Ray Banks – Social Entrepreneurs Fund Programme Manager
Ray works closely with the relationship management team to support both prospective applicants and successful awardees across Scotland.
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Empowering Digital Safety: CyberSafe Scotland
We spoke with Annabel Turner after the visit to their offices by the Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray earlier this year, about how Firstport has helped to support her innovative social enterprise CyberSafe Scotland.
Just Enterprise – Braw Talent
We recently connected with Dareen and Lydia, the passionate minds behind a social enterprise that empowers young people (ages 8-25) to explore the creative sector through engaging workshops and educational resources.
Isle Develop CIC
Isle Develop CIC was created by Rhoda Meek to build websites and develop simple digital solutions for community groups, charities and small businesses.
Start It awardee CyberSafe welcomes visit from Wellbeing Economy secretary
CyberSafe works to protect children in Scotland and around the world from online exploitation.
Challenging poverty through social enterprise: unveiling the 2023 Social Innovation Challenge winner
Half-way through Challenge Poverty Week, we take a moment to reflect on the latest edition of our Social Innovation Challenge programme and to celebrate the winner of this year’s £50,000 award.
Winner of the 2023 Social Innovation Challenge revealed
ApparelXchange, a social enterprise dedicated to reusing, repairing and recycling childrenswear, is the winner of this year’s Social Innovation Challenge.
The Energy Training Academy secures the largest Catalyst Fund investment to date
The investment will help ETA address a looming skills shortage in engineers trained to install air source heat pumps and other renewable technology.
What Funders Look For
Find out from Ray Banks, Programme Manager for the Social Entrepreneurs Fund (SEF) and one of our Just Enterprise Business Advisors, what makes an application stand out from the crowd.