Not only do we have a comfortable space for entrepreneurs, we also have a range of skills and experience to support the development of social enterprises and you can contract us direct to work with your organisation.
We can provide:
If you are interested in finding out how we can support your social enterprise or community, then please get in touch. Or if you are working from Impact Hub Inverness, find a member of the team to find out more!
We can provide:
- Community consultation – from deciding who and what to consult on, through planning and facilitation of consultation, to understanding the results and identifying priorities for the future
- Options appraisals: A core part of building a business case, an options appraisal will help you review and analyse the pros and cons of your project against a set of criteria.
- Feasibility studies: An in-depth study to test the feasibility of a project and covering vital areas such as evidence of market demand, community support and financial viability.
- Advice on implementation of plans
- Business planning support for aspiring community enterprises and developments
- Community capacity building
- Support for business start-up, development and long-term sustainability
- An independent critical friend, mentor and mediator
- Evaluation
If you are interested in finding out how we can support your social enterprise or community, then please get in touch. Or if you are working from Impact Hub Inverness, find a member of the team to find out more!
Who we've worked with...
Dornoch Area Community CICThe Dornoch Area Community Interest Company (DACIC) appointed Impact HUB in 2018 to carry out community consultation on possible uses of the former Dornoch Police Station, and then to develop a feasibility study and business plan to support our grant funding application to the Scottish Land Fund and our Asset Transfer Request to Police Scotland to purchase the building. Both objectives were successfully achieved in January 2020 and we are very grateful to Impact Hub for their assistance in achieving these outcomes. The plans for the building include offices and studios to let, a gym, a community room and seasonal staff accommodation. The business plan gave us clear targets for each income stream and tenants have been identified to meet these. Our challenge now is to secure the necessary funding for renovations and the output we received from Impact HUB is a key part of any grant application.
Joan Bishop, Chair DACIC, March 2020 |
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