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International film festival hits for Scotland’s media co-op

Date: 2012-02-02

Glasgow film production company media co-op, a social enterprise, announces festival hits in Berlin and Chicago.

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Work4ME Press Release
Sonia Last
Date: 2012-01-27
Living with ME/CFS need not be the end of a persons productive working life if a new pilot project Work4ME succeeds in its aim.  
The pilot project is being run by a group of  professionals in Scotland who are determined to lessen the negative impact that ME/CFS has had on their careers, earning potential and self esteem and to regain some level of control over their working lives.
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Meet Up Event in Edinburgh
Social Care Ideas Factory (SCIF)
Date: 2012-01-19

The Social Care Ideas Factory Meet Up is an exciting new concept in Edinburgh for those ambitious about transforming social care.

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Ready for Business LLP has won a £1.5 million contract
Scottish Government
Date: 2012-01-11

A consortium led by Ready for Business LLP has won a £1.5 million contract to raise awareness of the Third Sector in Scotland's procurement community.

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Melting Pot -

Date: 2012-01-05

Details of upcoming events from the Melting Pot and Assist Social Capital.

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Charities' new legal form takes full effect
OSCR
Date: 2012-01-05

OSCR predicts continued high demand for SCIO status. Scotland's charity regulator expects continued high demand in the New Year for a charitable legal form that takes full effect from 1st January 2012.

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Ethical savings grow fastest in Scotland
Tridos Bank
Date: 2011-12-08

More people in Scotland are turning to ethical and environmental savings than anywhere else in the UK, according to latest figures from leading ethical and sustainable bank Triodos. Driven by a growing interest in how their money is being used and continuing frustration at mainstream banks, more savers than ever before are choosing ethical savings accounts.

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Portobello and Leith Community Wind Turbine wins Energyshare funding Community
Greener Leith
Date: 2011-12-07

Groups in Portobello and Leith were celebrating yesterday (Saturday) as their renewable energy project won the public vote in the Energyshare.com contest.

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Glasgow Caledonian to offer bursary places on Scotland’s first MSc in Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise Academy
Date: 2011-12-07

Scotland’s grass-roots social entrepreneurs are to be offered the chance to bolster their social enterprise knowledge on Glasgow Caledonian University’s MSc in Social Enterprise.

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Broomhouse catering service wins lucrative contract
By Catie Guitart, STV
Date: 2011-11-23

Crescent Kitchen, an Broomhouse-based catering social enterprise, has secured a contract to manage a catering facility on the site of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) and the nearby office development.

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