All the latest news about Firstport and the social entrepreneurs we support.
“This funding from the Social Enterprise Boost Fund will be crucial in helping ramp up social enterprise activity in six disadvantaged areas of England, and support the development of innovative ideas in this area.”
read moreThe Making Work Work – LEAP (Learning, Employability, and Purpose) project, is running from August 2023 to March 2024 as a partnership between The Challenges Group, their Making Work Work brand, and Firstport.
read moreHalf-way through Challenge Poverty Week, we take a moment to reflect on the latest edition of our Social Innovation Challenge programme and to celebrate the winner of this year’s £50,000 award.
read moreApparelXchange, a social enterprise dedicated to reusing, repairing and recycling childrenswear, is the winner of this year’s Social Innovation Challenge.
read moreThe investment will help ETA address a looming skills shortage in engineers trained to install air source heat pumps and other renewable technology.
read moreThe recent publication of the Third Sector Resilience Fund (TSRF) evaluation, conducted by the Scottish Government, has given me food for thought, says Gael Drummond, Firstport Group CEO
read moreIntroducing the 2023 Social Innovation Challenge shortlist
read moreThe Just Enterprise programme delivers tailored support and learning opportunities to social enterprises and enterprising charities in Scotland.
read moreThe Firstport Group, in partnership with PNE (Project North East), have been awarded funding to kick start and accelerate social enterprise activity across Sunderland and South Tyneside.
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