Maria Ashley – Head of Communications and Digital

Social Enterprise Boost: DEAD GOOD CIC

Health & Social Care, SEF - Boost It

DEAD GOOD CIC is an arts-based and eco-friendly ‘death work’ and funeral education social enterprise that is on a mission to tackle the environmental harm of funeral practices, respond to issues of funeral poverty, and widen access to end-of-life planning conversations.

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Social Enterprise Boost: My Sisters’ Kitchen

Food & Drink, SEF - Boost It

Meet Jo Gordon, Social Enterprise Boost awardee and founder of My Sisters’ Kitchen CIC, a safe, non-threatening, and non-judgemental community kitchen.

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Social Enterprise Boost: Duke Fitness CIC

Health & Social Care, SEF - Boost It

Meet Danielle Duke, social entrepreneur and founder of Duke Fitness C.I.C., a social enterprise on a mission to make fitness accessible to everyone in the community.

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Social Enterprise Boost: Dying to Help CIC

Health & Social Care, SEF - Boost It

Founded in 2018, Dying to Help was established by Emma Satchell, a Social Entrepreneur committed to transforming the way people perceive and engage with the concept of death and dying.

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Supporting Scotland’s Net-Zero Journey

Circular Economy, Catalyst Fund

This article explores how Firstport is playing a role in helping Scottish based early-stage social enterprises in reducing or preventing climate change, working towards achieving net-zero targets in the coming years.

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