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More Than Profit explained

More Than Profit /mɔː/ /ðan,ð(ə)n/ /ˈprɒfɪt/ adjective Organisations or individuals operating under any legal structure have an aim to create positive social or environmental impact through...
News

An interview with The Circle Academy Manager – Jenny

Ahead of The Academy kicking off in just a couple of weeks time, we talk to Jenny, who has just been appointed Academy Manager.
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The Circle Academy is funded by The Scottish Government

We are thrilled to announce that The Circle has been awarded funding from the Scottish Government to provide 25 fully-funded places on the next cohort of...
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The Circle Academy appoints new Academy manager

Ahead of the launch of the 5th cohort, we are thrilled to announce our new Academy Manager is Jenny McCarthy.
Case Studies

Case Study – Eddie Baines

Eddie joined the first-ever cohort of The Circle Academy in September 2019 looking to learn more about the business aspects of running a charity.
Case Studies

Case study – Linda Sterry

Linda joined cohort 2 of The Circle Academy with the aim of updating the organisation’s business plan and developing new potential income streams to become more...
Case Studies

Case Study – Kathryn Rattray

Kathryn was a candidate on the second cohort of The Circle Academy. She joined the programme to learn more about the entrepreneurial mindset and how she...
Case Studies

Case Study – Jillian Elizabeth

Jillian joined cohort 2 of The Circle Academy with the goal of improving the administrative side of her business. Through the programme, Jillian was able to...
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Wells Gibson are the second sponsor for cohort 4 of The Circle Academy

Dundee-based financial planning firm, Wells Gibson, have been announced as a second sponsor of social entrepreneurship training programme, The Circle Academy. This donation will be used...
Opportunities

Funding from Mathew Trust to allow seven individuals to join The Circle Academy

This year we were delighted to receive funding from The Mathew Trust which will allow us to provide seven individuals to participate in the next intake...
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Pitch Perfect: The Circle Academy celebrates 2020’s participating Social Entrepreneurs

Cohort 3 of The Circle Academy commenced on the 17th of September 2020 after 6 months of what can only be described as COVID-related chaos. It...
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Cohort 3 of The Circle Academy is underway with our new online platform

We recently launched the third cohort of our training programme which is now being delivered through an online platform. On Thursday 17th September a new set...