bfunded - Social Enterprise - Marketing & Promotion

Apart from selling your services, marketing includes seeking ways to:

• let people, including funders, know what you do
• increase your profile
• encourage people to volunteer to help
• inspire your volunteers and staff
• keep your work in the mind of those who might fund you.

Where can I get help with marketing and promotion?

Bfunded

You may find the marketing pages in the Help & Advice for the VCS area of the bfunded website useful, http://www.bfunded.org.uk/help_and_advice/preparation/marketing/

Bfunded also has a Strategic Funding Officer who works with VCS organisations to develop ways to promote their services to potential users and funders. This includes a marketing network and events. Sarah Moss is based at Keighley VS, Tel: 01535 665258, Email: sarah@keighleyvs.org

CVS Training

CVS Training run courses on marketing for VCS organisations. Their training programme can be accessed at, http://www.bradfordcvs.org.uk/training.htm

Bradford Kickstart

Bradford Kickstart is a scheme run by Bradford Council, and supported by organisations and service providers from across the Bradford District, that aims to help local people set up small businesses during the next ten years - encouraging growth, prosperity and employment in Bradford District.

The scheme offers a wide range of support, via experienced business counsellors, to people who are thinking of working for themselves, and to young businesses in Bradford District that are hoping to grow and develop.

Support from Bradford Kickstart includes:

• Support and advice from an experienced business counsellor
• A free professionally-produced website plus software to get you started
• Wide range of training, qualifications and courses
• Protect your benefits while you test your business idea
• Marketing, branding and promotion assistance
• Financial advice and help getting a loan or a grant
• Start-up grants directly from Bradford Kickstart
• Book-keeping advice, system set-up and training

To find the adviser in your area or field of interest, contact Bradford Kickstart on 0800 953 9503 (freephone), email: info@bradfordkickstart.com web: www.bradfordkickstart.com

Business Link

Useful information sheets about developing a marketing strategy and writing a marketing plan can be found on the Business Link West Yorkshire website at http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.l1=1073861169&topicId=1073858842&site=23&r.s=tl
Business Link also run marketing seminars and workshops in Bradford for businesses. See the training calendar on their website at http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.l1=1073861169&topicId=5000553858&site=23&r.l2=1073858842&r.s=m

• Specialist support if you are disabled and want to work from home
• Legal advice on all issues faced by business start-ups
• Assistance finding the right employees who can help your business grow
• Help to get another job if your business doesn't work out this time.

Other Help

Further help is available from local support organisations and agencies.