Care Business School · Social Enterprise Programme

Start a CIC

Turn your community idea into a structured Community Interest Company.

Learn the foundations of setting up a CIC, understand the structure and governance required, and work through the process with structured training and support.

10 structured phases Video-first lessons Coaching included Progress tracking Action planning
Our Framework
C
Compliance
A
Audits
R
Risk Management
E
Excellence in Care

A Complete Guided Journey

From your first idea to a structured, operating Community Interest Company.

IDEA
CIC SET-UP
STRUCTURE
GOVERNANCE
FUNDING
LAUNCH

Learn

Watch the training and absorb the knowledge you need.

Implement

Complete structured activities and build your CIC step by step.

Track

Monitor your progress and bring your work to coaching sessions.

Programme Structure

10 Phases. One Complete Journey.

Each phase builds on the last, taking you from understanding to implementation.

1

Understanding the CIC

What a CIC is, how it works, and whether it is right for you.

2

Define the Social Purpose

Clarify your mission, community, and the problem you are solving.

3

Business Model

How your CIC will operate, generate income and sustain itself.

4

CIC Structure

Directors, governance, membership and organisational design.

5

CIC Governance

Accountability, transparency, policies and good governance.

6

Setting Up the CIC

Step-by-step implementation: name, purpose, registration process.

7

Your CIC Documentation

What documents are required, why, and what good looks like.

8

Funding & Financial Sustainability

Grants, contracts, trading income and building multiple streams.

9

Funding Application Readiness

What funders look for, impact frameworks and compelling bids.

10

Launch Your CIC

Branding, community presence, partnerships and your 90-day plan.

Is this for you?

This programme is designed for people who:

  • Have an idea for a social enterprise
  • Want to create a CIC
  • Want to address a community or social issue
  • Want to understand how CICs work
  • Need help structuring your idea
  • Want to understand CIC governance
  • Want to develop a sustainable CIC model
  • Want guidance through the setup process
  • Want to understand funding and income opportunities
  • Are ready to move from an idea to implementation

This programme is NOT:

  • A guarantee of CIC registration
  • Legal advice or accounting advice
  • A done-for-you company registration service
  • A guarantee of grant funding
  • A guarantee of income or contracts
  • A substitute for professional legal or accounting advice

Important: Where professional legal, accounting or specialist advice is required, we will clearly indicate that you should obtain appropriate professional advice.

10
Structured Phases
60+
Video Lessons
8
Interactive Activities
1
Complete Journey

Common Questions

Build your social enterprise with purpose, structure and confidence.

One platform. One account. Your complete CIC journey — from idea to launch.

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Care Business School · Social Enterprise & CIC Programme