SIS Associate Business Support Programme

What is the SIS Associate Business Support Programme?

This is an opportunity for social enterprise leaders, and their Boards, to have ‘nuts and bolts’ support to improve the operations, systems, strategies and/or financial projections for growth. The starting point for leaders and Board members engaging with the programme is often – what keeps you awake at night and what support would be useful to address this. We can offer up to four days of support from one of our associates to support you with the practicalities to help your organisation grow.

This may be:

• Executive Coaching – coaching for you as a leader to grow
• Entrepreneurial Experience – support from an experienced social enterprise leader who has ‘been there’. Someone who has a track record in scaling an organisation
• Financial projections – from an experienced accountant and/or businessperson to support with projections for growth. Support as a ‘critical friend’ to test some assumptions
• Data, IT and Management Information – support to build systems and processes to provide a better overview of your finances for management and governance purposes
• Governance and Risk – support to have conversations around risk, growth, and social investment with your Board.

We have made available the equivalent of up to four days of support from a SIS Associate. This could be less time, or slightly more, depending on your needs. How and when you use this time is up to you and is completely flexible, and agreed between you and your SIS Associate.

We have a range of associates that work with us. Some are experienced social entrepreneurs. Some have grown and sold lucrative private businesses. Some have experience as senior finance, operations, or data executives and financial analysts: