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How viable is your organisation? Diagnostic tool

Establishing the commercial viability of your business is the toughest challenge facing any emerging or established social enterprise.

Social Enterprise London (SEL) was funded between 2008 and 2010 by Capacitybuilders Income Generation work stream to develop a diagnostic tool for use by advisers of social enterprises and voluntary and community sector organisations. The diagnostic tool was developed to:

enable support advisers to work with front line groups to help them understand their operating effectiveness and trading viability, and identify areas for improvement.
give support advisers greater confidence in the advice they give to frontline groups.
enable frontline organisations to undertake a facilitated self-review to assess the feasibility and viability of their operations.

If you have any queries on how to get the best use from then tool, then contact Catriona Rust at Social Enterprise London on 020 7033 2604 or e-mail catriona@sel.org.uk.

Diagnostic Tool

Social Enterprise London

This diagnostic tool will enable social enterprise support advisers to work with front line groups to help them understand their operating effectiveness and trading viability, and identify areas for improvement.It can also be used by frontline organisations to undertake a facilitated self-review to assess the feasibility and viability of their operations.

Diagnostic Tool: User Guide

Social Enterprise London

Alongside the diagnostic tool, we have developed a User Guide to help you navigate your way through.If you have an difficulties or further questions then don't hesitate to contact Catriona Rust on 020 7033 2604 or e-mail catriona@sel.org.uk.