July 28, 2025
Without a clear strategic approach, how can your Social Enterprise truly know where it is headed? Developing a robust business strategy is essential to navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and ensuring…
June 11, 2025
The Social Innovation Challenge 2025, Firstport’s flagship grant programme, is now officially open for applications—offering a major opportunity for individuals and early-stage organisations with bold ideas to tackle Scotland’s most…
June 2, 2025
Have you identified a need within your community that you would like to address? Are you interested in establishing a business that delivers social impact? The Voluntary Sector Gateway West…
April 28, 2025
Are you currently running, or looking to start, a social enterprise? This is an exciting opportunity for individuals and organisations in West Lothian to come together and shape the future…
April 28, 2025
Are you a social entrepreneur or part of a social enterprise looking to get your business idea off the ground? Business Gateway is offering two informative webinars designed to guide…
April 28, 2025
Edinburgh Napier University is carrying out a study to examine how social enterprises in Scotland engage with two sets of standards: the People and Planet First verification standards and the Voluntary Code of…
April 28, 2025
In order to be successful in starting and running a social enterprise it is important to develop the necessary skillset to assist you in your journey. One vital area is…
April 9, 2025
Exciting news for social enterprises, community groups, and the wider third sector across Scotland! Community Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise, Social Enterprise Scotland, The Scottish AI Alliance, and the TSI Network Scotland…
February 27, 2025
The Procurement Act 2023 comes into force on 24 February, bringing significant changes for social enterprises supplying goods and services to local and national government. The Act aims to simplify…
February 24, 2025
As part of our work supporting Social Enterprises in West Lothian we are looking to introduce a new Social Enterprise Forum. Our forum will be dedicated to fostering collaboration,…
