The 4th official stocktake of enterprising charities and social enterprises in Scotland is now underway and you can contribute here. What’s the project all about? Every two years, the Scottish Government produces a major report on the state of the social enterprise sector. The report draws on information from the main regulators as well as survey […]
The Board of Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS), the leading provider of business support to social enterprises in Scotland are pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Avila as Group CEO, replacing our outgoing CEO Ian Mitchell. Martin joins us from his current position as Director at the Kinning Park Complex and will be taking […]
We had the pleasure of hosting a group of 21 social enterprise leaders and supporters from Scotland and England at SEWF 2019 in Addis Ababa on 23-25th October. Our events team co-ordinated a week-long programme for the group to experience the rich and vibrant Ethiopian culture, social enterprise scene and peer engagement over and above […]
Scotland has a long history of pioneering forms of business, including mutual, co-operatives and social enterprises. Over the last 14 years, the Scottish social enterprise sector has enjoyed unparalleled levels of political and economic support with the Scottish Government embracing social enterprise as an important partner in the economy and in the creation of a […]
The 2017 Social Enterprise Census for Scotland demonstrates the significance of social enterprise in the rural context with 34% of Scotland’s social enterprises being based in rural Scotland, with only 18% of the nation’s population. There is a long and well-established social enterprise sector across rural Scotland, some of which have been operating for over […]
Tom Allen at Impact Boom recently interviewed our CEO Gerry Higgins on the Global Social Enterprise Ecosystem. Gerry is Chief Executive Officer at CEIS (Community Enterprise in Scotland) and a Director at the Social Value Lab, Ready for Business LLP, Social Enterprise UK and Social Enterprise World Forum CIC. In 2017 Gerry was awarded an […]
