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		<title>PEARLS (Play Resource Centre)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS advised the employees of this Rochdale MBC service when they were told in late 2009 by the Local Authority that the service was to be closed and they were to be made redundant. CMS assisted the employees to negotiate a deal with Rochdale MBC on the stock, premises, redundancy, helped them to form a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Initial Viability and Feasibility Studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS has experience of working with people in succession and crisis situations (when the current owner wants to retire or when the business is facing a fundamental change: receivership or closure). In these situations, it is vital to make an assessment of the target business. This includes: Commercial Viability: is the business (or the core [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valuations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a group of employees proposing to purchase an enterprise from its owner or a community seeking to buyout the owner of a local service (pub, shop, etc), it is vital that you do not pay too much for the business. We at CMS can act as your advisor in these matters and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS is experienced in negotiating with owners on behalf of communities or groups of employees wanting to rescue or buy a business. It is valuable to have the negotiations handled through experienced professional advisors. Not only do you get the benefit of their advice but they carry no ‘baggage’. If you are negotiating with your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Blitz, Whitehaven, West Cumbria</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eco-Blitz was an externalisation out of Cumbria CVS (Council for Voluntary Services), initially a project it became a workers Co-operative in February 2008. It is a workers Co-op, employing 12 people, providing domestic and commercial cleaning services in West Cumbria and adopting environmental practises. The Hub has been able to provide Eco-Blitz with a wide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Food Store Ltd</title>
		<link>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/09/03/natural-food-store-ltd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/09/03/natural-food-store-ltd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Headingley has retained an important retail outlet and customers and the community have taken the future into their own hands.  Members of the co-operative are able to share in the financial success of the business, as well as steering its strategic direction. Linda Robbins Society Secretary, Natural Food Store Ltd]]></description>
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		<title>Market research</title>
		<link>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/09/03/market-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All successful businesses need to have a close understanding of potential and existing customers and the market-place they work in. This understanding allows you to target customers, sell effectively, compete with other suppliers and spot new opportunities. Performing market research on potential customers and your competitors will help you to gain this vital knowledge. You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal and Governance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governance is a critical issue for social enterprises. It is the experience of CMS that in most cases of social enterprises getting into difficulties, problems of governance are wholly or partially responsible. Many conventional sources of business advice are unfamiliar with the governance issues in social enterprises, these sources assume an owner-manager or a small number of owners.  CMS can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oldham Community Leisure Ltd</title>
		<link>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/08/28/oldham-community-leisure-ltd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/08/28/oldham-community-leisure-ltd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Oldham Community Leisure Ltd and Industrial and Provident Society was established in 2002 CMS were instrumental in the development of the company and the governance via the management rules. Those rules have provided a solid foundation in which to establish the business as an ongoing concern. From time to time queries have arisen in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning to Transfer your Business?</title>
		<link>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/08/28/plannning-to-transfer-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/08/28/plannning-to-transfer-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether it is saving a community service /asset, finding a new home for a public service or helping a Business Owner with succession planning. We can help you with: Initial viability and feasibility studies Negotiations Valuations Legal and Governance Raising money Ask our clients: Oldham Leisure PEARLS Natural Food Store Ltd]]></description>
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