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Just
Enterprise
Just Enterprise
is a new consortium bringing together Scotland's key social
enterprise support agencies to provide business support and
development services to Enterprising Third Sector Organisations
across Scotland. Its principal role is to deliver the Scottish
Government's contract for Business Support to the Enterprising
Third Sector. In doing so, the focus of the consortium is
to ensure an enterprising third sector can grow sustainably
in the challenging economic conditions expected in coming
years.
The Just
Enterprise consortium consists of CEiS, HISEZ, Firstport,
the Social Enterprise Academy, Forth Sector Development, Community
Enterprise Ltd, CEMVO Scotland, Lanarkshire Enterprise Services,
Ready for Business and Inspiralba.
What
does it offer?
Just Enterprise
supports the enterprising third sector in Scotland. Supported
by the Scottish Government, Just Enterprise assists social
enterprises who show the greatest potential to grow and develop
sustainably - that could be in terms of income, employment
or contracts secured. Just Enterprise business support, start-up,
procurement and learning services are available to help.
Third Sector organisations can also apply for the grants between
£25,000 and £200,000 from the Enterprise Growth
Fund. Grants from the £4 million Scottish Government
Fund will be awarded to support the business development plans
of the organisations that demonstrate the greatest potential
for growth and sustainability. For more information on the
Enterprise Growth Fund click here
The support
is divided into 4 topics. Click on each of the links below
to get full details of each.
Business
Support -is designed to assist enterprising third sector
organisations across Scotland (including those that are equalities-led)
grow in financial resilience and sustainability and to operate
as effective and/or growing
Start-up
- 0ffers highly flexible start up support services to increase
business skills and competencies and produce business ready
entrepreneurs to develop growing and sustainable social enterprises.
Procurement
services - are designed to assist enterprising third sector
organisations to successfully participate in tendering for
public sector contracts and capitalise on the opportunity
presented by the adoption of community benefit clauses by
procurement agencies.
Learning
Services - have been designed to ensure third sector leadership
is enhanced to increase business skills and competencies in
the sector and support business development and sustainability.
For any
further information go to the main website
or call 0141 425 2939
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