Cracking Community Cafés: Money matters!
This fact sheet looks at managing and planning finances, taking into account some of the particular challenges faced by community cafés. It suggests some simple things you can do to improve your financial position, and recommends extra information if you want more detail.
These fact sheets are produced by Ethical Eats, Making Local Food Work and Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency to help new and existing community cafés get to grips with the basics of running a successful enterprise.
This fact sheet looks at managing and planning finances, taking into account some of the particular challenges faced by community cafés. It suggests some simple things you can do to improve your financial position, and recommends extra information if you want more detail.
Ethical Eats: Ethical Eats ran a network of London restaurants and catering businesses that care about sustainability.
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