Red Ochre has written a wide range of guides and briefing papers on technical issues, management disciplines and soft skills. A number of factsheets were produced for Business Link London.
Set-up and Strategy
- Becoming a social entreprenuer
- Market Research
- Defining Success and the Triple Bottom Line
- Social Enterprise Spin-Outs
- First Steps
- Vision, Mission and Values
- Personal and Organisational History
- Strategic Tools: What, Why and How
- Strategic Tools: SWOT and PESTLE
- Strategic Tools: Understand-Plan-Do-Review
- Writing a Business Plan
- Personalisation
- Developing HR Policies
- Recruiting People
- Working with Interns and Volunteers
- Setting Aims and Objectives
- Becoming a Green Business
- Introduction to Legal Structures
- Summary of Legal Structures
- Frequently Asked Questions on Legal Structures
- Ensuring Your Business Complies With Legal Requirements
- Boards, Governance and Trustees
Finance
- Funding and Finance
- Balance Sheets
- Cash-flow Forecasts
- Profit Forecasts
- What is “full cost recovery”?
- Charity Borrowing
- Charity Trading
- Costing and Pricing Your Products and Services
- Developing a Diversified Funding Strategy
- Developing Assumptions for Financial Forecasts
- Financial Forecasts
Marketing and Sales
- Identifying Your Stakeholders
- Customers, Beneficiaries and Key Influencers
- Making the Most of Networking and PR
- Developing an Effective Marketing Strategy
- The Marketing and Communications Plan
- How to Sell
Project Management and Impact Measurement
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Delivering On Time and On Budget
- Understanding and Managing Your Suppliers
- Working with Quality Standards
- Balanced Scorecards
- Managing Risk
Managing and Growing Your Business
- Growing Your Enterprise
- Commissioning and the Tendering Process
- Leading and Managing Your Team
- Skills Gaps, Training and Development
- Collaborations and Partnerships
- Using Creativity and Innovation in Your Business
- Social Replication and Franchising
- Planning for Sustainability
