Will ‘for-profit’ firms change social enterprise for better or worse? The Mile-High-City of Denver, Colorado has a rarified atmosphere and a reputation for doing things differently. Originally a mining outpost during the Colorado Gold Rush, it has always attracted pioneers, including social entrepreneurs. Denver’s SAME (So That All May Eat) Cafe with its ‘pay-what-you-can’ policy […]
Social enterprise takes centre stage in Scotland [interview with Gerry Higgins]
Social enterprise has a long and proud history in Scotland but the results of the country’s first comprehensive sector census (pdf) show that it is thriving today as never before. We asked Gerry Higgins, the CEO of Glasgow-based CEIS and a founder of the Social Enterprise World Forum, to draw on his 30 years of […]
Census reveals impact of Scots social enterprises
As public awareness of social enterprise increases, so do the questions about what it actually contributes to Scotland’s economy and society. What’s been missing, up until now, are hard statistics about social enterprise and the kind of robust economic data that demonstrates the practical impact of Scotland’s social enterprise businesses. We’ve now solved this issue […]
Fish Climbing Trees – social enterprise films
CEIS has supported an innovative film project ‘Fish Climbing Trees’ featuring interviews with international experts on the positive difference social enterprise makes to people’s lives and examining the many challenges social entrepreneurs face in creating successful and sustainable businesses. CEIS is one of the sponsors of the unusually-titled film by award winning Director, David Boni […]
DOWNLOAD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN SCOTLAND: CENSUS 2015
Social Enterprise in Scotland Census reveals growing influence of sector The increasing scale, reach and influence of social enterprise in Scotland was revealed in the authoritative ‘Social Enterprise in Scotland: Census 2015’ report, an ambitious project which gathered the views of more than 1,000 social enterprises across the nation. The results, which were launched at […]
CEIS ‘Committed to Excellence’
We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded and recognised by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) as ‘Committed to Excellence’. The EFQM Excellence Model provides a framework that encourages cooperation, collaboration and innovation. After formal notification on 5th May, representatives of the staff focus group who have dedicated time and expertise to the process […]
Social Enterprise Summit positions Highlands and Islands at the forefront
On 10-11th June, CEIS in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Social Enterprise Scotland held the Social Enterprise Summit, a first of its kind exploring the challenges and opportunities for rural social enterprises. The event, heralded as a success, was attended by over 200 delegates from across the UK, Canada, Australia and China […]
People Make Glasgow Enterprising
We are pleased to have been provided with access and permission to use the People Make Glasgow Enterprising brand. On 1st May all members of Glasgow Social Enterprise Network (GSEN) received access to the brand, which was formally launched at the GSEN trade show on 10th December 2014 by Scott Taylor, CEO for Glasgow City […]
CEIS Ayrshire welcomes Erasmus+ partners from Spain, Australia and Slovakia
CEIS Ayrshire welcomed project partners from GRUPO EQ5 in Spain, Epic Employment Services in Australia, EPIC Slovakia and Epic Assist Charity Scotland as they collaborate to launch a transnational programme to assist 200+ students from 4 Universities. The project commenced in September 2014 with a meeting in Bratislava and will run to August 2016. The […]
SEWF returns to Europe
CEIS Events has just returned from a social enterprise tour of Berlin, Milan and Naples as the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) came full circle, returning to Europe after 7 events on 6 continents. Following the inaugural forum in Edinburgh in 2008, CEIS has organised a delegation to attend the annual Social Enterprise World Forum […]