Some trading may require the acquisition of new premises or extending or modifying existing premises. You may also require additional equipment. There is much interest in encouraging the transfer of publicly owned assets to organisations that want to run them to provide multiple community benefits. Find out what your local authorities policy and practice is around asset transfer.

Links and Tools
	To have and to hold book -  free to download from the Locality website. Excellent guide to acquiring and running a community building or land.  (Locality)
	Making buildings work for your community  book on the benefits of asset transfers for communities.(Locality)
	Asset Transfer Unit website including case studies of asset transfer.
Case studies
	Enterprise Sinfin

Key
Basic		Intermediate
Advanced		Book
Website or download		Worksheet
Information/guide alone		Training