Community owned enterprises will benefit from an exciting new government-backed initiative which aims to stimulate investment through community share and bond issues - Community Shares - promoting enterprise, equity and engagement through community shares and bonds.
Community investment is different. Instead of turning to the private sector and wealthy individuals for support, community investment is about engaging communities to invest in themselves. By harnessing the collective investment powers of whole communities, large amounts of capital can be raised in small sums from members of the community.
This new two year action research project will create a more robust evidence base on the potential for community share and bonds issues to increase community empowerment, grow social enterprises and support wider Government objectives. It will support 10 enterprises raising equity in this way.
Awareness raising will take place in London on Wednesday 22 April 2009, Birmingham on Tuesday 28 April 2009, Manchester on Wednesday 29 April 2009.
Cost is £30 inc. VAT (£25.50 plus VAT) includes all materials, lunch and refreshments.
Bookings for the seminars can be made online at http://www.communityshares.org.uk/
Bookings for the seminars can be made online at http://www.communityshares.org.uk/
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