The Student Challenge | Grant to Growth Finale

23 Apr 2026

GSEN, ESEN, QMU Musselburgh and Glasgow University paired business students with social enterprises in Edinburgh and Glasgow to work on plans for a sustainable financial future. Presenting at the final event on Thursday 9th April, student teams walked through their plans and advice for social enterprises, solving with real implementable solutions.

The social enterprises that took part were: 

Edinburgh:

• Tiphereth
• Bare Branding C.I.C.
• Greyfriars Charteris Centre
• Edinburgh Open Workshop
• Creative Arts Therapies Space
• Edinburgh Library of Things
• Edinburgh Yoga and Sports Therapy CIC 

Glasgow:

• Annexe Communities
• Glasgow Girls Club
• Women On Wheels
• Weans’ Scran & Kitchin
• Castlemilk Wellbeing Hub
• Common Wheel
• Fortune Works
• Exhale Group CIC

The award winners were: 

🏆 Peoples Choice Award: Weans' Scran & Kitchin CIC
🏆 Excellence in Community Innovation: Women on Wheels
🏆 Emerging Changemaker: Creative Arts Therapies Space 
🏆 Outstanding Team Winner: Edinburgh Open Workshop
🏆 Finalists: Bare Branding & Weans' Scran & Kitchin CIC

Congratulations to all of our winners and participants!