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Firstport celebrates achieving its Investors in Diversity Accreditation for a further two years

Zeme Waldheim-Ross

Buy Social Scotland: Step Up your trading this festive season

, Step Up

We’re delighted to be partnering with Social Enterprise Scotland to bring you this online webinar where you can find out more about how small loans can support your enterprise.

Led by Lauren Scott, Investment Manager at Firstport, this workshop will cover:
– What Step Up does
– Who it’s for
– How to apply
– What happens after investment

We’ll also hear firsthand from Johannes Petersen, founder and chief executive of Àban Outdoor Limited, on their experience of applying for a Step Up loan.

08/10/2025 12:00-12:45
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Beyond a Month: Standing Firm in Power and Pride as a Black Social Entrepreneur

To mark Black History Month 2025, we asked social entrepreneur Florence Aluu to share with us what the annual celebration, and this year’s theme, means to her.

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Our commitment to making sure nobody gets left behind 

Diversity & Inclusion

Our team recently received training in unintentional discrimination from EqualiTeach. We’re taking the learning to ensure we are creating equality for everyone we work with.

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LaunchMe: Earth In Common

Circular Economy, LaunchMe

Earth In Common participated in LaunchMe in Autumn 2023 with LaunchMe providing crucial support to help the organisation transition from a charity to a social enterprise.

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Morag Kelly – Investment Associate

Morag works closely with the Investment Team at Firstport to empower entrepreneurs to launch and scale their organisations.

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