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SE Network News No 40

15 Apr 2021

Scotland is widely acknowledged as having one of the world’s most supportive environments for social enterprises – with colleagues from other countries often casting an envious eye. Much of this merited – but that is not so say we should not be continually striving to improve or refine this ‘environment’ – to ensure that frontline […]

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SE Network News No 39

08 Apr 2021

This year will see the fourth SE Census – following those in 2015; 2017; and 2019. Last week, the SE Census 2021 Steering Group met for the first time – and, we understand, folk should expect their bi-annual Census Survey in the coming months. All being well, the Census will be completed by the end of this year […]

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SE Network News No 38

01 Apr 2021

Place-based Social Enterprise Networks (SENs) have been a feature of the social enterprise landscape in Scotland since 2004. Thematic SENs came a bit later – in 2010. Today, there are 20 place-based SENs covering 22 local authority areas. Together, they provide peer support and joint working opportunities to around 1000 frontline social enterprises in Scotland. […]

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SE Network News No 37

25 Mar 2021

A significant milestone for SENScot this week as it closes its Edinburgh base in Walker Street. Having started life in 1999, SENScot took an office in Manor Place and – over the next couple of years – managed to secure the lease for 4 of the 5 floors in the building, creating a social/community enterprise […]

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SE Networks News No 36

18 Mar 2021

As we approach the first anniversary of ‘lockdown’, there will be many reflections on the last twelve months and the impact it has had on all of us – as individuals, families and communities. It will also be a time to reflect on and highlight the way in which individuals and communities have responded during […]

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SE Network News No 35

11 Mar 2021

Yesterday, SENScot and DTA Scotland hosted a joint learning session on Supporting Workforce Mental Health & Wellbeing: The session sought to share learning and ideas on supporting staff and volunteer mental health and wellbeing – both from organisational and individual perspectives – as well as to explore working partnerships with others. A fuller report – […]

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SE Network News No 34

04 Mar 2021

Saturday – 6th March – marks the start of the Scottish Rural Parliament – a series of events (between 6th -18th March) that will bring together people who live and work in rural and island Scotland. Over five days, the Rural Parliament will address topics such as Young People Leading Change; Democracy and Local Governance; […]

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SE Network News – No. 33

25 Feb 2021

A couple of initiatives have caught our eye over the last week – both of which have a focus very much on the development, support and promotion of the role of women in enterprise in Scotland. The first – a collaboration between DTA Scotland and Women’s Enterprise Scotland – will focus on developing enterprise skills and encourage […]

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SE Network News – No. 32

18 Feb 2021

Most readers will be aware that SENScot, in its current format, is the result of a recent merger of ‘old’ Senscot and Social Firms Scotland – which took place in July 2020. SENScot’s Director, Pauline Gordon, is one of the speakers at a SCVO Webinar on 5th March – Covid – the Age of Charity Mergers: […]

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SE Network News – No. 31

11 Feb 2021

A Scottish court decision last week could have significant implications for social enterprises in applying for charitable status. The New Lanark Trust’s application for charitable status for its two trading subsidiaries was refused, in 2018, by OSCR – on the grounds that the subsidiaries’ activities were “not in furtherance of charitable purposes and…… did not meet the […]

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Social Entrepreneurs Network Scotland (Senscot) is registered as a Scottish charity under Scottish Charity No. SC029210 and as a limited company under Company Registration No. SC278156. Its registered office is at 41 Miller Street, Glasgow.