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All the latest news about Firstport and the social entrepreneurs we support.

Social Enterprise ScrapAntics create giant whale sculpture from recycled materials for COP26

1st July 202130th June 2021Circular Economy, LaunchMe

Exciting project involving local school children raises awareness of plastic pollution and sustainability.

New start-up training for social enterprises!

18th June 202118th June 2021

We’ve mixed up our free start-up training to include more detail and more topics! Visit the Just Enterprise website to book!

Adapt and Thrive to remain open into July

16th June 202116th June 2021

Applications will remain open beyond the end of June.

Firstport and Social Enterprise Scotland launch new social investment fund

1st June 20211st June 2021

The Catalyst Fund is a new, innovative fund designed to finance ambitious social enterprises in Scotland.

The latest LaunchMe participants have been announced.

12th May 202112th May 2021

Seven social enterprises from across the country have been announced as the latest participants in LaunchMe, Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator.

Firstport appoints its first Head of Group Investment Programmes

7th April 20217th April 2021

Daisy Ford-Downes will join the Firstport team later this month.

Diversity and Superpower

1st April 20211st April 2021Diversity & Inclusion

Our learnings from implementing a data-led approach to diversity and inclusion

Third Sector Growth Fund

22nd March 202122nd March 2021

The Scottish Government have announced a £30million fund to help social enterprises and charities access loans to recover and grow.

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