Club Sport Training Day

Running your club as a business

Wednesday 23rd September 2009

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What is USE?

• Here to make things happen–Team of staff and student interns–Based at the Enterprise Zone–New Enterprise website– Information and resources–Room bookings for Enterprising activity–Skill development–Working in partnership with the Union

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Setting a Vision

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Setting a Vision

• Aspirations for the future–Honest about what you want to achieve–Set a level of ambition

• Long and Short term-visions• Must be acceptable to and

accepted by your members–Ratified by your Club’s AGM

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Examples

• To have 500 members by the end of the year

• To be the best club in the country• To offer opportunities to members of all

abilities• To ensure members get value for

money• To achieve long-term financial stability• To be a valued part of the community

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SMART Objectives

What are they?

• Proven guide for setting targets for the future

• Development of SMART objectives provides clarity of purpose

• Shared ownership through group creation of goals

• Assist in reaching your goals• A way of measuring your achievements

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S...M...A...R...T...

S Specific Significant, Stretching, Simple, Shared

MMeasurabl

eMeaningful, Motivational, Manageable

A AchievableAppropriate, Attainable, Agreed, Assignable, Actionable, Action-oriented, Ambitious, Accountable

R RelevantRealistic, Results/Results-focused/Results-oriented, Resourced, Rewarding

TTime-bound

Time framed, Timed, Time-based, Timeboxed, Timely, Time-Specific, Timetabled, Trackable, Tangible

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Finance

Sources of Income:•Subs•Match Fees•Entry Fees•Sponsorship •Fundraising•Grants (NGBs)

•Social Activities

•Club Ball/Dinner•Donations (Alumni)

•Club Clothing •Give It A Go •Cub Sport Funds (Non-BUCS Affiliation, Excellence budget, Safety fund)

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Finance

Items of Expenditure:•Kit•Pitch/Facility Hire•Transport•Affiliation fees•Entry fees•Publicity

•Accommodation•Fines•Social events costs•Prizes•Trophies•Tour

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Managing Finances

• Committee needs to work out income & expenditure

• Monthly income and outgoing• Financial decisions authorised by an elected

and accountable committee

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Transferable Skills

• Employability• Project Management• Skill Build– Time management

• Sheffield Graduate Award (SGA)

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