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Introducing Our New CIC Support Web App – Work in Progress

🚀 Introducing Our New CIC Support Web App – Work in Progress

Starting a Community Interest Company (CIC) can be exciting—but navigating incorporation, governance, and funding opportunities can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’re developing a new digital tool designed to make the process simpler, faster, and more transparent.

Note: This is a work in progress, and we’ll be updating the platform as it grows. Watch this space for new features, guidance, and tools designed specifically for social entrepreneurs and community innovators.

🌐 Why This CIC Web App Matters

Many aspiring founders struggle with:

  • Understanding CIC legal requirements

  • Applying for relevant grant funding

  • Tracking community impact and project outcomes

  • Documenting compliance, governance, and ethical practices

Our web app will address all of these challenges, providing practical, step-by-step guidance for founders while supporting transparent, community-led innovation.

🧭 Key Features (Coming Soon)

1. CIC Setup Guidance

  • Step-by-step incorporation checklist

  • Governance and ethical framework guidance

  • Templates for constitutions, policies, and reporting

2. Funding & Grant Support

  • Eligibility checker for grants that accept CICs or community-led organisations

  • Application templates and best-practice tips

  • Calendar of national and local funding opportunities

3. Impact & Community Tracking

  • Record and showcase community projects and outcomes

  • Track volunteer and stakeholder involvement

  • Measure social, environmental, and educational impact

4. Experimentation & Innovation Hub

  • Document prototypes, pilot projects, and lessons learned

  • Share insights for peer learning and future funding proposals

  • Build a “living portfolio” of your CIC’s growth

💡 Who Will Benefit

This digital product is ideal for:

  • New CIC founders exploring legal, governance, and funding requirements

  • Community-led groups seeking support to scale impact

  • Social enterprises and innovators working in education, environment, or tech for good

  • Anyone looking to streamline CIC administration while accessing funding opportunities

🌱 Work in Progress – Watch This Space

Our web app is currently under development, and we’re committed to building it with feedback from founders, social entrepreneurs, and community innovators.

Sign up to follow our progress, get early access updates, and help shape a tool that will empower the next generation of CICs to succeed.

📩 [Sign Up for Updates] | 🛠 #CICSupport #CommunityImpact #GrantsForCICs #SocialEnterprise #SustainableInnovation


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