All the latest news about Firstport and the social entrepreneurs we support.
A new guide designed to help social entrepreneurs better understand and navigate social investment has been launched today.
read moreThis blog explains what revenue-based finance is, how it differs from other types of funding, and whether it might be relevant to where your organisation is now.
read moreThe 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.
read moreWritten 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.
read moreThe investment will allow them to scale the impact of their social enterprises and create positive change in local communities.
read moreThe Catalyst Fund investment will help GlenWyvis continue whisky production, create new jobs, and strengthen its capacity to deliver its ambitious growth plans.
read moreWe 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.
read moreWhen The Edinburgh Royal Merchants Guild launched their mentoring programme, they set out to support entrepreneurs across the city. Three years on, something remarkable has emerged: half of all their mentees are social enterprises recommended by Firstport’s LaunchMe programme.
read moreGael Drummond has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year’s Honours list for her services to social enterprises.
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