Resources

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Just Enterprise: Steps to Start Up

Learn at your own pace with this customisable, comprehensive E-learning programme, designed for early-stage social entrepreneurs.

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Just Enterprise: Steps to Start Up

Social Value Lab

Social Value Lab conducts research, helping organisations to gain insights, transform services, make their case, and extend their influence.

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Social Value Lab

Marketing bootcamp videos

Buy Social Scotland’s marketing bootcamp providing practical marketing tips for social enterprises.

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Marketing bootcamp videos

Free market research

Scottish Enterprise’s market research service offers free research for Scottish companies.

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Free market research

Affordable market research techniques

This blog post discusses how to do market research for small businesses, providing practical advice and techniques.

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Affordable market research techniques

Tips on running a social enterprise

The winner of the School for Social Entrepreneurs’ Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2016, shares her 12 top tips on running a social enterprise.

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Tips on running a social enterprise

Join a Social Enterprise Network

Find and connect with other social enterprises in your local area or working in the same sector for support and resources.

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Join a Social Enterprise Network

Join your local TSI

Third sector interfaces (TSIs) provide a single point of access for support and advice for the third sector, including social enterprises.

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Join your local TSI

Selecting a legal structure

Unsure what legal structure to choose for your social enterprise? Learn more with the School for Social Entrepreneurs.

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Selecting a legal structure