Business plan template and guidance

This resource is aimed at helping community groups interested in collaborative working. Here we outline some of the main types of collaboration and provide three steps that can be taken to make collaboration more successful.

This guide is intended for use by board members and senior managers of third sector organisations - from the very small to the very large. The guide is only meant to help you start to ask questions; it is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Not all the questions have obvious answers but they should stimulate discussions between staff and board that either reassure or warn you. Relate your answers to the last 12 months