Scotland celebrates business innovation

Social Enterprise Scotland, the industry body that unites social enterprises and their supporters into a strong campaigning force, has announced the winners of the annual Social Enterprise Awards Scotland. 

Link Group, one of Scotland’s leading housing, regeneration and support organisations, providing services to 10,000 families and individuals in 26 Scottish local authority areas, has been named Social Enterprise of the Year. The start-up category of One To Watch (for any social enterprise operating for less than 2 years)  was awarded to Fun Factory and new category, Social Enterprise Market Builder, was awarded to North Lanarkshire Council for their work in supporting social enterprise. Innovation for Product or Service was awarded to Simply Play, Education and  Training Social Enterprise to Calman Trust and Education and  Training Social Enterprise (Schools) to Big Kids Enterprises (Armadale Primary School).