Case Studies - Firstport

Randori Dojo

Sport & Physical Activity, LaunchMe

Randori Dojo provides a positive impact on the local and wider community’s physical, psychological, social and emotional wellbeing, through Judo.

ScrapAntics

Circular Economy, LaunchMe

Hear from social entrepreneur Sandy Greene about her enterprise Scrapantics; how it has grown, been challenged, and thrived in difficult times. #MakeChangeHappen #StartSomethingGood

Wild & Kind CIC

Creative Industries (including Digital), LaunchMe

Wild & Kind, a social enterprise based in Glasgow, focusses on minimising isolation and loneliness for people with marginalised gender identities. Profits made from ethical merchandise sales fund workshops, meet-ups, and community events for women and those out with the gender binary.

North Uist Community Hub

Tourism & Hospitality, LaunchMe

Àrainneachd Àlainn, the North Uist Community Hub, is a social enterprise providing a central point for the local community and visitors; acting as a gathering place, an innovative incubator for learning and enterprise, and a place to inspire environmental learning and consciousness.

Scotland All Strong

Sport & Physical Activity, SEF - Start it

Scotland All Strong is a social enterprise that encourages a blended approach to improvement and self-management of mental health. They provide and promote physical activity, mindful relaxation, peer exchange, and support as powerful tools to benefit overall wellbeing.

EqualiTree

Employability, SEF - Start it

EqualiTree is a social enterprise that provides training in land-based industries and heritage crafts to women and ethnic minorities: groups that have historically been excluded and under-represented from this work.

Bendoran Watersports

Sport & Physical Activity, Social Innovation Challenge

Inspired by a profound awe of the outdoors, a love of watersports, and a deep interest in emotional wellbeing, Jon Lloyd set up Bendoran Watersports. The social enterprise will provide sea kayaking and sailing opportunities, to enhance the wellbeing of the people of the Ross of Mull and Iona.

Plant Paradise

Life Sciences, Social Innovation Challenge

Plant Paradise is a social enterprise which provides an online platform to connect volunteers with planting projects in need of help. The founder, William Cutting, is on a mission to re-establish lost ecosystems across Scotland by creating a service that will bring all planting and greening organisations together.

Just Dive CIC