Accelerate
Accelerate is a support programme for the Third Sector and community organisations. Support is FREE and aims to help groups and organisations become more sustainable and enterprising.
https://communityenterprise.co.uk/what-we-do/services/accelerate
Business Gateway
Start up and growth help is available for any local company – this includes social enterprises. VSGWL works closely with Business Gateway West Lothian. They offer support, information and training on a wide range of areas
https://www.bgateway.com/local-offices/west-lothian/local-support
Community Enterprise
Start up and growth help is available for any local company – this includes social enterprises. VSGWL works closely with Business Gateway West Lothian. They offer support, information and training on a wide range of areas
https://www.bgateway.com/local-offices/west-lothian/local-support
FirstPort
FirstPort support start-up social entrepreneurs in Scotland to bring forward their ideas and make them happen, transforming lives, communities and the economy.
https://www.firstport.org.uk/
HMRC
Information on choosing a business structure and setting up a Social Enterprise.
https://www.gov.uk/set-up-a-social-enterprise
Just Enterprise
Just Enterprise, a programme funded by the Scottish Government for the Third Sector in Scotland, offers a dedicated network of advisors who provide comprehensive support, training, and information necessary for starting, developing, expanding, and leading social enterprises.
www.justenterprise.org.uk
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's national economic development agency, they facilitate business innovation and scaling to drive transformation within Scotland's economy.
https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
Social Enterprise Scotland
Social Enterprise Scotland is the collective and campaigning voice of social enterprise, and provides access to Scotland’s social enterprise community. They are an independent membership led organisation that works to raise the profile of social enterprise, and represent members’ interests at a national policy level. They work to bring together all the relevant information and different aspects of the social enterprise com.
https://socialenterprise.scot/
Social Enterprise Academy
Since 2004, the Social Enterprise Academy has been providing learning and development opportunities for people and organisations enabling social change in Scotland and more recently the rest of the UK as well. Using social franchising and impact partnerships, they offer learning programmes in communities worldwide. Their work internationally supports the mutual exchange of global best practice in leadership and social entrepreneurship.
https://socialenterprise.academy/scotland-and-uk/
Other Useful links
https://www.gov.scot/policies/third-sector/social-enterprises/
https://www.mygov.scot/social-enterprise
https://sesupportmap.scot/
https://www.the-sse.org/schools/scotland/