Location : Glasgow

Event : Social Firms Scotland together with bto, is running this seminar for existing and emerging social businesses and community enterprises. It will introduce the process of acquisition of an existing business as a method of growth and achieving community benefit/social impact.

It is part of the Acquiring Business 4 Good Programme, a programme managed by Social Firms Scotland and funded by the Big Lottery Fund. This is a national pilot programme working across Scotland to support the purchase of private businesses and their conversion into social or community enterprises.

Who should attend? Staff, Board members or committee members from development trusts, community organisations, social enterprises, Social Firms and charities who are investigating various models of growth and income generation for their organisation, as well as those already considering acquisition as a way of achieving their mission.

The workshop covers the following topics:

•Business Acquisition process and documentation
•Common problems with Business Acquisition
•Financing the Acquisition process
•Legal considerations
•Key lessons
•Sources of further support

Where
Brechin Tindal Oats (bto)
48 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5HS
United Kingdom
 

To register see http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2ykek8mbdfe3c35

 Contact : John Dickson

Email Address : john.dickson@socialfirms.org.uk