Scottish Enterprise

Three university-led projects have successfully received funding from Scottish Enterprise’s Low Carbon Challenge Fund and will support SMEs across industries from transport to energy – including a unique programme combining food and drink with computer games.

Suzanne Sosna, interim director for global trade at Scottish Enterprise, outlines how the organisation is supporting Scottish companies following the end of the EU transition period. COVID-19 has changed everything; how we work, how and what we buy, who we spend time with, how we communicate, how we

TranSwap, a cross-border payment platform based in Singapore, has officially launched in Scotland – the company’s fifth market after Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia. The UK office and global R&D centre are in Edinburgh, where they expect to create 54 jobs over the next t

Xergy, a new tech start-up behind a cloud-based system that can help companies get ready for tomorrow’s economy through digital transformation, has secured £425,000 grant funding from Scottish Enterprise. The funding will enable Xergy to further invest in the development of its revolutio

Neil Francis, interim managing director of Scottish Enterprise, looks ahead to the trade and investment environment in Scotland in 2021. The recent announcement of a further national lockdown due to COVID-19 was a difficult start to 2021 for many, including those involved in international trade and

Dundee-based teamwear specialist Direct Soccer Limited is celebrating the expansion of its warehouse and installation of innovative automated machinery following an investment of over £1.9 million supported by Scottish Enterprise that will also create 25 new jobs. Bryce Gibson and Joyce Gibson

Plans for a tourist resort on the banks of Loch Lomond have been resurrected after an agreement was reached between Scottish Enterprise and Flamingo Land. The economic development agency has been in talks with Flamingo Land subsidiary Lomond Banks since the withdrawal of a previous planning applicat

Neil Francis, interim managing director of Scottish Enterprise, outlines the support available to Scottish companies as the EU transition period comes to an end. The past year has been incredibly tough for businesses the length and breadth of Scotland.

Edinburgh-based drug delivery company Bio-Images Drug Delivery Limited (BDD), has positioned itself for rapid growth with a £1.2 million investment led by Archangels. The Archangels investment was supported by Scottish Enterprise and BioCity Investments.

Mark Hallan, director of global investment at Scottish Enterprise, discusses why the financial services are key to attracting inward investment to Scotland. Scotland is an extraordinary proposition for global companies to invest in.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) has announced plans to approve large grant funding of up to £0.5 billion for up to 160 new company projects before the end of the financial year.

Glasgow-founded FreeFlow Technologies (FFT), the developers of the world’s lightest power to weight e-Bike motor, has secured £1.85 million from a heavily over-subscribed funding round. The new funding round was led by investment syndicate Kelvin Capital and supported by Equity Gap, Fore

Glasgow-based online product discovery platform Product Guru has secured funds of £330,000 to disrupt the traditional retail buying process by re-inventing how products end up on shelves. The investment of £230,000 from Scotmid Coop and Techstart VC, with a further £100,000 funding

Three spinout projects from the University of Dundee with the potential to deliver significant healthcare benefits have received more than £250,000 from Scottish Enterprise to support their development. Softech received funding via Scottish Enterprise’s in-year High Growth Spin-out Progr

Grant and investment funding of almost £25 million has been committed to 90 innovative, early-stage businesses in Scotland whose growth ambitions were impacted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards have been made via the Early Stage Growth Challenge Fund, part of a £38m packa