This is the most comprehensive online resource for anyone interested in starting a CIC.

 

Opening and managing a CIC is a huge undertaking but it can also be a great opportunity to have an impact on your chosen course, give you the scope to follow your passion and build a career for yourself doing impactful work you love while getting paid a great salary.

 

This course goes though all the steps in opening a CIC. It gives you all the tools and templates of the necessary documents you will need. Saving you loads of time and costs paying experts to help you.

 

You can be open in as little as 24hrs from finishing this course and starting work on the steps we give you.

 

Managing a CIC has pitfalls and if you don’t know what you are doing you could have costly mistakes such as submitting your taxes wrong and getting fined by HMRC or Companies house. This course fully prepares you so that doesn’t happen.

 

Gaining funding can be overwhelming but this course gives you templates and tips for all the main funding providers such as the national lottery and arts council funding application processes. This could make you tens of thousands in just a couple of months!

 

Writing and presented by an expert and cic director for ten years. Kelly Thorne (Artist Kexx) has also mentored others and helped many people set up and gain funding in a short time.

 

This course is invaluable so what are you waiting for!

 

What you’ll learn: 

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• Why choose a CIC

• What are the legal duties of a CIC

• How to come up with a great idea for a community interest company

• How to choose the right directors for your board and manage them

• What are the directors responsible for

• How to write a memorandum of association and articles of association

• How to open a CIC on companies house

• How to open a suitable bank account for your CIC

• What is webfiling and what do you have to do

• How to present your CIC online on social and or a website

• How to budget and pay your team

• How to do a funding search and come up with funding ideas

• How to apply for funding - A host of tips to help you write a successful bid

• How to project manage your funded project

• How to record data and evidence from finished projects

• How to do your CIC's  taxes

• How to grow your CIC and become sustainable

• Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?

• No skills needed

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Who this course is for:

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• Anyone that is thinking of starting a community project and applying for funding.