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 […]
Lee Mannion from Pioneers Post attended the Social Enterprise Summit and has outlined some highlights from the event: The social enterprise summit in Inverness has been a whirlwind of speeches, debates and purposeful associating. Both speakers and attendees have represented the diversity of the people involved with and working for social enterprises in Scotland and […]
Lee Mannion from Pioneers Post attended the Social Enterprise Summit and has outlined some highlights from the event: The Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, has pledged the Scottish government’s support for social enterprise in Scotland. In a speech in which he also praised Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for 50 years of development […]
