Edinburgh Markets in the Community
If you're in Edinburgh over the next few weeks, try and visit Edinburgh Markets in the Community. It's running from 8th - 24th Dec, Thursdays to Sundays from 11am - 7pm.
This week, stallholders include Fife SEN member Recycle Fife who will be punting their new venture Barrel Crafted.
See,
http://www.senscot.net/view_art.php?viewid=11761
For more on Edinburgh Markets, see
http://www.se-networks.net/shownotice.php?articleid=605
The Social Enterprise Exchange (a coming together of the S2S and Voice Conferences) takes place on Tuesday 27 March 2012 at the SECC in Glasgow.
Senscot has negotiated 100 places for SEN members at the discounted rate of 50 (normally 95).
If you would like to book places for yourself and/or colleagues, please fill in the attached form and return to us - ASAP - as we'd like to get places filled before Xmas break. Senscot will act as the point of contact for the event organisers, CEiS Events.
See, http://tinyurl.com/bv2a45h
NB: Unfortunately, those who have booked already will not be eligible for this offer.
For more on the Social Enterprise Exchange, see www.socialenterpriseexchange.com
UPDATE: Over 50 places have been booked so far for the Social Enterprise
Exchange, so if you'd like to attend, please fill in above form - pronto!
COMMUNITY FOODS INITIATIVE NORTH EAST has launched a crowd funding appeal to support CFINE's transition to sustainability through enterprise
trading. See, http://tinyurl.com/CFINE-Impact
CULTURAL ECONOMY INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
Creative Scotland has launched a 3 year programme to develop the cultural economy by building the long-term organisational resilience and financial sustainability of the cultural and creative sector in Scotland. More information http://tinyurl.com/cultural-economy
CARING CHRISTMAS TREES is up and running again this year. So far over 1300 trees have been sold. You can get them in Glasgow (Impact Arts); Aberdeen,
Fife and Edinburgh (Bethany); and Paisley (Kibble). All profits made from the tree sales go to support local charities working with local people.
See, www.caringchristmastrees.com
SUPPORT TO START UP BUSINESSES
Two of Scotland's most successful entrepreneurs, Tom Hunter and Willie Haughey, are backing a new social enterprise providing support to start-up businesses (including social enterprises).
Entrepreneurial Spark, launched in Glasgow this month, will offer up to 20 entrepreneurs a 16-week accelerator programme, which will run every six months.
See,
http://www.senscot.net/view_art.php?viewid=11731
