Social Enterprise Scotland

🌍 It's officially the last day of People and Planet First Week! Does your organisation put people and planet first? Around the world there is a growing movement of enterprises that prioritise people and planet over private profit. They include social enterprises, cooperatives, fair trade enterprises, social businesses and others. People and Planet First provides verification and visibility for this global movement. Together, through a network of trusted partners, we are transforming business and building an economy for everyone to thrive within the means of our living planet. We have partnered with People and Planet First to help social enterprises in Scotland become third-party verified. You can use this global social enterprise verification to prove your credentials, join a global movement of like-minded social enterprise organisations and access benefits such as fast-tracked pro-bono legal services from TrustLaw and free seller profiles on the global SAP Business Network purchasing software. Find out more here 👉 https://zurl.co/kLXl #PeopleAndPlanetFirst #SocialEnterprise

🎉 Happy Social Enterprise Day 🎉 Today, we’re celebrating the inspiring organisations and individuals across Scotland who use business to create positive social and environmental impact. Read our latest mailer as we share exciting updates, good news stories, and opportunities for your social enterprise! Here are some highlights: 👉 The Scottish Government launch the Social Enterprise Action Plan 2024-2026 👉 A recap of the #SocEntScotAwards24 👉 First Minister John Swinney's address to the Social Enterprise Summit 2024 👉 Find #GiftsThatGiveBack on #BuySocialScotland 👉 Changeworks becomes the first social enterprise to sign the #BuySocialPledge 👉 Meet our social enterprise members 👉 How to become People and Planet First Verified Read it here: https://zurl.co/Fjrl #SocialEnterpriseDay #SocialEnterpriseDay24 #PeopleAndPlanetFirstWeek

🌟 Exciting News 🌟 Award-winning, City Building (Glasgow) LLP has joined the Buy Social Pledge, our new initiative that's driving positive social and environmental impact through smarter, purpose-driven spending. By incorporating social enterprises into their supply chain, City Building (Glasgow) is helping to create inclusive economic growth and stronger, more sustainable communities across Glasgow. Read more here 👉 https://zurl.co/b06q Lesley Quinn | Jamie Lawson | Janice Nicol | #BuySocialScotland #SocialImpact #SocialProcurement

📢 Calling all members! Join us online for our Policy Webinar: Shaping Our Manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament Elections on Thursday, the 28th of November from 11:00am. This is your chance to share your ideas and help shape the future of social enterprise in Scotland. Together, we’ll discuss what we want the next Scottish Parliament and government to prioritise for the sector. Engage with our policy and membership team and directly influence the manifesto we’ll put forward in 2026. Your voice is vital – let’s make a difference! Register now to have your say 👉 https://zurl.co/v4Im #SocialEnterpriseScotland #PolicyWebinar #SocialEnterprise #Scotland

🌟 What a night to remember at the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland! A massive thank you to our host @Paul Sweeney MSP for guiding us through an inspiring evening, and congratulations to all honourees – both the winners and those shortlisted. Your dedication and achievements are a testament to the strength of our social enterprise community. We’d also like to extend our gratitude to our incredible sponsors, whose support made this event possible: Keegan & Pennykid (Insurance Brokers) Ltd | Morrison Construction | Scottish Enterprise | South of Scotland Enterprise | Highlands and Islands Enterprise | Social Investment Scotland | Breeze Digital UK | Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland | Bold Studio | Social Enterprise Academy Scotland | Co-operatives UK | eoa Read more about the night and meet our winners here 👉 https://zurl.co/ZtrU

📢 Join us for a sneak peek into the Purchase Power 2025 Programme! Social Investment Scotland is hosting an online Q&A and taster session on the 19th of November at 12pm, open to all social enterprises eager to scale up and connect with corporate clients. During this session, you'll hear directly from programme facilitators and past participants who will share how the programme helps social enterprises grow through mission-led products and services. Don’t miss hearing about how Purchase Power 2025 can elevate your impact! Register now 👉 https://zurl.co/z2QB

🌟 What a week of inspiring events we've had at #SocEntSummit24 ! From the Community Learning Exchanges on the 6th, the Summit and Awards on the 7th, to the EDI Showcase on the 8th – each day was filled with meaningful discussions, connections, and celebrations. ✨ Highlights include: 📣 John Swinney’s powerful speech, which made national news! Catch the details here: [link] 🌐 The launch of our new EDI networks – for more information on joining, check out our previous post. 🏆 Celebrating our social enterprises at the Awards – congratulations to all the winners and finalists! A huge thank you to every social enterprise, sponsor, partner, and attendee who contributed to such a vibrant atmosphere. Your support made each event a memorable success! #SocialEnterprise #Scotland #EDI #CommunityBuilding #SocialEnterpriseScotland

Last Friday, we hosted our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Showcase! ✨ It was great opportunity for attendees to take the time to reflect and refocus on the steps that we can be taking to build a more inclusive sector, and Scotland. During this session we launched our Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Social Enterprise Networks alongside our partners, which include; 1. LGBTQ+ Network (join here: https://zurl.co/V3kw ) 2. Global Majority Social Enterprise Network (join by e-mailing: bayile@dechomai.co.uk) 3. Women Social Enterprise Collective (join by e-mailing: aimee.spence@socialenterprise.scot) 4. People with Disabilities (join by e-mailing: jayne.chappell@socialenterprise.scot) We'd also love to thank our amazing speakers; Starkeeper Morton from The Haven in Stonehaven , Reema Vadoliya from People of Data , Bayile Adeoti FRSA and Ellis Beardsmore! Thank you to Dechomai Ltd , Pride Outside CIC and Social Investment Scotland for partnering with us to make this event happen. #SocialEnterpriseScotland #SocialEnterprise #Scotland #EDI #Equity #Inclusion #Diversity

🏆 Can you believe the #SocEntScotAwards24 are over for another year? We had a fantastic time celebrating with you all at Scottish Parliament last night. Thank you to all the finalists, sponsors and our host Paul Sweeney MSP and a BIG congratulations to this year's winners! Meet them here 👉 https://zurl.co/c31E Keegan & Pennykid (Insurance Brokers) Ltd | Morrison Construction | Scottish Enterprise | South of Scotland Enterprise | Highlands and Islands Enterprise | Social Investment Scotland | Breeze Digital UK | Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland | Bold Studio | Social Enterprise Academy Scotland | Co-operatives UK | eoa

That's all for the Social Enterprise Summit Scotland 2024! We'd like to share our appreciation for the speakers and panellists that made today such an entertaining session for us all. Thank you to all of the attendees of today's event, for being such an engaging audience and contributing to a productive day. Here are some of our highlights: 📢 We heard an engaging speech from the First Minister John Swinney 👂 Tom Arthur, Minster of Employment and Investment shared his insights on community wealth building 👏 A range of social enterprises shared their inspiring stories This event would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors; Just Enterprise , The Challenges Group , InspirAlba and Scottish Community Alliance . This evening we're hosting the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland at Scottish Parliament - we're looking forward to celebrating the sector with even more inspiring social enterprises. #SocEntSummit24