Roy supports the Social Enterprise Academy Scotland as an Associate Facilitator, facilitating programmes on Leadership and Enterprise in Scotland, Africa, Asia and Europe.
Roy supports the Social Enterprise Academy Scotland as an Associate Facilitator, facilitating programmes on Leadership and Enterprise in Scotland, Africa, Asia and Europe.
Roy’s interest in social enterprise derives from his passion for strengthening and developing communities particularly in rural areas. His mantra is “If the problems are in the community, the solutions are in the community”.
He established and ran his own successful business in Oban and the west highlands of Scotland before selling the business to focus on social enterprise and community development. Roy has also been an associate consultant with Imani Development, an employee-owned economic and development consultancy partnering with Social Enterprise Academy South African hub.
Roy is one of the concept holders and past Chairman of Atlantis Leisure: a successful Oban-based social enterprise. He has been concept holder and a founding director of a number of other community organisations one of which is Oban & Lorn Healthy Options Ltd. of which he is Vice Chair. Roy completed a post graduate certificate in social enterprise at Glasgow Caledonian University.
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