Case Studies
Supporting Small Businesses and Social Enterprise
Case Description
Firstport is Scotland’s agency for start-up social entrepreneurs and social enterprise. It is a registered charity that supports individuals across Scotland to start, develop and grow their ideas into businesses with social impact at their core. I have been working in partnership since 2018 to support their grant awardees at various stages of their development, from start-up to growth.
Similarly, I began working with Business Gateway around the same time, with the first workshop supporting women returners to explore self-employment as a career option.
Both programmes offer a combination of group workshops and tailored one-to-one coaching.
The support has received positive feedback throughout, and topics have included:
- Networking
- Resilience and confidence
- Adapting to change
- Communication and influencing skills
- Leadership and management
- Business planning and roadmaps to develop a vision
- Time management and focus
- Support through the pandemic as the situation evolved
Since Anna Bell Coaching was founded in 2015, I have supported hundreds of entrepreneurs and small businesses in various settings, and these close relationships with Firstport and Business Gateway have complemented and enhanced my understanding and facilitation of clients’ needs.
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