Social Enterprise Edinburgh
Contact us for free support
Social Enterprise Edinburgh (SEE) provides free start up and business development support to social enterprises in the Capital.
SEE is run by the Edinburgh Social Economy Partnership and delivered jointly by training and consultancy specialists Forth Sector Development and Edinburgh Business Development. Forth Sector Development is part of one of the most well-established social enterprises in Edinburgh, Forth Sector. Edinburgh Business Development is the social enterprise arm of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and delivers specialist business start up and development support, consultancy and training services across Scotland.
Take a look at how we can help, and if you would like to find out more, please get in touch by calling Ruari Wilson or Sally Dowie at Forth Sector Development on 0131 659 4740, or Maureen Munro at Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce on 0131 221 3198.
SEE Client Feedback
Men in Mind
"The session was fantastic. I have spoken to the people who were present and they all enjoyed it and did find it very useful and informative indeed. Thanks again. It will help us enormously in terms of taking our idea further"
Leonard Ntaganda
Support and Development Worker, Men in Mind
Edinburgh Furniture Initiative
"I found talking through what we were proposing to do helped me to clarify in my own mind what we were aiming to achieve"
Kevin O'Shaughnessy
Manager, Edinburgh Furniture Initiative
SEE eBulletin
If you would like to receive information on events and news from the world of social enterprise in Edinburgh please sign up to the SEE ebulletin by emaiing see@forthsector.org.uk.
Aspire to Enterprise
Aspire to Enterprise is a new Scottish Government funded programme providing a range of business support services to ambitious and developing social enterprises in central and lowland Scotland.
The programme is open to applications throughout 2008 and can be made via the website at www.aspiretoenterprise.org.uk.
Funding Futures Event
If you missed The SEE Funding Futures Event on 30 September 2008 organised by Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and want to find out
- where to go for new funding
- about a bank that is interested in social enterprise and has some 'money in the bank' to lend
- about a new potential source of investment capital
Please visit the Resources page on this site to view the presentations from the event.