Step Up, Scale Up: Real Stories of Social Enterprise Growth

Standing up to tell your story: pitching support with Karis from Social Stories Club

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Pitching at Scottish EDGE can be daunting, but LaunchMe participants gain expert storytelling support from Karis Gill of Social Stories Club to build confidence and deliver winning pitches.

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Social Innovation Challenge 2026: Scotland’s search for social innovators reopens

The Social Innovation Challenge supports pioneering ideas that tackle Scotland’s most pressing social and environmental issues.

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Mental Health Awareness Week: why culturally appropriate support matters 

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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