On this World Mental Health Awareness Day, Firstport proudly celebrates its role in supporting social entrepreneurs who are addressing mental well-being needs by offering business advice, funding, and investment opportunities

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Community-Centric Solutions: Social Enterprises for Mental Well-Being

Community-Centric Solutions: Social Enterprises for Mental Well-Being

Sport & Physical Activity, SEF - Boost It

On this World Mental Health Awareness Day, Firstport proudly celebrates its role in supporting social entrepreneurs who are addressing mental well-being needs by offering business advice, funding, and investment opportunities

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Kin Collective: Nurturing Families, One Step at a Time

Health & Social Care, SEF - Boost It

This case study demonstrates that when an organisation addresses critical community needs, initial struggles don’t define its potential. It also highlights Firstport’s commitment to nurturing promising social enterprises, regardless of their early challenges.

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Building Resilience Through Judo: The Case of Randori Dojo CIC

Sport & Physical Activity, SEF - Boost It

This case study explores Firsport’s support to Randori’s journey to harness the power of Judo to address the social challenges and empower individuals at Midlothian. 

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The Social Entrepreneurs Fund turns 15

This March, we celebrate 15 years since we first launched the Social Entrepreneurs Fund (SEF). To mark this milestone, we are featuring five social enterprises that got started with the help of a SEF award.

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£500,000 fund offering innovative finance to environmental social enterprises opens for applications.

Boost It, a new programme from the Social Entrepreneurs Fund has opened for applications this week. Delivered by social enterprise agency Firstport and funded by the Scottish Government, Boost It will support social enterprises in Scotland to strengthen their businesses so they can successfully sustain trading.

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