What’s a CIC launch strategy and how can it transform your CIC game.
If you thought all you needed to do was apply for grants and sit back waiting while your whole life, dream and career hangs in the...
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Kelly Thorne
Mar 233 min read
The power of personal branding in your CIC & LTD
In a fast paced world of scams and AI bots, it is relatable people and personal stories that create trust and boost engagement and sales....
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Kelly Thorne
Feb 44 min read
Why your CIC should set up a membership
I am absolutely passionate about memberships and I am convinced all Community Interest Companies should have one, and some LTD’s. Let me...
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Kelly Thorne
Jan 213 min read
How your CIC could gain contracts and fill the gaps in this time of gov cuts
In this age of chaos, with global turmoil, mass migrations due to wars and climate disasters, and our local councils struggling to stay...
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Kelly Thorne
Jan 143 min read
Stop doing everything in your CIC yourself!
Community interest companies usually come from one persons dream. But to be sustainable they need to grow bigger than just you doing all...
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Kelly Thorne
Dec 17, 20233 min read
Get creative and get more money into your CIC
During my eleven years of running CIC projects I have done a huge range of creative arts projects. It is the easiest way to get more...
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Kelly Thorne
Dec 10, 20233 min read
Choose an easy to fund project first and a passion project later.
We are motivated by our passions but we need to be practical first. When starting a CIC the first project should be one that's easy to...
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Kelly Thorne
Oct 29, 20235 min read
Three ideas to get fast income into my CIC with no grants & no time consuming projects
One of the toughest problems we all face when starting and running a new CIC is finding the time to do the work we want to do. A CIC has...
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Kelly Thorne
Oct 15, 20233 min read
Looking beyond grant funding for your CIC
Part of my mission is to help people grow sustainable CIC. As incredibly as grant funding there are pro's and con's. Many CIC's give up...
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Kelly Thorne
Oct 8, 20233 min read
Moving up the property ladder thanks to founding a CIC.
As a CIC coach I want you all to know what's possible. I am living proof of what I preach! You can start a CIC and design a new life for...
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Kelly Thorne
Jun 25, 20234 min read
How a CIC can make you recession proof?
Economies boom and bust and we all know we are currently in a period of downturn. Times are very tough with inflation, increases on...
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Kelly Thorne
Jun 18, 20234 min read
What’s the big dream? Here is mine
Founding a community interest company will have you feeling like you could conquer the world. It opens up so many opportunities and...
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Kelly Thorne
Jun 11, 20234 min read
Why being time rich is more important than money rich
Far too many of us suffer from time poverty. With most people in employed jobs and spending their spare time, commuting, parenting,...
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Kelly Thorne
May 14, 20233 min read
How to zone out the haters
Starting a regular business will breed jealousy around you but a CIC that receives grant funding is another level! Yep this is a fact of...
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Kelly Thorne
May 8, 20233 min read
How our society is changing and why CIC’s are leading the way
The shit hit the fan on so many fronts around 2020. People had had enough and the march towards fundamental changes in our society picked...
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Kelly Thorne
Apr 23, 20234 min read
Let yourself be guided by what feels right when making big life decision
So many of you have reached out to me and said you felt the universe or god (depending on your beliefs system) had guided you to find my...
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Kelly Thorne
Apr 16, 20233 min read
How I defied the odds because I started a community interest company
What I have achieved should never have been possible for someone like me. After the Cornish tin mines closed my area plunged into...
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Kelly Thorne
Apr 10, 20233 min read
Working smarter with your CIC
The dream is to work less and earn more. Simply because the current mainstream model of working more hours and still struggling to afford...
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Kelly Thorne
Mar 25, 20233 min read
Mindset tips for growing your CIC fast
Starting a Community interest company can feel like a lot of work and overwhelming at times. The key is having the right mindset and...
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Kelly Thorne
Mar 18, 20233 min read
More money, less work - why my CIC business model could transform your life.
Ten years later and I've got this formula nailed! After leaving my probation officer 9-5 in 2012 I embarked on my own CIC journey. I...
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