Social enterprise

pza has been in the vanguard of developing supporting and developing social enterprise. Key commissions include:

• Policy development - including scoping studies and best practice reviews - for The Scottish Government
• Strategic frameworks for social enterprise support for the Scottish Enterprise network
• Development of funding models, and management of Futurebuilders Scotland Investment Fund, for Communities Scotland
• Programme level evaluations of development programmes such as Social Economy Scotland
• Programme level evaluations for major investment programmes for the sector including for the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland and Big Lottery Fund programmes delivered through Forward Scotland
• Opportunities for social enterprise through greenspace development for the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network
• Practical development support to award-winning social enterprises including the Bambury Regeneration Centre, Coach House Trust, Gal Gael Trust and Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living.