Now Open – Denbury Plunkett Communities Awards

2022-09-20T13:34:57+00:00

Voting is now open for the Denbury Plunkett Communities Awards 2022 Recognising the very best community businesses in the East of England. We're delighted to announce that our shortlisted award winners have now been decided and voting for the Denbury Plunkett Communities Awards is now open! These new awards, supported by Denbury Charitable [...]

Voting Now Open – Denbury Plunkett Communities Awards2022-09-20T13:34:57+00:00

Plunkett’s 5 Year Pledge to Increase Community-owned Businesses by 20%

2022-09-14T08:14:12+00:00

A new strategy to grow the community business sector has been launched today by the Plunkett Foundation. The five year strategy aims to grow the number of rural businesses in community-ownership, across the UK by 20% by 2026. Increasing them in number from 627 to 752 trading rural community-owned businesses in that period. Plunkett [...]

Plunkett’s 5 Year Pledge to Increase Community-owned Businesses by 20%2022-09-14T08:14:12+00:00
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