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Social enterprise awards

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The Tayside and Fife Social Enterprise Partnershi­p has announced the launch of the second annual Tayside and Fife Social Enterprise Awards.

Following the success of the inaugural awards last year, the event will showcase the very best activity undertaken by social enterprise­s in Perth and Kinross, as well as the rest of Tayside and Fife.

The awards celebrate their achievemen­t in supporting local communitie­s during 2019.

The broad range of activities that social enterprise­s are involved in is reflected in the award categories with this year’s award categories covering social impact, best new start, business growth and an environmen­tal impact award.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held in Dundee on Thursday, February 20, 2020 with Mid Scotland and Fife MSP John Swinney, opening the event.

Social Enterprise chairman, Derek Marshall, said:“The recent Social Enterprise census reported that social enterprise­s contribute­d £2.3 billion to the Scottish Economy.

“We are proud of the work that Social Enterprise carries out across the whole of Tayside and Fife region.

“This is an opportunit­y to celebrate and acknowledg­e the important activity and high social and environmen­tal impact that is carried out in communitie­s all across the area.

“I urge all social enterprise­s to enter the awards and to join us in an evening of celebratio­n on February 20.”

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Achievemen­ts Last year’s winners in the first annual Tayside and Fife Social Enterprise Awards

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