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Social enterprises trade like any small business but also report to funders and commissioners on the good they do. Accounting software can chase invoices, Direct Debit can collect regular payments, an online shop and a café till can grow trading income, and simple forms and automations can gather impact evidence. Tender alerts find public contracts, and an assistant can draft social value answers for a manager to check.
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A Shopify shop sells products made in your training workshop, with Sidekick drafting descriptions for you to check. From about $25£19€23A$36C$36 a month.
A community food enterprise collects monthly veg box payments by Direct Debit with GoCardless. 1% + 20p a payment, capped at $5£4€5A$8C$8 plus VAT.
Before bidding, research the buyer's priorities, social value policy and past contracts, with links to its own pages. From about $17£13€15A$25C$24 a month.
Saved searches on Contracts Finder email you new public sector contracts that match your services, so fewer slip past. Free.
Participants fill in a short Tally outcome survey, and Zapier adds each answer to a Google Sheet ready for funder reports. Free.
Give ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini your impact figures and the tender question for a first draft of the social value answer. Free to about $27£20€24A$38C$38 a month.
Xero sends repeating invoices to regular customers and emails polite reminders when they're overdue. From $52£39€46A$75C$73 a month on Grow.
Trainees take orders on Square for Restaurants with set prices and buttons, and sales reports show trading income. $0£0€0A$0C$0 a month, plus 1.75% a card sale.