Scottish social enterprises are being encouraged to enter a global competition with a top prize of $1 million

Social enterprises in Scotland are being urged to enter a competition to find the world’s most important social entrepreneur.

The Venture 2105 is a global initiative which will see one UK winner scoop £10,000 and go forward for the chance to compete for a $1 million global top prize.

Social enterprises can find out more about the competition at an event at Edinburgh’s social enterprise hub the Melting Pot next week.

Creating social change requires insightful imagination and fully focused determination - Claire Carpenter

Claire Carpenter

The annual social enterprise chat show will hear from Chivas Regal Whisky, which sponsors the Venture.

It will also see Melting Pot chief executive Claire Carpenter interview three leading social entrepreneurs about creating healthy communities.

These are Gehan Macloed of GalGael Trust, Pauline Gallacher of Neilston Development Trust and Danielle Trudea, the founder of community co-working hub Tribe Porty in Edinburgh’s Portobello.

Carpenter said: “Creating social change requires insightful imagination, fully focused determination, great stakeholder and client relationships and more stamina than you can shake a stick at. These are key characteristics of successful social entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs alike.

“We’re delighted to be working with Chivas Regal this year to promote the experiences and learning of some of Scotland’s greatest place makers, and to link the local to the global.”

The event takes place on Wednesday 18 November and will conclude with a reception and whisky tasting over networking. Register for the Social Entrepreneurs’ Chat Show now.