A free support service for social enterprises across the region has been launched by Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway.
The project, funded by the South of Scotland Economic Partnership, will help start-ups and existing enterprises develop their business.
A team of five specialists can offer one-to-one support or an independent perspective on an organisation’s vision or structure, with a dedicated section on the new website www.tsdg.org.uk.
Each member brings extensive experience and a broad range of skills, having between them successfully grown and developed start-ups to mature businesses.
Chief Executive Norma Austin Hart said: “The social enterprise project is an exciting development of our services at Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway and there is no better time than now for social enterprises to be formed and to grow.
“The Covid-19 pandemic brought out the best in our communities across the region, as more and more people chose to get involved in supporting others.”
She added: “This is a unique opportunity, as we recover from the pandemic, to harness that energy and turn it into sustainable social enterprises that have both a positive economic and social benefit for Dumfries and Galloway.”
Tools available to the team include: business planning; creative problem solving; marketing; financial planning; sales and organisational development.
To contact the social enterprise team email sedg@tsdg.org.uk or call 0300 303 8558.
