Preparing for Trading
A set of links and resources of value to community shop projects gearing up to trade:
Financials:
- Pricing (PDF, 264KB)
Stocking:
- What to Stock (PDF, 210 KB)
People:
- Staffing Your Shop (PDF, 207 KB)
- Handling Complaints (PDF, 207 KB)
Premises and Equipment:
Shop Plus:
- Post Office (PDF, 210 KB)
[also check our Post Offices discussion forum]
Marketing:
- Promoting Your Shop and Promotions Calendar (PDF, 249 KB)
- Tourism and Attracting the One-off Visitor (PDF, 347 KB)
Being Legal:
- Applying for an Off Licence (PDF, 220KB)
- Customer Rights (PDF, 220KB)
- Trading Requirements (PDF, 220KB)
- Health and Safety (PDF, 220KB)
- Food Safety & Hygiene (PDF, 220KB)
- The Disability Discrimination Act (PDF, 220KB)
- Fire Safety (PDF, 220KB)
- First Aid (PDF, 220KB)
Expert Support:
Checklist and Templates:
- Getting Ready to Launch (PDF, 220KB)
- Ready for Trading Checklist (PDF, 220KB)
- Staff Handbook - download an example staff handbook from Urchfont Community Shop covering a range of issues that will be applicable to your shop.
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