Advice Sheets

We have published a set of Advice Sheets designed to support communities through the stages of setting up a community shop from the initial community idea, through to successful trading guidance for established shops. They are organised in themes to take a community through the background of each issue, provide advice and guidance, links to practical guides and templates, and signposts to organisations and websites for further information.

Using the Advice Sheets

The advice sheets are grouped into three main sections, according to the stage of a shop's development:

Click the graphic 'buttons' above to download each of the three documents in PDF format.

Tools and Resources

At the end of each advice sheet, the 'Further Information' section provides a list of typical templates, tools, and resources that you will find hosted on this site. To view these, click on the signpost links in the advice sheets, or go here.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Oxfordshire Rural Community Council who developed many of the original advice sheets, and contributed to this latest edition. We would also like to thank the Big Lottery Fund, who supported the development of this latest edition and the development of the online resource bank of useful templates and tools.