Social enterprise agency report finds social enterprises demonstrate strong resilience while delivering inclusive growth across communities
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Social enterprise agency report finds social enterprises demonstrate strong resilience while delivering inclusive growth across communities
11th June 2026Social enterprise agency Firstport has published its annual Impact Report for 2025/26, revealing that enterprises it supports outperform UK business survival rates while delivering inclusive economic growth across Scotland and the North East of England. Over the past year, Firstport supported more than 500 ideas and distributed £2.97 million in…
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Scotland’s search for social innovators reopens
26th May 2026Applications are now open for the 2026 Social Innovation Challenge, a national programme supporting bold ideas to tackle Scotland’s most pressing social and environmental issues. Delivered by social enterprise agency Firstport, the Challenge offers a £30,000 top prize, along with hands-on support to develop and scale the winning idea.…
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Historic community-owned distillery secures £500k cash injection
2nd February 2026GlenWyvis Distillery in Dingwall, the world’s first wholly community-owned distillery, has secured additional financing of £500,000 from the Catalyst Fund. The funding will help GlenWyvis continue and develop whisky production, create new jobs, and strengthen its marketing and sales capacity to deliver on its ambitious growth plans. Founded in 2016…
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Inclusive, trauma-informed childcare model wins £50,000 Social Innovation Challenge prize
10th November 2025Thrive East Lothian CIC (Thrive), a Haddington-based social enterprise tackling childcare inequality and child poverty, has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Social Innovation Challenge, delivered by social enterprise agency Firstport. The £50,000 award will enable Thrive to launch a low-cost, inclusive nursery for children aged 0–5, designed…
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