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Key considerations

There are certain issues, policies, legislation, laws and organisations that it is crucial you are aware of, have complied with, have reported to or whom you must have alerted to your intention to when starting, running or diversifying a community waste organisation.

Community organisations should generally be run along business lines and as such are bound by, for example, company and charity law.

This section covers the basics, which must be addressed when setting up, running and growing/diversifying a community waste organisation or project.

Links

Business link

  - a tool deisgned to help you pull together a start up organiser list

Business link

  - a useful links page on starting a new business - tax, legialsation, naming and forming your business etc

Charity Commission

  - model governing documents

Companies House

  - registering a new company at Companies House

Manchester Progressive Enterprise Network (MPEN)

  - link to a number of social economy briefing papers - including how to write a community enterprise business plan

Nominet

  - is the domain name/web address you wish to use available? There are numerous search sites out there. Here is one:

RSWT, CRED Fund

  - link here to a brief note re waste legislation issues for consideration