Accelerate
July 31, 2019
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">In recent years, Scottish Government has committed significant sums to support the growth of social enterprise across Scotland and as a result, we now have an enviable </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.communityenterprise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SE-Eco-System-Interactive-Map-Scotland-2019.pdfd/"><span style="color: black;">eco-system of help and support</span></a></span></span><span style="color: black;"> (financial and otherwise).<span style="color: black;"> </span>However we also know that huge swathes of the community sector don’t consider themselves to be enterprises in any way even if, with a little targeted </span>support,<span style="color: black;"> they could be generating extra income for themselves. A new programme now exists to help community groups who aren’t trading yet but would like to explore the options.</span></p>
Author: SCA/CE
Accelerate is a partnership between Scottish Community Alliance and Community Enterprise aimed at delivering support to community organisations not currently trading but which have an interest in exploring the potential for further income generation. Click here to download an explanatory leaflet