All the latest news about Firstport and the social entrepreneurs we support.
What If… North Edinburgh participant Francia Boakye has taken on a new and exciting challenge during the COVID-19 lock down. Based in Muirhouse, Francia has applied her sewing skills to produce beautiful customized face coverings available to buy now!
read moreFirstport are here to offer you support during this time, please get in touch to let us know how you’re doing.
read moreDue to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Firstport are temporarily suspending the Social Entrepreneurs Fund. This is to allow us to focus on the Third Force Resilience Fund, and ensure that the third sector remains supported during this time.
read moreA new £20million fund to support organisations across the third sector who are at risk of closure due to the disruption caused by Coronavirus has launched. The fund will distribute £20m of emergency funds over the coming months.
read moreBy now we are all well-aware that COVID-19 (Coronavirus) will have a huge impact on our day-to-day lives over the coming weeks and possibly months.
read moreEight social enterprises from across the country have been announced as the latest participants in LaunchMe, Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator.
read moreFourteen social entrepreneurs, from across Scotland, have secured a share of £67,000 from social enterprise start-up agency Firstport.
read moreScottish EDGE is back for Round 16 of the competition and it is bigger and better than ever.
read moreScottish Enterprise are hosting two different innovation events aimed at supporting social enterprises. The first focusses on helping to develop a new product or service and second on leadership, staff engagement and culture.
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