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  • Advertised from 6th October 2025
  • 14-21 hours/week (flexible), £16/hour

Role

About Us

Together Reaching Higher (TRH) is dedicated to empowering diverse individuals and communities by fostering skills development, entrepreneurship, and social inclusion.

TRH-VISION: Create successful and inclusive communities that have the opportunities to reach their full potential.

TRH-Values

  • Leadership
  • Diversity
  • Confidence
  • Financial independence

TRH-Mission

  • Empower individuals, families, and marginalised groups.
  • Implement innovative projects and initiatives.
  • Promote well-being, education, social integration, and economic empowerment.

The Entrepreneurs Pathways Lab is a new incubator for Scotland’s most excluded entrepreneurs, particularly women from ethnic minority and migrant backgrounds. The Lab will deliver hands-on, culturally competent support including training, mentorship, and incubation to help participants start, register, and grow their businesses – with a strong focus on online commerce and sustainability.

About the Role

Together Reaching Higher (TRH) is seeking two experienced Business Advisers to provide one-to-one guidance and group support for early-stage entrepreneurs. You will play a central role in helping participants set up and grow their businesses, from registration and compliance through to online trading, crowdfunding, and sustainability planning.

Working as part of a small, passionate team, you will co-deliver enterprise training, workshops, and 1:1 sessions, while supporting participants to overcome barriers and realise their entrepreneurial potential. This is a unique opportunity to help shape Scotland’s first community-led Entrepreneur Pathways Lab, with a focus on empowering women, New Scots, refugees, and ethnic minority entrepreneurs.

Key Responsibilities

Business Support

  • Provide tailored 1:1 and group advice on business registration, governance, and compliance.
  • Support participants in setting up online businesses (e.g. Shopify, Etsy, TikTok, Instagram).
  • Deliver practical training on business planning, finance, and digital tools.
  • Guide entrepreneurs through pilot testing, customer feedback, and scaling strategies.

Programme Delivery

  • Co-deliver the Enterprise Bootcamp (covering business structures, branding, financial literacy, and online sales).
  • Provide 1:1 advisory sessions during the GrowLab Incubator stage.
  • Support participants to prepare for crowdfunding, grant applications, and sustainability planning.

Community & Ecosystem Engagement

  • Work closely with ethnic minority communities, particularly women, to ensure access and inclusion.
  • Liaise with ecosystem partners (e.g. Business Gateway, CEMVO, Just Enterprise, GESN).
  • Help connect participants to wider business networks and funding opportunities.

Monitoring & Reporting

  • Track participant progress through Individual Growth Plans (IGPs).
  • Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting for funders.

Person Specification

We are looking for dynamic, committed individuals with:

  • Proven experience in business advising, enterprise training, or SME support.
  • Strong knowledge of UK business registration and compliance requirements.
  • Experience supporting online business development (e-commerce, social selling, digital tools).
  • Excellent communication, mentoring, and intercultural skills.
  • A commitment to inclusion and understanding of barriers faced by New Scots and ethnic minority entrepreneurs.
  • Experience delivering both workshops and one-to-one support.

What We Offer

  • An opportunity to shape Scotland’s first Entrepreneurs Pathways Lab.
  • Meaningful and rewarding work supporting women and ethnic minority entrepreneurs.
  • A supportive and collaborative working environment.
  • Professional development opportunities.

Application notes

Send your CV and cover letter (max 3 pages) to TRH.cic@gmail.com by 15 October 2025.

Please include “Business Adviser Application – Pathways Lab” in the subject line.