Events Listing

Informal drop-in sessions (no booking required) for anyone considering setting up a business.

Informal drop-in sessions (no booking required) for anyone considering setting up a business. Whatever stage you’ve reached – an early idea or further down the line – these sessions are for you. Whether it’s to chat over your plans or to gain some practical advice, one of our qualified business advisors will help you explore your business ideas. Why not drop-in between 10 am and 1 pm on one of the days listed here?

This event will provide a very Lively start to COSMIC's brand new project, Lively Leadership, which will provide new Mentoring support for Leaders in social enterprise.

A range of workshops aimed specifically at potential and emerging social enterprises, as well as voluntary or community groups, cultural, youth, environmental, food, sport, health and care projects.

A range of workshops aimed specifically at potential and emerging social enterprises, as well as voluntary or community groups, cultural, youth, environmental, food, sport, health and care projects.

If you have an idea that could benefit your community, but don't know where to start, or if you'd like to learn more about the processes involved in running a successful social enterprise, then Starting in Social Enterprise workshops will provide the perfect opportunity to turn your plans into reality.

Starting in Social Enterprise is for you, if you have an idea for a business that could benefit your community, or if you are in the early stages of developing a social enterprise business.

Workshops for new and established social enterprises are designed for voluntary and community organisations, as well as social enterprises. Perhaps you want to become less reliant on grants, or you want to develop trading activities, or if you are thinking of diversifying your income, then these workshops are for you. Choose from 'Moving away From Grants' or 'Governance and Legal Structures'.