186 articles from Dundee and Glasgow — case studies, opportunities, and news from the team.
Opportunities · 1 December 2020
We are inviting Dundee residents to find out about new projects that will benefit their community in an online pitch event. Local social entrepreneurs will be pitching for up to £5,000 to…
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News · 17 November 2020
November 25th this year will mark our 4th anniversary since launching. Every year we mark this occasion by publishing our Social Impact Report at a launch event. This year our celebrations will…
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News · 15 November 2020
Here at The Circle we've been busy delivering projects, working with the community and looking to the future. We've also got a brand new monthly newsletter up and running where we share…
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News · 16 October 2020
This month we introduced a 4-day working week for the staff team. Our full-time staff will now have an extra rest day every week. Despite the limitations we have experienced as a…
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The Academy · 7 October 2020
We recently launched the third cohort of our training programme which is now being delivered through an online platform. On Thursday 17 th September a new set of 10 candidates were welcomed…
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The Academy · 7 September 2020
We are thrilled to be able to offer a limited number of funded spaces on cohort 3 of The Circle Academy for people who fit into any of these three categories: Individual…
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The Academy · 2 September 2020
From pay it forward schemes to eco friendly products, to cafes that employ individuals with additional needs, chances are you've know of a social enterprise or interacted with one in some way.…
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The Academy · 19 August 2020
A man walks into a bank, pulls out a gun and says to the clerk, “Give me all your money. I need to set myself up in new social enterprise. I need…
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Opportunities · 19 August 2020
Social entrepreneurs are being invited to pitch for a share of a £20,000 funding pot towards start-up costs for their ventures. The Circle and funding body, UnLtd, are inviting people starting up…
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The Academy · 29 June 2020
What is an entrepreneurial mindset? Entrepreneurial Mindset: a way of thinking that enables decisiveness and the ability to overcome challenges, and accept responsibility for outcomes. It is also characterised by a constant…
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Case Studies · 23 June 2020
Audrey Kerr, a participant of the recently completed 2nd cohort of The Circle Academy, and Enterprise Development Worker at Wellbeing Works Dundee, shares her experience of the programme as it adapted to…
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Opportunities · 19 June 2020
We are excited to be introducing a new project to benefit children and young people during the lockdown. Set to launch in June, The Circle Superstars is a new initiative to provide…
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