Scotland’s Social Enterprise Week: 2nd-5th September 2019

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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 & […]

New Chief Executive announced for Community Enterprise in Scotland

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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 […]

International expansion for CEIS Group

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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 […]

SEI & CEIS partnership to transform learning for social Enterprises in the UK

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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, […]

Building a Global Social Enterprise Ecosystem [Impact Boom Article]

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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 […]

Actor shows support for Social Enterprise

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Actor, Michael Sheen has teamed up with Social Enterprise UK to show how you can make a difference to the issues that matter to you most through buying social. Social Enterprise UK launched their Social Saturday campaign in 2014, which was backed by the Prime Minister, David Cameron. Since then it has become a hugely successful […]

Launch of Social Enterprise in Scotland: Census 2017

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This report presents the findings of the Social Enterprise Census 2017, the definitive biennial account of social enterprise activity in Scotland. The Social Enterprise Census 2017 is a collaborative effort to track the changing scale, characteristics and contribution of Scotland’s social enterprise sector every two years over the course of the next decade. It builds […]

Akina Newsletter

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Akina Foundation, Social Enterprise World Forum 2017 hosts, have taken over our News section to bring you this excellent milestone newsletter!   THIS ISSUE: Congratulations to all our Bursary & Scholarship recipients. Māori Bursary Fund Announced by Hon Te Ururoa Flavell Ticketing Update – we’re over halfway there! NZ Story Blog – The Rise of Social Enterprise in NZ. 300 […]

A new era for social enterprise in Victoria

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Last week’s (17th February 2017) launch of a new Social Enterprise Strategy by the Victorian Government is an exciting milestone for the future development and growth of social enterprise in Victoria and Australia. “I am pleased that social enterprise is being recognised as a legitimate and growing part of the Victorian economy, and am confident […]

Scotland’s Social Enterprise Strategy 2016-26, Scottish Government 14.12.16

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Scotland’s new 10-year Social Enterprise Strategy is to be launched at the Grassmarket Community Project in Edinburgh on Wednesday 14 December. The new strategy sets out a clear vision to ensure that our social enterprise business community thrives and grows over the next decade and beyond. The strategy was produced in partnership with Scotland’s social […]