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		<title>PEARLS (Play Resource Centre)</title>
		<link>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2010/09/26/pearls-play-resource-centre/</link>
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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>Links</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We work with various partners throughout the United Kingdom; National Bodies:- Co-operatives UK Development Trusts Association Co-operative and Community Finance Social Firms UK The Plunkett Foundation Association of British Credit Unions Social Enterprise Coalition The Co-operative College Prowess Business link Directories National Co-operative Directory North West Co-operative Directory CMS/The Hub Projects Advice and Training Programme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hub: Support for Social Enterprise in West Cumbria</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary CMS managed The Hub programme from June 2005 to March 2009  supplying specialist advice to new and emerging social enterprises in West Cumbria, encouraging them to acquire business skills and supporting them towards a healthy future by providing financial, legal and mentoring help. The Challenge While West Cumbria had a great deal of voluntary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Networking &amp; Seminars</title>
		<link>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/09/29/cumbria-social-enterpise-partnership-seminar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We can run a networking events and seminars customised to suit your needs. Cumbria Social Enterpise Partnership (CSEP) Seminar &#8220;a good morning, really informative with lots of variety and lots of opportunities to share good practice” 35 People from social enterprises all round Cumbria attended the “Staying Solvent … Staying Legal” seminar and networking events. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing Expansion Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New ideas are important in helping to keep your social enterprise or coop fresh. It is good, every so often, to hold a creative session where you can think of new ways to target existing clients/customers and generate new ones, or just explore better ways of doing things. Businesses that do not keep an eye [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intensive Business Support In Cumbria</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new support programme for Social Enterprises in Cumbria and the North West from September 2009 for 3 years with FREE advice and intensive assistance (in addition to that provided by Business Link Northwest) for under-represented individuals to help start their own Social enterprise or coop  business. Provides help and ongoing support from six months before start [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Music North Ltd, Cumbria</title>
		<link>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/09/03/new-music-north-ltd-cumbria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Music North is a community arts social enterprise specialising in music and visual art. It was set up in 2009 by community musician and creative practitioner Russell Burbush.  We adhere to a strict ethic which centres around sensitive community engagement, whilst promoting and developing a high standard of artistic output. Our main aim is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Blitz, Whitehaven, West Cumbria</title>
		<link>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/09/03/eco-blitz-whitehaven-west-cumbria/</link>
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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>Training Seminars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With courses ranging from breakfast/lunch seminars to 3 days, and running regularly CMS open courses give you easy access to training and development at a time, and place that is convenient to you, your team and organisation. Training can be specific to individual development needs &#8211; we can adapt and deliver any of our programmes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal and Governance</title>
		<link>http://www.cms.coop/index.php/2009/09/03/legal-and-governance/</link>
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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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