Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise is committed to working with partners in industry, academia and government to fully release Scotland's potential to grow companies and clusters of scale. 

The organisation focuses on activity that adds value and provides good returns. This includes:

• Business development and advice that helps companies achieve their growth objectives, from scaling up to succession planning and collaboration
• Innovation support for new product and service development, including accessing research and development funding, transforming the workplace and adopting new tools
• Export and international market support that helps companies start exporting or expand their international sales through a range of online and specialist services
• Targeting capital and inward investment that aligns with new market opportunities
• Helping businesses transition to net zero and adopt fair work practices by providing specialist advice and support
• Investing in projects that support regional innovation assets and connect with business capabilities in Scotland and around the world
• Entrepreneurial and scale-up support for high-growth spin-outs, start-ups and scaling companies to help them develop strategic growth plans and raise external investment