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Helping people make
good things happen

For 40 years, we have supported communities across Scotland and beyond to become more enterprising, turn ideas into action, and make a lasting difference for people, places and planet.

We can help you join the dots

We provide development support and consultancy to community-led and purpose-driven organisations to help them grow, become more sustainable and deliver lasting impact.

Our expert team work across Scotland and beyond with organisations of all sizes, from grassroots community groups to established charities and social enterprises.

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Why work with us?

40 years of experience

We have been at the forefront of social enterprise and community development, providing expert support and consultancy for 40 years.

Truly national

We work across Scotland and beyond, supporting rural, island and urban communities.

We reinvest back into communities

As a social enterprise, we reinvest 100% of our profits by providing long-term mentoring to our clients, and wider support to the third sector.

Rooted in communities

We build relationships on the ground, and work directly with communities to understand their needs and provide flexible, tailored support.

Testimonials

100% of our clients would recommend us

“Having someone to talk me through things really helped. Having so many thoughts and ideas, its good having someone to help you articulate that. Community Enterprise have empowered us to make decisions.”

The Adelphe

The Adelphe

“Being able to send stuff over we’ve done, hearing another take on it – that’s absolutely worth its weight in gold. There’s so much expertise in Community Enterprise that we have been the beneficiary of."

Ray's Opportunities

Ray's Opportunities

“Community Enterprise helped us unpick a tangle of complex factors, helped us understand clearly what our goals were and how we could go about achieving them."

Finzean Bucket Mill

Finzean Bucket Mill

“As a new organisation, it’s great to feel you’re in safe and experienced hands. The staff always go above and beyond what is expected, and above all, there is a great feeling of trust towards Community Enterprise and their staff.”

The Fraser Centre

The Fraser Centre

"Our work with Community Enterprise has proved to be an invaluable learning tool for our organisation, setting a clear baseline of where things work and areas where we can improve."

Inverclyde Shed

Inverclyde Shed

"The team at Community Enterprise delivered the work for the Accelerate programme with great efficiency. If you're starting a social enterprise journey then definitely get in touch to see how they can help."

Transition Edinburgh South

Transition Edinburgh South

"The work Community Enterprise has done with our organisation is great. We certainly would not be where we are now without their professional business support. We'd highly recommend them. They're for the long haul, too, always at hand when your organisation grows to the next challenge."

Kingdom Off Road

Kingdom Off Road

"Working with Community Enterprise was so easy. We felt supported all the way through the process. Our Development Officer was always available on the end of the phone to go through anything we were struggling with. We would definitely recommend Community Enterprise to anyone going on the same journey as us." 

Dornie and District Community Trust

Dornie and District Community Trust

“Without Community Enterprise’s support, I don’t know if we’d be here. It’s really felt very knife edge at times, so I’d say the support both mental as well as practical has been really important. For other organisations facing crisis, I’d say push the Crisis Recovery button on the website – just ask for the help. The sooner you ask for help, the better.” 

Birnam Arts Trust

Birnam Arts Trust

"Community Enterprise's approach was pragmatic, grounded in a genuine desire to listen and to do the best for our community and they intuitively picked up on the areas where our group needed the most guidance.

The feasibility study went way beyond simply presenting facts and figures and they demonstrated a genuine interest in understanding our community and building relationships. The impact and influence of their input into the project is much broader than we would have expected."

Bigton Kirk

Bigton Kirk

“Afristyle’s journey with Accelerate has been an incredible learning experience. The guidance received through Accelerate has been invaluable. Thanks for all you do.”

Afristyle Dance Club

Afristyle Dance Club

"It was reassuring to know that there was somebody that had my back, who understood where we were, who was committed to doing whatever they could to help. Even just having someone to talk through things, almost like a therapy session, was so helpful for me.”

Arisaig Community Trust

Arisaig Community Trust

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