Here you can find links to finance and funding resources.

These resouces will help you to raise funds, manage money and measure the impact of your project.

There are variety of ways to finance a food enterprise. These include using your own money, obtaining loans or grants, or raising money through crowdfunding, shares or bonds.

Raising money through community investment
Download guidance on raising money through community investment to finance your local food enterprise. Advice for food producers in and around Bristol.

Funding organisations
Links to organisations that may be able to support your local community food enterprise

Managing money
Resources to help you with financial management

Measuring impact
Guides to help you measure the impact of your community food project or local food enterprise

Measuring impact

These resources give advice on measuring the impact of your community food project or local food enterprise: Social impact guide and resources Resources to … Read more Measuring impact

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Community investment

Raising money for your local food enterprise Download guidance on raising money through community investment: The practitioner’s guide to community shares (pdf download 1MB) A … Read more Community investment

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Funding organisations

Funding organisations that may be able to support your local food enterprise: Esmee Fairburn One of the largest independent grant giving trusts in the … Read more Funding organisations

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Managing money

Here are some useful resources to help you with various aspects of managing money: Financial management: An introduction for community shops (pdf download 2.5MB) A … Read more Managing money

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