Scottish Enterprise

Have you seen?🤩 Our Scottish Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Guide has been updated for 2024-25 and it has a shiny new look📱💻 With our new searchable online version of the guide, simply filter our list of entrepreneurial support organisations to find the help that's most relevant to your business. From incubators and coworking spaces to networking and financial support, Scotland has a range of organisations that can assist your start-up, scale-up, or spin-out business to grow. And now it's even easier to find them. Search the guide now 🔍 ➡️ https://ow.ly/BIVW50TIAeq #Entrepreneurship #Growth

A deal made between the Scottish and UK governments will allow Great British Energy to work with Scottish public bodies to support clean energy supply chains 👏 The deal will see funding made available for green energy projects across the country. UK Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, visited Aberdeen, which was announced as the headquarters for the UK’s new publicly-owned energy company. He said: “Scottish energy workers will power the United Kingdom’s clean energy future, including in carbon capture and storage, in hydrogen, in wind, and with oil and gas for decades to come as part of a fair transition in the North Sea." #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition

Congratulations to Skillsminer for receiving funding to help it expand into the green energy sector 👏    We’ve awarded a SMART grant to Skillsminer to support the development of its AI career tool for the green energy sector. This funding will allow the Glasgow-based company to develop its innovative insights on transferable green skills and pathways into sustainable jobs, skills validation and routes with qualifications.   Suzanne Sosna, our Director of Energy Transition, said: “We know renewable energy sectors provide growth opportunities for Scotland’s economy. Skillsminer is developing an innovative tool to support careers in energy transition that will be vital as the workforce grows alongside demand for skills.”    Skillsminer has a mission to reveal people’s untapped potential and help organisations to identify the hidden talent, with the right transferable skills, to deliver their goals. #Innovation #GreenEnergy

Looking for an opportunity to access funding for research and innovation projects that support the energy transition? Up to €5 million funding is available through this year's Clean Energy Transition Partnership call to develop clean energy projects that will help accelerate the energy transition in Europe. We are supporting Scottish projects to get involved, so if you are a net zero innovator, we want to hear from you. 🗓️ The application deadline for pre-proposal submissions is 21 November 👉 https://ow.ly/PpxT50TI0ce #CETPartnership #Funding

As Scotland’s national and international economic development agency, our purpose is to help companies to innovate and scale – and transform the economy as a result 💼 Kerry Sharp, our Director of Entrepreneurship and Investment, was a guest on Prosperity Scotland's latest podcast, which focuses on what makes a successful economy and considers the question: "Can Scotland be an entrepreneurial hub?" Listen to the podcast to find out what Scotland’s strengths are in the scale-up space and what support is in place to overcome barriers to investment 📈➡️ https://ow.ly/WV0s50TMraF #Entrepreneurship #ScaleUp

Great news for Scotland's low-carbon energy sector 💰 Highview Power plans to develop the world’s largest liquid-air energy facility in Hunterston, Ayrshire 👏 First Minister, John Swinney, welcomed the news: “Scotland presents a unique environment for innovation and deployment of storage technologies and this ground-breaking project will bring hundreds of high skilled jobs to the region, both during construction and afterwards in supporting the supply chain.” Strategically placed in the grid-transmission network to maximise the use of Scottish-produced renewable electricity, the facility will deliver five times’ Scotland’s current operational battery storage capacity. The ground-breaking project will support 1000 jobs during construction and 650 supply-chain roles. #EnergyTransition #Renewables

As your company scales, staying ahead of the competition requires more than just ambition—it demands strategic foresight and agile decision-making. Now is the time to transform your vision into results. Take the next step in scaling your company by joining our Growth Leadership Programme, designed specifically for innovative and growth-focused leaders like you. Our programme, powered by Motivational Intelligence, will equip you to: ✨ Build dynamic, innovative and inclusive teams that scale with your business ✨ Sharpen your strategic decision-making skills to align with your company’s rapid growth ✨ Foster a resilient culture that embraces change and drives sustainable success The programme includes: ✅ 8 interactive workshops centred on self, team, organisational and community leadership ✅ 14 hours of one-on-one coaching tailored to your unique business challenges ✅ Pre & post-programme diagnostics to measure your progress ✅ A hands-on, collaborative approach with personalised feedback 📅 Our next cohort launches in January. Register your interest today via our website 👉 https://ow.ly/g4z950TICa6 Unlock the leadership potential needed to fuel your company’s next phase of growth 🔐 #Leadership #ScalingInnovation

A group of dynamic Scottish entrepreneurs are heading to Singapore to showcase their cutting-edge technology in one of the world’s leading tech economies 🚀 The visit is part of plans to give startup companies involved in the The Scottish Government £42 million Techscaler programme, which is run by tech incubator CodeBase, new opportunities to grow, develop, and tap into new potential customer bases and international investment. We're delighted to support the initiative. Julie Morrison, Global Head of Trade of our international team, Scottish Development International, said: “Gaining early access to overseas markets can be a defining stage in a company’s growth journey, so we were keen to help expose another cohort of Scottish tech entrepreneurs to international experiences and opportunities. "We believe this programme will help these promising start-ups dial up their ambitions while strengthening existing relations between Scotland and Singapore.” #ScotExport #Tech https://lnkd.in/eMM2nEqi

"This funding is a tremendous boost for our project." Neuranics CEO, Noel McKenna, commenting on the £800,000 grant the company has secured from us. The funding will support a £2.4 million project aimed at transforming how humans interact with machines through innovative wristband technology 👏🤖 Neuranics, a spin-out company from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, plans to create ten high-tech jobs at the company’s Glasgow headquarters. The company hopes that the project will bolster Scotland’s position in the wearable technology sector 🤖 #Innovation #Tech

This week we attended Peer Works' Productivity Matters 2024 conference, which was themed around innovate, adapt and thrive. With a fantastic line up of speakers, here are some of our key takeaways: 💡 Innovation is the spark that fuels productivity. When creativity thrives, efficiency and results follow 🌟 Embrace daydreaming and strike the right balance between 'warmth' and 'edge' - great insights from Don Ledingham of Ceannas on how productivity is intertwined with culture 📈 Embrace the ambition to grow, take risks and invest in capital to drive productivity Learn more about how we can support transformational change in your business to increase productivity, innovation and domestic and international competitiveness ➡️ https://ow.ly/Wvn050THzkQ #Productivity #CapitalInvestment