Current Projects

BUILD - Leicestershire - 2026

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Connect, Collaborate, Co Create – CASE / BUILD Networking Event

 

SEW Leicestershire

If you live or work in Leicestershire and are interested in setting up or are running a social enterprise or communtiy business CASE can help through a programme of support commissioned by Leicestershire County Council.

For new social enterprises and community businesses we provide:

  • Advice and support to help you to set up
  • Assistance with registering and choosing the right legal structure for your business
  • One-to-one sessions in areas such as marketing, finance, employment law and more

For existing social enterprises and community businesses we provide:

  • Help with your strategy and how to grow and expand
  • Advice on day-to-day operational issues such as personnel management, bookkeeping, procurement and more

A recent client offered this feedback:
"I had a meeting last week with Ian Wilson.  He was extremely helpful and looked at all of my company information.  He was great to talk to and get advice from and I've now changed the company so that it fits in with local authority requirements, which is great".
Nick Brett, Director of Invent Learning

Business Support for Coops

Business Support for Coops is a support programme for co-operatives delivered by Co-operatives UK in partnership with The Co-operative Bank.

It offers 3 different pathways for:

Start Up Groups and recently Incorporated Co-ops

Existing Co-ops looking to grow and develop

Businesses looking to convert to co-operative or community ownership

For information you can visit The UK Coop website's Business Support for Coops

If you are looking to set-up a co-operative, or you are already a co-operative with ambitions to grow, you could benefit from up to 12 days bespoke support, training and mentoring.

CASE Specialists Jane Avery, Dorothy Francis or Ian Wilson can help you to apply to the programme as well as offer the training and mentoring.
For further information on how to apply contact us at enquiries@case.coop