Ready to RISE is back!

Ever thought about starting a social enterprise, but weren’t sure where to begin?

Ready to RISE (Readiness and Incubation for the Social Economy) is a free training programme designed to support women and non-binary people across Scotland to learn about social enterprise and discover their potential to use entrepreneurship to make a living, work flexibly, and positively impact their communities.

At the info sessions, you’ll find out more about the 8-week online programme (Wednesdays, 10am-12.30pm, starting September/October). The training is designed to help you build confidence, develop your skills, and explore your ideas. It covers creating a work/life blend that suits you, managing yourself and others, building your network, and includes an ideation session plus practical guidance on starting a social enterprise.

This is a free training programme, with the potential opportunity to access up to £1,000 in grant funding to help you take your idea forward.

This information session will feature Shgufta Anwar, Founding Director of Women on Wheels.

Women on Wheels is a Glasgow-based, women-led cycling organisation that helps women overcome barriers to cycling by offering inclusive support, skills and access to bikes, with the aim of improving wellbeing and making women cycling the norm.

Sign up for this information session at the Empower Women for Change to find out more about the programme and how it could support you to take the first steps with your idea.

For any questions, you can email info@firstport.org.uk

Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements.

If travel costs are a barrier to attendance, please get in touch to discuss support options.

Get inspired by others already using social entrepreneurship to create flexible and fulfilling jobs that meet their needs by reading our case studies.

Contact the host of Ready to RISE: Information session at Empower Women For Change