Firstport is introducing a series of exclusive "Office hours" designed by the Business Advisor, Charles Morgan and Relationship Manager, Jacky Tjivikua 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. 

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Expert Advice for your ‘Build It’ Application

Outreach and Engagement Officer at FirstPort

Step Up with Health by Science: dedicated physio for chronic health conditions

Sport & Physical Activity, Step Up

Health by Science is a social enterprise that provides physiotherapy-led rehabilitation programmes for individuals recovering from chronic health conditions. With a 0% loan from Step Up, they are growing their impact, increasing access to their classes and reaching more clients with physical health conditions.

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Embedding Diversity Into Governance: How Firstport is strengthening inclusion at board level

As part of National Inclusion Week, Firstport shares the steps it has taken to embed diversity and inclusion into its governance.

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Farmer Jones Academy CIC’s Firstport investment shortlisted for prestigious Social Enterprise UK award

Employability, Catalyst Fund

We are delighted to announce that our investment in Farmer Jones Academy CIC, otherwise known as For You Training, has been shortlisted in Social Enterprise UK’s Social Investment Deal of the Year category, after they secured a £575,000 Catalyst Fund investment in June (as part of a £1.6million funding package) to develop a youth-led innovation campus in Tain.

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Latest Social Enterprise Census reveals the lasting impact of Scotland’s social enterprises over a decade

The Social Enterprise in Scotland: Census 2024 report has been published this morning at the Social Enterprise Summit Scotland in Stirling, marking the fourth and final census under the Scottish Government’s 10-year social enterprise strategy.

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LaunchMe: Axé Boom Boom

Sport & Physical Activity, LaunchMe

Axé Boom Boom joined LaunchMe in Spring 2024 to help them scale their impact and reach more children in their community. The programme came about in a perfect space and time for them, as they were actively thinking about expanding and developing their services.

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