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SHETLAND Council of Social Services is organising a social enterprise networking event to highlight this particular form of business, early next month.Social Enterprises (SE) on the isles potentially includes community halls and development companies.COPE Ltd is a well known and established local enterprise, running several ventures throughout the islands. Organiser Wendy Hand of SCSS, said the aim of the event was to give community businesses and organisations a chance to share knowledge, experience and expertise then gain funding for their projects.“Social enterprise is something that the government really wants to push forward. There is quite a lot of SE in Shetland, that don’t realise that they are one.“This does open different doors and there is lots of funding that can be available, they can go out for tenders for a lot of things. “I think as a bigger group they will have more clout
and there is a lot of experience within these groups that can be shared with smaller ones to help them develop,” she said.Presentations at this initial event will focus on highlighting the growing recognition of the significance of these enterprises throughout Scotland and the UK.
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