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Helping Community Businesses Reach Out To Local Young People

2023-04-19T09:43:41+00:00

Plunkett Foundation is delighted to launch a new project – #iwill - to help community businesses engage, involve and employ young people. Community-owned shops and pubs provide local opportunities – for jobs, training and volunteering. Often the last remaining service in a rural village they provide a place to meet, a focus for social [...]

Helping Community Businesses Reach Out To Local Young People2023-04-19T09:43:41+00:00

Creating Community Pubs & Hubs in the West Midlands

2022-04-08T10:58:04+00:00

Is your much-loved pub under threat? Do you want to create a community space where all are welcome? Plunkett offers FREE advice and support to community groups in the West Midlands. Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall & Wolverhampton – we’d love to see more communities taking ownership of their much-loved pubs [...]

Creating Community Pubs & Hubs in the West Midlands2022-04-08T10:58:04+00:00

Improve your community business with the Business Appraisal Tool

2022-10-12T11:17:52+00:00

To help your community business identify its strengths and weaknesses, Plunkett has designed an online Business Appraisal Tool that provides a tailored report of recommendations. The Appraisal Tool will look at seven areas of your business: benchmarking against other businesses, governance, your business, people, mission, finances & Plunkett support. To get the most [...]

Improve your community business with the Business Appraisal Tool2022-10-12T11:17:52+00:00

New Community Pub Partnership to safeguard Scottish pubs through community-ownership

2022-11-24T14:47:18+00:00

Plunkett announces a new Scottish Community Pubs Partnership to help community groups across Scotland to safeguard their well-loved pubs through community-ownership. Thanks to funding from Scottish Government, the new partnership will be led by the Plunkett Foundation, working with Community Shares Scotland and Cooperative Development Scotland. The Scottish Government’s Scottish Rural Network [...]

New Community Pub Partnership to safeguard Scottish pubs through community-ownership2022-11-24T14:47:18+00:00

Bestway Invites Community Businesses to Enjoy Their Christmas Offers

2021-12-15T17:01:35+00:00

At Bestway Wholesale, we are delighted to be the headline sponsor of the Plunkett Foundation’s Christmas fundraising campaign. We’d love to invite your business to come and shop for Christmas at one of our Bestway Wholesale depots.  Once registered as a customer, you will be able to enjoy great offers, promotions, and unbeatable prices. [...]

Bestway Invites Community Businesses to Enjoy Their Christmas Offers2021-12-15T17:01:35+00:00

Support & training available for community businesses in East Anglia

2022-04-02T14:10:57+00:00

These grant awards have now closed - however, funded support and training through the Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme is still available!  As of the 15th February 2022 all grants have been allocated, however please contact us for information on other funding opportunities, upcoming events, training or business support for your [...]

Support & training available for community businesses in East Anglia2022-04-02T14:10:57+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

Blenheim sponsors study visit to Oxfordshire Community Pubs

2021-10-08T11:57:25+00:00

28th and 29th October 2021 Two day study visit to 3 community-owned pubs in Oxfordshire This event, sponsored by Blenheim, is FREE to all Oxfordshire groups interested in learning more about community-ownership of their local pub. Attendees will visit 3 pubs in the county (with transport provided), hearing first-hand from local residents [...]

Blenheim sponsors study visit to Oxfordshire Community Pubs2021-10-08T11:57:25+00:00
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