Social Investment Scotland

The Wasps Trust was supported by SIS to deliver sustainable building upgrades for Inverness Creative Academy. Picture by Martin Shields Photography

Charity and social enterprise funder sees lending return to pre-pandemic levels

Martin Avila, Jackie Cropper and Tom Arthur MSP, minister for community wealth and public finance, outside The Crannie hub in Edinburgh. Picture: Chris Watt Photography

Multi-million-pound support programme targets Scotland's social entrepreneurs

SP&C founder and chief executive Ian Gray said there will be a range of induction-style classes.

Third sector Edinburgh copier supplier to create 30 jobs with Glasgow push

BR-DGE's targets now include boosting its ranks, and undertaking another fundraise to fuel its growth trajectory. Picture: contributed.

Interview: how fintech BR-DGE's CEO Thomas Gillan is targeting global traction

George Tah, creator and founder of Jambo! Radio in Glasgow, which received a funding package of £5,000 from SIS.

Record year sees Social Investment Scotland help 200 'impact-led' ventures

Stephen Pearson, chair of Financial Inclusion for Scotland, with Sharon MacPherson, CEO of Scotcash. Picture: contributed.

Cost of living: Boosting financial inclusion in Scotland aim of new venture

Louisa Macdonell joins the organisation, whose founding patron is the Prince of Wales, from the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations’ employability team and is entrepreneur-in residence at the University of Edinburgh Business School. Picture: Hannah Houston Photography

Business in the Community names new Scotland director

Dougie Baird, chief executive at the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland, one of the organisations to have so far benefited from the funding.

Social enterprise fund targets businesses hit by Covid and cost-of-living crisis

Social enterprise/greengrocer Locavore is cited for its aims to be carbon-negative by March 2023. Picture: contributed.

£5m fund launched to help community-minded organisations reach net zero

Deborah Grant, CEO of Willow Den: 'I’m delighted to be leading Willow Den through an exciting launch period, with a clear aim of creating more opportunities for children to spend quality time outdoors.' Picture: Malcolm Cochrane Photography

Edinburgh venture plans chain of outdoor nurseries for under fives

Alastair Davis, CEO, SIS: 'Impact 12 provides a new and exciting vehicle for helping to support and fund some of the very best mission-driven businesses spinning out of universities’ research labs and accelerators'. Picture: Greg Macvean

Social Investment Scotland offers multi-million boost to uni spin-outs

Mr Davis says the most pivotal moment in his career so far is 'undoubtedly' being appointed CEO at SIS in 2011. Picture: Greg Macvean.

The Big Interview: Alastair Davis, CEO of Social Investment Scotland

Edinburgh Printmakers by Page Park. Copyright Jim Stephenson 2019

Edinburgh Printmakers secure £959,000 funding to boost their impact

Castle Mills, the new home of arts charity Edinburgh Printmakers, is one of the largest printmaking facilities created for artists in Europe. Picture: Jim Stephenson

Edinburgh Printmakers secures £1m to aid growth and help artists hit by pandemic

The executive believes the pandemic is enabling mission-driven business to be more active in rebuilding a more inclusive economy. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

The Big Interview: Jill Arnold, head of SIS Ventures

Trio of Scottish 'mission-led' businesses step up fight against Covid-19
A Scottish social investor has hailed the efforts of some of the country’s “brightest mission-led businesses” in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Scott Reid

The Meadowbank Gymnastics Club open day at their new gymnastics premises in Mayfield, Dalkeith (part of the Ryze Adventure park complex).

Gymnastics club bounces into new Mayfield home

Brewgooder is the brainchild of Alan Mahon and Josh Littlejohn, the friends and social entrepreneurs behind the popular Social Bite sandwich shop chain. Picture: Contributed.

Asda to donate Edinburgh-made craft beer profits to clean water charities

Nick Kuenssberg. Picture: Ian Rutherford

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