Funded by the Connect Fund, CERT has developed a series of resources for organisations that want to develop new sources of sustainable income. The Knowledge Hubs can be accessed by anyone setting up a new enterprise, and offer insights into organisational development, investment and funding, legal structures, legislation, income generation models, market trends and will form the foundations of a business plan or investment application.

CERT has selected the most popular opportunities for sustainable income development based on feedback from social investors. All resources are free of charge to infrastructure and support organisations, social enterprises, community businesses and charities.

The hub provides information for 9 different business ideas:

• Community Cafe
• Meals on Wheels
• Supported Housing
• Community Hub
• Domiciliary Care
• Health & Fitness
• Digital Hub
• Befriending Service
• Training Provider

You can download the resources here.