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Firstport
The Firstport of Call for social enterprise
About Firstport
Firstport is Scotland’s development agency for start-up social entrepreneurs and social enterprise. We provide people with seed funding, free business advice, practical tools and expert mentoring to help them make their ideas a reality and start something good in their communities. Since starting work in 2007, we have responded to over 5000 enquiries from budding social entrepreneurs and help more than three people every day to get their social enterprises off the ground.
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Signals from Firstport
12 published signals
Presence & Recognition
Firstport hosted an afternoon of enterprise and employability support, practical advice, and inspiring stories from local entrepreneurs at North Edinburgh Arts on the 9th of September.
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Products & Services
Firstport released Episode 6 of 7 in the first season of The Catalyst Podcast.
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Presence & Recognition
Firstport hosted a full episode of The Catalyst featuring Hal Prescott discussing The Pitt and the community being built in Granton.
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Presence & Recognition
Firstport released Episode 6 of The Catalyst podcast exploring the journey from a street food market to a growing social enterprise in Granton.
Reported by Firstport
Products & Services
Firstport is strengthening the consultancy that has carried it this far.
Reported by Lee Fitzpatrick
Products & Services
Firstport is launching its community of practice.
Reported by Lee Fitzpatrick
Products & Services
Firstport is getting to its first 400 subscribers.
Reported by Lee Fitzpatrick
Products & Services
Firstport is building the full flagship subscription for the Un Learning Lab.
Reported by Lee Fitzpatrick
Products & Services
Firstport is accelerating its transition to a fully steward owned, decentralised organisation.
Reported by Lee Fitzpatrick
Capital & Finance
Firstport is raising £300,000 in patient capital from revenue-based finance or aligned investors through redeemable equity.
Reported by Lee Fitzpatrick
Products & Services
Firstport built the Regenerative Growth Architecture Practitioners Course from frameworks, lessons, partnerships, and lived experience gathered over the past six years.
Reported by Lee Fitzpatrick
Products & Services
Firstport launched the Regenerative Growth Architecture Practitioners Course as its flagship programme from Zebra Growth’s new (un)Learning Lab and Community of Practice.
Reported by Lee Fitzpatrick