Business toolkit for museums

M2B (Museums 2 Business), funded by the European Regional Development Fund, commenced in 2007 with the remit of providing business assistance to independent museums in the Objective 2 areas of the East Midlands (parts of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and most of the cities of Derby, Nottingham and Leicester). Keeping it running

This work with independent museums throughout 2007/8 showed many common needs and requirements within the sector and this Toolkit has been developed to provide a planning checklist which covers many aspects of running and maintaining and independent museum.

You may not need every aspect of this toolkit. You can work through every point or just pick and choose which sections to read and work on.

Keeping it running	Business planning Opening up Rotas and day-to-day Use of IT
The collection is the business	Working with the Museum Development Officers Funding sources Product development
Administration matters	Systems in place Key requirements: insurance, record keeping, business planning etc
People power	Training and development Recruiting Staff records and data protection
Selling yourselves	Products and venue for sale Running retail and/or refreshments
Marketing	It’s different from publicity Directing your spend Free and low cost ways of publicising
Budgeting/Finances	What has to be done and when Other legal issues

Disclaimer

The information contained in this Toolkit is for general information purposes only.
The information is provided by the Museum 2 Business project for MLA East Midlands and whilst we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose.

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