The Chamber was founded in 2005 to support and promote the development of social enterprise in the Scottish Borders. We have a passion for supporting social entrepreneurs and work closely with the national social enterprise support organisations to achieve the best outcomes for our members.
Activity: Business plan/support
Up to £5,000 of start-up funding for individuals with a business idea that addresses a social, environmental, and/or community issue.
Social Investment Scotland offer social loan finance, providing flexible funding and growth support.
South of Scotland Enterprise is Scotland’s economic development agency for the South of Scotland.
Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s main economic development agency and aims to deliver a significant, lasting effect on the Scottish economy.
SSES provides ongoing training and support to individuals trying to create and sustain social businesses.
Pilotlight brokers relationships between the private and third sectors to offer medium term strategic business support.
LaunchMe is Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator. It is a business support and investment readiness programme that helps ambitious social enterprises to scale and make a greater impact.
Just Enterprise provides funded start-up, business support, learning and leadership services to social enterprises throughout Scotland.
A central hub connecting organisations to all of Scotland’s universities, research institutes and colleges.
Impact Hub Inverness helps develop social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands and beyond, and operates a co-working space.
Business Gateway provides free business support and impartial advice to start-up and existing businesses in Scotland.
HIE invests in building capacity, empowering communities to acquire assets, enabling growth in the economy.
Firstport is Scotland’s agency for start-up social entrepreneurs and social enterprise. The organisation is a registered charity that supports individuals all across Scotland to start, develop and grow their ideas into businesses with social impact at their core.
Time limited free business support from senior executives in the private sector.
