Factsheet 1: What is community investment?

1.1 What is it?
1.2 Definition
1.3 What has worked?
1.4 Trading activities supported by community investment
1.5 What could work in the future?
1.6 Community engagement
1.7 From fundraising to investment

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Factsheet 2: People and communities

2.1 Community building
2.2 Defining community
2.3 The membership offer
2.4 Ownership and control

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Factsheet 3: Shares and bonds

3.1 What are shares?
3.2 What are bonds?
3.3 Shares versus bonds
3.4 Buying and selling shares and bonds

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Factsheet 4: Financial promotions

4.1 Promoting community investment
4.2 Exempt offers
4.3 Regulation of financial promotions

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Factsheet 5: Capital finance

5.1 Types of capital
5.2 What is the best type of capital finance?
5.4 Different types of equity
5.5 Different types of debt
5.6 Gearing: getting the right mix of capital
5.7 Financing birth, growth and development

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Factsheet 6: Legal structures

6.1 Overview
6.2 Industrial and Provident Societies
6.3 Community Interest Companies
6.4 Charities
6.5 Other legal forms
6.6 Choosing between legal forms
6.7 Converting from one form to another

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Factsheet 7: Feasibility studies

7.1 Starting points
7.2 Initial assessment checklist
7.3 Project teams
7.4 Social objectives
7.5 The business model
7.6 Capital finance plan
7.7 Learning from others

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