Social Enterprise Scotland

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Social Enterprise Scotland has appointed Douglas Westwater as its new chair. Mr Westwater has been CEO of Community Enterprise for the past 15 years. The social enterprise provides development support to social enterprises, community groups and the wider third sector and beyond to resource them

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Social enterprises contributed over £2.63 billion in 2021, according to a new report. The Social Enterprise in Scotland: Census 2021 report shows that the sector has continued to grow despite the joint challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit.

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Stirling-based Power Circle, a social enterprise that supports individuals, organisations, and communities to establish smart, local energy systems, has secured £120,000 from the Catalyst Fund. The investment will allow Power Circle to grow its team and respond to the increasing demand fo

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Firstport and Social Enterprise Scotland has launched a new Catalyst Fund offering £50,000 loans to support social enterprises to start and scale their businesses. The Catalyst Fund offers loans using a flexible, revenue-based repayment model. This unique model enables social enterprises the f

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