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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Investment Readiness Programme LaunchMe

Posted on 1 February 2023 by Christie McAlpine in Funding

Firstport are looking for ambitious social and community enterprises, seeking investment to scale their impact, to participate in LaunchMe.

LaunchMe is Firstport’s social investment readiness programme. It supports ambitious, social and community enterprises to scale and increase their social impact.

Participants take part in an intensive programme of business and investment readiness to prepare for scale. By the end of the programme, you will:

Have strong processes and systems so you can grow sustainably
Have a growth plan with a defined investment ask
Know the potential risks and weaknesses in the business and a plan to mitigate these
Be confident about approaching investors
Be ready to achieve impact at scale

Interested in finding out more? Visit www.firstport.org.uk/business-support/launchme