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 designed to support women and non-binary people in Scotland learn about social enterprise and discover their potential to use entrepreneurship to make a living, work flexibly and positively impact their communities.

This is a free training programme, with the potential opportunity to access Firstport’s Pipeline Fund to help you take your idea forward.

This information session will feature social entrepreneur Elana Bader – Founder & Director of Darroch Nurseries.

Darroch Nurseries was founded in 2021 and is located in the Central Belt of Scotland.

They hand-collect hardy native tree seeds from Scotland’s wild places. These are germinated and lovingly raised for our bank of local provenance, native trees. They work with a varied range of people and organisations with interests ranging from mental health to urban nature, crofts and smallholdings, landscape-scale regeneration projects, and more.

Sign up for this information session at the Glasgow Caledonian University Entrepreneurial Hub to find out more about the programme and how it could support you to take the first steps with your idea.

The address for the session is:

GCU Entrepreneurial Hub
1st Floor, George Moore building
Glasgow Caledonian University
70 Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow
G4 0BA

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 Glasgow Caledonian University Entrepreneurial Hub