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Relationship Manager (East of Scotland)

The Relationship Manager will help strengthen our regional presence and ensure individuals and communities can access our support to explore, test and grow social enterprise ideas.

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Office hours: expert advice for your Build It application

Financial & Business Services, SEF - Build it

Dedicated Build It office hours with Business Advisor Charles Morgan and Relationship Manager Karen Fitzsimmons to give you insider advice on the Build It application process.

02/06/2026 12:00-13:00
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Firstport launches new guide to help social entrepreneurs navigate social investment

A new guide designed to help social entrepreneurs better understand and navigate social investment has been launched today.

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What is revenue-based finance?

This blog explains what revenue-based finance is, how it differs from other types of funding, and whether it might be relevant to where your organisation is now.

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A new guide for social entrepreneurs navigating finance

The guide is an attempt to make that kind of clarity available to anyone, at any stage: what the options are, how different types of finance work, and how to tell whether any of them fit where your organisation is now.

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