On 7th May, CEIS Ayrshire took over the management of Ahead South Ayrshire (ASA); an anchor organisation for community-led action that uses Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) to bring people together in their local area through shared interests. The project aligns with CEIS Ayrshire’s grassroots work within Ayrshire, which was well known to the previous […]
SEWF 2019 will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 23-25th October 2019. This Global Forum was first established in 2008 and has traversed the globe, visiting 6 continents (Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America and South America) and 10 Cities (Edinburgh, Melbourne, San Francisco, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, Calgary, Seoul, Milan, Hong Kong and […]
Scotland’s Social Enterprise Policy & Practice Conference will take place on Wednesday 4th September at the Radisson Blu, Glasgow. Every two years the event features the launch of Scotland’s Social Enterprise Census, which has been a policy influencing resource since its launch in 2015. We are delighted to confirm Aileen Campbell, Cabinet Secretary for Communities […]
The Scottish Government announced this week the consortium* of business consultancy specialists led by CEIS and including Social Enterprise Academy, Firstport, Impact Hub Inverness and CEMVO will continue to deliver the Just Enterprise contract. The announcement follows a competitive tender process won by the Just Enterprise consortium. CEIS CEO Gerry Higgins said “Following the positive independent […]
This year’s Social Enterprise World Forum will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 23-25th October. CEIS founded Social Enterprise World Forum CIC in 2007 and hosted the inaugural event in 2008. Since then, we have provided global event management support, remotely and onsite, to each annual event host. We even had the privilege of hosting this Global […]
CEIS, Social Enterprise Scotland and Glasgow Caledonian University are collaborating to host Scotland’s Social Enterprise Week from 2nd – 5th September in Glasgow, featuring the International Social Innovation Research Conference, Scotland’s Annual Social Enterprise Policy & Practice Conference and the Social Enterprise Exchange Marketplace. The week will be of interest to social enterprise leaders & practitioners, academics, students & […]
Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS), the leading provider of business support to social enterprises in Scotland has announced its new Chief Executive. Ian Mitchell, currently Deputy Director External Affairs for the Scottish Government is set to take the company forward. Ian is taking over from existing CEO Gerry Higgins who has stepped down to drive […]
Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS) is creating a new senior position to build upon the tremendous success of the Social Enterprise World Forum and increasing internationalisation opportunities. CEIS is now seeking a new CEO following the Board’s decision to appoint the current Group CEO, Gerry Higgins, to the position of Director of International Enterprise at […]
The world’s online school for social enterprise education and support, the Social Enterprise Institute (SEI), is excited to announce its new partnership with Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS). Through this partnership, CEIS will use the SEI learning platform to serve enterprising charities and social enterprises across the UK. Delivered fully online and accessible to anywhere, […]
NEW YORK, JULY 30, 2018 – On the fifth annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons; Freedom Seal announces its collaboration with Community Enterprise in Scotland. Established in 2015 to advance the advocacy work of the Tronie Foundation, Freedom Seal is the world’s first product and service label that will certify that it has found […]