Social Enterprise Challenge shortlisted in Herald Scottish Impact Awards 2026 🏆 It’s been a great year for ESEN, being nominated in 2 categories in the Social Enterprise Scotland Awards, listed in the Natwest SE100 Impact Pioneers list & now our collaborative project with Glasgow Social Enterprise Network, Glasgow University & Queen Margaret University has been …
We’re in the finals for two awards at the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland! Organised by Social Enterprise Scotland 🤝 The Awards celebrate the innovative organisations and businesses creating extraordinary impact in communities across Scotland, putting people and planet at the heart of their operations. The shortlisted finalists were selected from the largest number of entries …
35 jobs available in Edinburgh right now with social enterprises 🎈 Paid roles available with North Merchiston Club, Whale Arts, Duncan Place, Cyber and Fraud Centre, Garvald, Social Investment Scotland, Cyrenians, Greyfriars Charteris Centre, Scran Academy, Sikh Sanjog, Four Square, Willow Den, Heart of Newhaven, Changeworks, Rowan Alba, St Columba’s Hospice Care, Edinburgh Food Social, …
Why should you volunteer with a Social Enterprise? 🙋♀️ Skills & Community 🔨 When you volunteer with a social enterprise, you can gain valuable skills and build community connections while directly supporting businesses that reinvest every penny into community, people and the planet. Wellbeing 🧘 Volunteer Scotland’s “State of Life” research has found volunteering at …
What is social enterprise? 📝 It’s business for good, it operates across all sectors & it strengthens communities 🏡 Here’s a few examples including The Edinburgh Tool Library, Create, Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland, Blast Boxing, EALA Impacts & Greyfriars Charteris Centre ⛪︎ 🤝 Want to find out more about Social Enterprise? 👥 Social …
🏆 It’s always important to celebrate the wins! 📰 Studio Lutalica featured in the OutBritain 2026 Pride Guide 👑 The Edinburgh Remakery have received a Kings Award 👨🎨 Abandoned Artists have secured funding & a 4 month residency 🏅 ESEN & members listed in the NatWest SE100 Top 100 UK Social Enterprises 🙋🏻♀️ Grassmarket Community …
Social Media We all spend alot of time on social media but ESEN spends too much time on social media. We wanted to help share what we do, what we’ve found out and share it with everyone to help others get the reach they deserve for their stories. There’s 100 social media courses out there …
🌍 What is a Social Enterprise? A social enterprise is a business that exists to make a positive difference. It earns income by selling goods or services, but instead of maximising profit for owners, it reinvests its profits into a social or environmental benefit. Social Enterprise operates across all sectors of industry from live music …
Axé Boom Boom aims to provide lasting solutions to children’s inactivity by supporting and building healthy and active lives for children and their families. They teach Capoeira & Djembe drumming to encourage all kiddos to be active for life They train with Capoeira TUCUM based in Edinburgh. Their Capoeira group TUCUM is an international group …
Parents and schools share one aim: young people thriving. &Parents connects that shared purpose with practical ways of working together. &Parents works alongside your team to make partnership a strategic advantage through co-design, clear routines and shared decisions. This builds trust you can feel and measure, co-creating with parents to improve culture and outcomes. The …
