Setting up a small social care enterprise
If you want to set up a small enterprise / micro-provider business in your community the Council can help.
Who we can help
We can help if you:
- have ten or less full-time equivalent workers (paid or unpaid)
- are independent of any larger organisation
- work full-time or part-time.
We call these size of enterprises micro-providers.
Micro-providers come in many different forms:
- sole traders
- partnerships
- social enterprises
- not for profit, charity or voluntary organisations.
What we can offer
We can offer
- to listen to your ideas and give you professional feedback
- to support you to understand legal requirements and any care regulations that might apply to what you plan to do
- advice and practical information on regulation, training and insurances
- to direct you to other organisations who can help
- to connect you to training opportunities for local social care providers.
Contact us
Please get in touch to tell us about your social care enterprise, and to access support around the set-up and growing of your business.
Further support
Providers can also register to Notts Help Yourself for free. Watch our video to find out the benefits.
You can also promote your service by registering on the Small Good Stuff Directory, which will give you access to a range of support from Community Catalysts, a national organisation for small care and support providers
The Council’s Market Position Statement gives providers an understanding of the social care market in Nottinghamshire.
