Meet the Social Innovation Competition 2021 winners
, Social Innovation ChallengeThe winners of the Social Innovation Competition have been releaved!
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Third Sector Growth Fund
The Scottish Government have announced a £30million fund to help social enterprises and charities access loans to recover and grow.
read moreFirstport becomes an accredited Investor in Diversity!
One more step in our Diversity and Inclusion journey.
read moreMake small changes to be more environmentally friendly
Circular EconomyAs Veganuary comes to an end, here are four key tips to help you stay environmentally friendly.
read moreInnovation from Scotland’s University Entrepreneurs will help reshape post pandemic world.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Converge, the largest company creation programme for Scotland’s Higher Education Sector, has launched its 2021 quest to find the country’s most dynamic and creative thinkers – individuals who are developing ideas with the potential to be transformed into sustainable businesses.
read moreArt for community’s sake
Karlyn Marshall, founder of Helensburgh Art Hub, is one of nine social entrepreneurs from across Scotland to secure a share of £225,000 from social enterprise start-up agency Firstport.
read moreFrom rags to environmental riches – meet the social enterprise in Gairloch transforming the local shoreline
Thirteen social entrepreneurs from across Scotland have secured a share of £65,000, just ahead of the Christmas period, from social enterprise start-up agency Firstport. Start It awards are part of the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund, supporting individuals who are focussed on getting new ideas off the ground.
read moreYour top social businesses to support this Christmas
We asked, and you provided! Here’s the social enterprises you told us were doing great things this festive period! Check out their websites and consider supporting them to achieve their social missions.
read moreBlack Lives Matter, bias and new beginnings: Firstport’s journey with Diversity and Inclusion in 2020
Diversity & InclusionIn January this year, Firstport pledged to make this year the year we put diversity first.
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