Firstport is introducing a series of exclusive "Office hours" designed by the Business Advisor, Charles Morgan and Relationship Manager, Jacky to give you an inside track of the Build It application process. It will include a briefing on updated funding criteria, expert tips to polish your application and a Q&A session to address your queries.

"> Maria - Firstport - Page 4

Expert Advice for your ‘Build It’ Application

Mental Health Awareness Week: why culturally appropriate support matters 

, LaunchMe

Renae Bell, Social Investment Relationship Manager at Firstport, reflects on Adelphe Connect’s work supporting the mental wellbeing of women from minoritised communities.

read more

Built for every brain: How LaunchMe and LaunchPad were designed with autistic founders in mind

, LaunchMe

We are also reflecting on the thinking behind LaunchMe and LaunchPad this World Autism Acceptance Month, and why building something that works for autistic founders means it works better for everyone.

read more

Money doesn’t have to feel this hard: how we’re making financial confidence more accessible 

, LaunchMe

For World Autism Acceptance Month, we’re sharing how our Building Financial Confidence course was deliberately designed to work for autistic founders – and what that looks like in practice.

read more

The WiSE Report: How women are already building the economy we say we want 

Our CEO, Gael Drummond, shares her reflection on the WiSE report and how feminine-informed leadership is reshaping Scotland’s social enterprise sector.

read more

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
book tickets