Need advice?
The Just Enterprise consortium delivers business support services for start up social enterprises in Scotland. Register here and we’ll get in touch.
Connect with the private sector
The Social Enterprise Skills Exchange aims to build the capacity of the sector by connecting the business community with social enterprises.
Find suppliers for your business
Startbright is a business directory and information site for start up enterprises.
Research
There is growing interest in the work and role of social enterprise and as a consequence the sector has been the subject to increasing Government and academic interest. While you may not wish to get bogged down in policy and research it can often be useful to have broad knowledge and back up from reports when making your pitch!
Download the Scottish Social Enterprise strategy, launched in March 2007.
This was updated with the Enterprising Third Sector Action Plan in March 2008.
Enterprising Third Sector Organisations Zone
Our partners at Unltd undertake research to better understand social entrepreneurs, their support needs and the impact that results from their work. Click here to look at some of their reports and findings.
Other sources of reports on research and policy are the Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition and Social Enterprise UK (formerly Social Enterprise Coalition).