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Setting up a social enterprise

A social enterprise is an organisation that applies commercial strategies to maximise improvements in human and environmental well-being—this may include maximising social impact alongside profits for external shareholders.

Helpful publications
  • The Plunkett Foundation: Various
  • Making Local Woods Work: Various
  • Forth Sector Development: Various
  • Fresh Start Land Enterprise: The Land Partnerships Handbook
  • Forest Research: ‘Woodland -related social enterprise – enabling factors and barriers to success’
Relevant website/organisation
  • Making Local Woods Work
  • Forth Sector Development
  • Shared Assets
  • Social Enterprise Scotland
  • Firstport- Scotland’s development agency for start-up social entrepreneurs and social enterprise
Case studies/examples
  • Beech Brae
  • Living Solutions
  • Hill Holt Wood
  • Green Aspirations Scotland
  • Aigas Community Forest

Delivering the Vision

  • Planning for Green Infrastructure
  • Green Active Travel
  • Greener Gardens
  • Greenspace & Job Opportunities
  • Your Green Business Opportunity
  • CSGN Case Studies
  • Community Woodlands
    • Create a Community Woodland
    • Undertake Woodland Management
    • Funding and Income
      • Business planning
      • Setting up a social enterprise
      • Funding opportunities
      • Grant support
    • Forest Agents and Wood Processing

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