Tips for effective story telling
Tips for effective storytelling is part of a blog series from the School for Social Entrepreneurs which features experts and influencers to support learning. This post features tips from Helen Mincher that you can apply to any type of storytelling to make it as engaging and effective as possible. Read more
Active @ Home from Disability Rights UK
The Get Yourself Active team at Disability Rights UK has launched a new section of their website which collates resources to support disabled people and people with long term health conditions to be active at home. Active @ Home brings together resources from their partner organisations as well as self produced videos which are also … Read more
Micro Provider & Self Employed Care Professionals
NACAS has teamed up with Community Catalysts to offer free support to anyone thinking about becoming a self employed care worker, and will include guidance such as the correct company model for you, advice on whether you need to registered with a care regulator and setting your rates. NACAS offers self employed care workers free resources such … Read more
Good Neighbour Scheme in Central Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity supports Good Neighbour Schemes across Central Bedfordshire. Good Neighbour Schemes (sometimes known as village care schemes) are set up and run by local residents who offer help and support to fellow residents of their town or village. All volunteers are insured and DBS checked. Most help is free, unless expenses such as … Read more
Useful resource for voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises in Central Beds

Central Bedfordshire CVS offer advice on planning, starting, running, funding and improving organisations. They are a useful resource for trustees, staff and volunteers and offer workshop sessions about safeguarding and funding. Find out more here Read more
DBS information for North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire County Council provide information about types of DBS checks and can process DBS checks. You can find the information here https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/apply-employment-check Read more
Digital marketing tools and tips

Action Coach provides Business Tools for Success which can be found here https://actioncoach.co.uk/coaches/ros-jones/downloads/ and includes Digital Marketing tools and Tips which can be downloaded for free. Read more
Free templates from Yorkshire Powerhouse

The Yorkshire Powerhouse has free templates for Marketing, Business Plans and many more. You can find their website here: https://yorkshirepowerhouse.com/downloads-start-idea/ Read more
Free business support in North Yorkshire

The York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub offers free business support, events, news and other opportunities. Such as this free webinar for micro-providers Free webinar: How micro and small business leaders can be key to economic recovery Read more
Access to Work Mental Health Support Service
Funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, Remploy run a confidential service for any employees with depression, anxiety, stress or other mental health issues affecting their work. Call the service 0300 456 8114 or email at a2wmhss@remploy.co.uk Find out more here Read more