Weight & Cakes: Building Stronger Bodies and a Healthier Community

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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Why women’s history matters today: Lessons from Scotland’s suffragettes for the next generation of changemakers

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Written by Firstport alumni Clare Thompson and Dr t s Beall from Protests and Suffragettes CIC, this article marks International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, highlighting Scotland’s suffragettes and why women’s history still matters today.

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£100K investment boost for two North East social entrepreneurs

The investment will allow them to scale the impact of their social enterprises and create positive change in local communities.

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Community-owned GlenWyvis Distillery secures £500k Catalyst Fund investment

The Catalyst Fund investment will help GlenWyvis continue whisky production, create new jobs, and strengthen its capacity to deliver its ambitious growth plans.

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Firstport welcomes new Head of Investment Programmes

We are delighted to announce that Emily MacDonald has been appointed as Head of Investment Programmes at Firstport following a competitive recruitment process. Emily succeeds Daisy Ford-Downes, who is stepping down from her role at the end of February.

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