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Applications close May 2   “The Unlocking Ambition Challenge offers innovative entrepreneurs everything they need to take their business to the next level – time, money and amazing support from world-class organisations. It’s an extraordinary opportunity that will unearth the game-changers of the future and I’m excited to be a part Read more [...]

ECCI, with an award-winning hub in Edinburgh and a new base in Hong Kong, brings together people from business, research, communities and governments to turn good low carbon ideas into reality. Hosted by the University of Edinburgh, we support a thriving community of low carbon enterprises and provide policy insight Read more [...]

Established in 2005, Interface is a central hub connecting businesses to Scotland’s universities, research institutes and colleges for increased innovation leading to the creation and development of new products, services and processes.   The Interface team, located regionally throughout Scotland, work with businesses to develop their ideas helping to translate Read more [...]

A tight-knit family of organisations working collectively to build a better world through business, harnessing the power of entrepreneurs to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges.   Since early 2013 we have been immersed in the enterprise ecosystem in Scotland. The primary focus of this work has been to role model Read more [...]

Strathclyde’s recognition as Times Higher Education UK Entrepreneurial University of the Year (13/14) is rooted in our founding mission to be ‘a place of useful learning’. Our ongoing strategic commitment to nurturing entrepreneurial talent, supporting new ventures and celebrating success is today reflected in the work of Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network. Read more [...]

Research and development (R&D) and innovation are core activities for our health and social care services in Scotland and development in health and social care will depend on the science and discovery that underpins it. SHIL play a leading role in this. We are the only organisation set up to Read more [...]

The workshop system is designed to drive everyone’s understanding of what it takes to run a truly great business with public sector clients, covering both tech and business development areas.  As we expect to be dealing with businesses at different stages – from pre-starts through to experienced SMES – we’re Read more [...]

The RSE Young Academy of Scotland fosters interdisciplinary activities among emerging leaders from the disciplines of science and humanities, the professions, the arts, business and civil society. Established by the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2011, the Young Academy of Scotland provides a platform for able and innovative young entrepreneurs, Read more [...]

Background Young Enterprise Scotland is a registered charity that has been working to inspire and equip young people to learn and succeed through enterprise in Scotland for over 40 years. Our history is proudly linked with Junior Achievement Worldwide and we achieved independent Scottish Charity status in 1991. In our Read more [...]

The WildHearts Group launches companies that through their activities and profits deliver entrepreneurship education and microfinance. To date we’ve transformed over 110,000 lives both at home and abroad. At WildHearts we believe that business can and must be a force for good. This is a conviction we share with global Read more [...]

The Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE) creates opportunities for students to be innovative. SIE works nationally to promote and support enterprise and entrepreneurship in Scotland’s students. We work with local institutions to champion enterprise education and help their students start new innovative businesses and social enterprises. SIE provides free one-to-one Read more [...]

We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed. So, we help 13 to 30 year-olds who are unemployed or struggling at school to transform their lives. Many of the young people we help are in, or leaving, care, facing issues such as homelessness or mental health Read more [...]

Building our future Our purpose Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is an ambitious organisation with a unique remit that integrates economic and community development. We work in a diverse region which extends from Shetland to Argyll, and from the Outer Hebrides to Moray, covering more than half of Scotland’s land mass. We are the Read more [...]

Informatics Ventures supports and encourages globally ambitious technology companies headquartered in Scotland. Through practitioner-led entrepreneurship education and community networking, Informatics Ventures prepares and equips Scotland’s technology entrepreneurs to scale up and take their businesses global. We work in partnership with other like-minded organisations in order to create a joined up Read more [...]

About Safer places are more enterprising places and SBRC has a range of programmes to ensure Scotland is a great place for innovation and enterprise. In addition to working with all types and sizes of businesses to improve their cyber, financial and physical resilience, SBRC are also hosting 1001 Enterprising Read more [...]

Background X-Forces works with Service leavers, veterans, spouses, families, reservists and cadets who are considering self-employment. Through workshops, business planning support, training programmes, access to start-up funding, and networking opportunities we can support businesses to launch and develop. Michael Fallon, UK Secretary of State for Defence, stated: “The X-Forces scheme is a Read more [...]

Background A non-profit organisation dedicated to the advancement of sports businesses in Scotland, Sporting Chance Initiative (SCI) helps companies find their competitive edge. Our definition of ‘sport’ encompasses a wide range of activities including competitive sport, fitness, fun physical activities, and outdoor pursuits. Who We Work With SCI’s primary focus is Read more [...]

BACKGROUND Our mission is to be world class in igniting people’s learning for personal and business improvement. Our values: Trustworthy; Warm; Dynamic and Performance Driven W2 has 23 years of experience in improving leadership and business performance world-wide across many industries. Our purpose and what is important to us is Read more [...]

BACKGROUND Scotland’s Enterprising Schools is an online resource available to teachers on the GLOW platform. Their vision is to empower young people through an educational system that has a CAN DO spirit with entrepreneurship and innovation at its core, allowing them to fulfil their potential and develop skills for learning, Read more [...]

Start the world class online training today. A first of its kind programme has been launched to help Scottish entrepreneurs with potential to scale-up to grow their businesses with world class training from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Scotland Can Do SCALE is a partnership project supported by Highlands and Read more [...]

Orbit Enterprise Education, otherwise known as the Orbit Incubator, is a fresh, innovative and exciting educational programme for teenagers aged 16-18 within Secondary Education. After seeing the successes of the incubator/accelerator model, they decided to take this model and build an incubator for teenagers: the first of its kind. They Read more [...]

Entrepreneurial Scotland commits to inspire, develop and connect current and future high impact entrepreneurial leaders worldwide, to ignite economic growth in Scotland. Entrepreneurial Scotland is a community of peers. We are a movement of like-minded individuals who are determined to grow companies or other organisations. By providing opportunities to share Read more [...]

Building a better world through business “This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease.” Robert Read more [...]

INSPIRING, CONNECTING AND SUPPORTING COLLEGE STUDENTS INTO BUSINESS Bridge 2 Business is an interactive and engaging programme to inspire, connect and support college students into business. It also offers CPD to teaching staff to help them enhance their enterprise skills. A PROGRAMME TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN COLLEGE LEARNING AND Read more [...]