Research suggests that the key success factors for community enterprises include:

1. Strong leadership and Steering Group with complementary skills

2. Good organisation, planning and record keeping with a strong business focus

3. Inclusivity and accessibility

4. Good communications and information pathways

5. Clear aims and objectives

6. Clear constitution and rules of engagement

7. Register of interested people and skills

8. Ideas bank for generating priorities

9. Good links with commercial and municipal interests

10. Good links with other community enterprises

Learning from successful community enterprises