Entrepreneurship

Glasgow-headquartered Wbg is developing its own internal entrepreneurial ecosystem in response to a record boom in Scottish startups. The initiative launches ahead of Global Entrepreneurship Week (17-23 November).

Founded by a powered wheelchair user, Glasgow-based Freedom One Life is targeting new customers in the USA following a funding boost to support the overseas expansion of its manufacturing. The business was born as a result of Alex Papanikolaou’s own experiences of using a powerchair, after bei

Ana Stewart, Scotland’s Chief Entrepreneur, has today announced her three priorities to deliver for Scotland’s most ambitious companies. Calling for a sharper focus on rapidly scaling firms, Ms Stewart will prioritise:

Funding to inspire young people to set up their own business has been increased by more than a third. The Entrepreneurial Education Fund 2025-26 will make up to £1.2 million available for courses and projects that will encourage more young people, from a wide range of backgrounds, to choose bu

The co-founders of Highlands and Islands based electrical and renewables experts IDM Energy have been jointly named finalists in the national 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Iain Macphail and Kyle Smith have been shortlisted in two high-profile categories including the prestigiou

The Scottish Government has announced over £1.9 million in funding to boost entrepreneurship education and support under-represented groups in business. Pupils will have the opportunity to learn about business from primary one to the end of high school for the first time under a new initiative

Ahead of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced it is running a series of events to help local entrepreneurs in Scotland to thrive. Designed to provide support to founders at all stages of their business journey, RBS is opening the doors of its Accelerator Hub in Gl

Marking three decades in the world of business, growth strategist and Chartered Accountant Craig Alexander Rattray unveils his latest endeavour, a book tailored to guide aspiring entrepreneurs on their journey to success. Two years in the making, Lessons From The Rocking Chair was inspired by h

Women across Scotland are being empowered to turn their passion or idea into a burgeoning business with the launch of a new programme. Run by Elevator, a social enterprise which supports entrepreneurship and employability across Scotland, E3f is a free six-week initiative dedicated to help women dre

Scotland is witnessing a steady decline in entrepreneurial confidence, with a notable fall in youth entrepreneurship and a diminished interest in entrepreneurship as a career path, a new report has revealed.  The survey for the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2022/23 report, carried out by rese

With £1.5 million in available funding, Scottish Edge has launched its newest round and invites applications from businesses in Scotland across all sectors, and from pre-trading to up to five years trading.

A 10-person cohort of Scottish entrepreneurs selected to travel to Helsinki, Finland next month for a programme of activities including attendance at the Finnish capital’s annual Slush tech conference has been announced. The 10-person cohort selected is: Christian Arno of Pawprint; Cally Russe

Two Glasgow-based entrepreneurs have revealed plans to bring world cinema to Scotland and the wider UK, after buying the rights to two critically acclaimed international films in their first distribution deals. After securing initial seed investment, Jen Davies and Graham Fulton set up Con

Maggie Hicks, founder of SynSense, and Xiaoyan Ma, founder of Danu Robotics, plant a Hawthorn tree on University of Edinburgh’s King’s Buildings campus to mark the 100+ startups supported by Edinburgh Innovations over the last year Student startups from the University of Edinburgh have s

Glasgow’s west end will be home to Scotland’s first specialist 'Pastelaria' bakery after it received a £40,000 loan. The Portuguese-style bakery, 'Pastéis Lisboa', run by entrepreneurial couple Emma Airley and Sebastian Bacewicz, is opening this week on Byres Road.