Firstport - Social Innovation Challenge

The Social Innovation Challenge is a programme that funds and supports innovators to kick-start solutions that tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time. The 2024 theme is focused on breaking barriers to better health and wellbeing.

Next deadline: 28 Jun 2025

Firstport - Step Up loans

Step Up offers 0% interest loans from £5K to £30K to support social enterprises based in Scotland that require financial support to strengthen and sustain trading.

Firstport - Social Entrepreneurs Fund - Start It

Start It is a funding programme that helps budding social entrepreneurs in Scotland to get their businesses up and running. Funding comes from the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund.

Firstport - Social Entrepreneurs - Build It

A Build It award is for social enterprises with a track record of trading and social impact and that need salaried positions to take the business to the next level of financial sustainability.

Next deadline: 26 Jun 2025

Firstport - Social Impact Catalyst Fund

The Catalyst Fund is a new kind of social investment product that support ambitious social enterprises to start and scale their businesses. It offers loans using a flexible, revenue-based repayment model.

Firstport - Launch Me

LaunchMe is Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator. It prepares ambitious social enterprises and community organisations for growth so they can achieve social impact at scale.