Smart Works Scotland

Check out our October highlights 👉🏼 From moving office, to taking part in the big give, October has been a busy month at Smart Works Scotland. We also had our busiest month on record, with 200 appointments!

We're thrilled to introduce our panel for this year's Fashion and Fizz: 💫 Rachel Carvell-Spedding – CEO & Founder of Navygrey A visionary in sustainable fashion, Rachel leads Navygrey with a focus on timeless, responsibly-made knitwear. Her passion for creating clothes that stand the test of time is truly inspiring. 💫 Jenny Urquhart – Vice Chair at Johnstons of Elgin With decades of experience in the luxury textile industry, Jenny is a driving force behind one of Scotland’s most prestigious heritage brands. 💫 Hayley Buchanan Daines – Fashion & Lifestyle Content Creator As a leading content creator, Hayley curates beautiful, relatable fashion and lifestyle content for her audience. We can't wait to hear from her in our discussion. With less than 10 tickets left for this amazing event, be sure not to miss out by getting a ticket to join us for an evening of fashion, fizz, and empowering conversations! 🍾👗✨ tickets: https://lnkd.in/eerJ8sGF

We are so happy to announce that we’ve officially relocated our office in Edinburgh to:  Scotiabank House, 6 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh. EH2 4AW   This move represents a huge step forward for us, and we can’t wait to continue helping more women from this fantastic new location 🎉    We look forward to welcoming you to our new space soon!

🎄✨ Get ready for the festive season in style! ✨🎄 Join us on the 8th December from 12-5pm in YOTEL Glasgow's stunning rooftop bar for the Smart Works Scotland Christmas Fashion Sale! 🛍️ Treat yourself to a fabulous new wardrobe with designer pieces at incredible prices, while enjoying the city views! 🍸🎁 We have an exclusive number of pre-sale tickets now available. With each pre-sale ticket you will get a complimentary glass of fizz on arrival. Get your ticket while you can! All proceeds go towards supporting women on their journey to employment with Smart Works Scotland. Save the date and bring your friends for some festive shopping with a purpose! https://lnkd.in/eZH_QQVw

Last week we had the pleasure of Elizabeth* coming into our Glasgow centre for her interview dressing and preparation appointment ahead of her interview Please join us in wishing her good luck, doesn’t she look fabulous in her outfit?

🚨 New event alert! 🚨 Are you a young woman who is unemployed or on a zero-hours contract? We’ve teamed up with Smart Works Scotland for a session to help you build confidence and skills for finding work. Join us on Wednesday 20th November to: 💪 Build your confidence 🔍 Identify and celebrate your strengths and skills 💼 Look at job-hunting challenges and how to overcome them ✅ Learn practical interview tips 👥 Network and connect with other young women who are job-searching Book your free place here: https://lnkd.in/e89ckwF3 This event is open to young women aged 16–25 who are unemployed or on zero-hour contracts. Expenses can be covered to ensure that you can attend e.g. travel and childcare costs 💫

✨ Join us for a night of Fashion and Fizz ✨ We're thrilled to announce the return of Fashion and Fizz, a stylish evening in support of Smart Works Scotland, with all funds going towards helping unemployed women across Scotland transform their lives through coaching and clothing. 🗓 Date: 14th November, 18.00-20.30 📍Venue: Cheval The Edinburgh Grand 🎟 Tickets: £25: https://lnkd.in/eerJ8sGF Join Rachel Carvell-Spedding, founder of Navygrey, Jenny Urquhart, Vice Chair at Johnstons of Elgin and Hayley Buchanan Daines, Scottish fashion influencer, in an inspiring panel conversation. Hear powerful insights around empowering women through fashion and how fashion can be used as a force for good With a glass of fizz on arrival, guests will have the opportunity to update their wardrobes for the festive season with our sale rail, as well as having a chance to win some incredible prizes (to be revealed) Don’t miss out! Get your tickets now and help us support more women in their journey to employment: https://lnkd.in/eerJ8sGF

Thank you so much to everyone who has already bought us something from our Giftster for our upcoming move! Our new office is starting to really come together and we can't wait to show you it soon.  If you can, please take a look and see if there's anything left on the list which you can buy. We most urgently need mirrors and some items from IKEA including a stationery cupboard and coffee table.  You can see the full list here: https://lnkd.in/e4jnht38   Thank you so much!

It's time for the Big Give 💙 We're very excited that Smart Works Scotland has been selected to participate in the Big Give Challenge, the UK’s largest match funding campaign.    Any donations made from 12pm today until midday 18th October will be matched, and your donation will be doubled.   As thousands of unemployed women across Scotland face exceptionally challenging times, The Big Give will allow us to fund our brand-new centre in Edinburgh, dramatically increasing the number of women we support in the city and the surrounding areas.    Through donating via The Big Give between these dates, you can help make this happen, playing your part in another woman’s success story by giving her the chance to return to work and start a new chapter.    One donation, twice the impact. 💙 Visit Smart Works Scotland's Big Give page to take part

See what we were up to in September 💙