🌍 People Planet Pint, Tech Meetup Glasgow, Female Founders Co Working Club and more
Here’s your Campfire for Monday, March 2nd
🧗♀️Scottish EDGE applications are open now and close March 25th. Awards include Scottish EDGE (up to £150k loan/grant, Social Enterprise EDGE (up to £75k loan/grant, Young EDGE (up to £15k grant for under 30s), and Wild Card EDGE (up to £15k grant for pre-trading businesses). There are also multiple specialist categories available as well. More info here.
📣 Asks, Offers, & Updates
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🧗♀️Scottish EDGE applications are open now and close March 25th. Awards include Scottish EDGE (up to £150k loan/grant, Social Enterprise EDGE (up to £75k loan/grant, Young EDGE (up to £15k grant for under 30s), and Wild Card EDGE (up to £15k grant for pre-trading businesses). There are also multiple specialist categories available as well. More info here.
💻 ITSX Summit is Scotland’s service desk and IT support conference with keynotes, workshops, and an exhibition, taking place on 5 March 2026 at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, 08:30–16:30. Details here
⭐️ The UHI Business Competition from CREATE Highlands and Islands Hub invites students and residents (16+ in Argyll & Bute, Highlands and Islands, Moray or Perthshire) to pitch an idea or new venture for the chance to win up to £8,500 plus accountancy, legal, and IT support. Details here
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📅 Events
👯♂️ 03/03, 19:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Edinburgh Fellows meetup is a monthly, informal RSA Fellows catch-up on the first working Tuesday at Canopy Café for relaxed chats over coffee or drinks and networking with other Fellows. MORE INFO
📚 04/03, 18:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: People Planet Pint: Book Club Join the inaugural People Planet Pint Book Club to read, reflect and spark action through informal, welcoming discussions on nature, sustainability and the ideas shaping our future. MORE INFO
☕️ Unfiltered Series: Open to everyone, join CodeBase to connect with members of the local tech community. Come for a coffee, networking, & build connections!
☕ 04/03, 08:30 🗺️ Aberdeen: MORE INFO
☕ 0403, 08:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: MORE INFO
☕ 05/03, 09:00 🗺️ Glasgow: MORE INFO
☕ 03/03, 09:00 🗺️ Inverness: MORE INFO
☕ 03/03, 09:00 🗺️ Stirling: MORE INFO☕ 07/03, 09:00 🗺️ Dumfries: MORE INFO sold out
👯♂️ 05/03, 10:00, 🗺️ Online: What They Don’t Tell You About Scaling (As a Woman) an International Women’s Day session where women and non-binary founders share honest lessons and “behind-the-scenes” realities of scaling a company—covering barriers, hard-won learnings, boundary setting, and building strong support networks. MORE INFO
💻 05/03, 18:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: Tech Meetup Glasgow an informal evening of drinks, pizza, networking and inspiring talks, open to anyone curious about tech and keen to learn something new. MORE INFO
💻 11/03, 8:30 am, 🗺️ Dundee: SMAS Making Change Happen workshop Join us in Dundee for a free breakfast briefing exploring why change efforts fail, what makes transformation stick, and how our new Lean Competency System and Business Improvement Academy can help your organisation turn change intent into lasting results. MORE INFO
👯♂️ 11/03, 9:30 am, 🗺️ Aberdeen: Female Founder Co Working Club Aberdeen Join our Female Founder Co-Working Club in Aberdeen as we celebrate IWD26, a monthly space for female founders and entrepreneurs across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire to connect, focus, and grow together within a supportive community. MORE INFO
🍺 11/03, 18:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: ProductTank Glasgow: Social Drinks & Networking an informal evening of drinks, stories and connection for anyone working in (or curious about) product, with the first few rounds kindly sponsored by Four/Four. MORE INFO
⭐️ 12/03, 10:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Innovation Funding: Investor Insights & Founder Connections An interactive event where founders can hear directly from investors, ask candid questions about funding, and build meaningful connections to support their growth journey. MORE INFO
⭐️ 12/03, 13:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Geovation Scotland 2026 Showcase where you’ll hear pitches from our latest property, land and location tech startups, gain insights from alumni founders, and connect with innovators and industry leaders shaping the future of the sector. MORE INFO
👭 17/03, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founders Meetup Edinburgh Join Founders Meetup for tactical fireside chats with experienced entrepreneurs and structured speed networking designed to connect startup founders, potential co-founders, and investors in a focused, high-energy environment. MORE INFO
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