Scottish Enterprise
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The Scottish Enterprise Research Service is designed to meet the information needs of Scottish business.
- Economic Development Agency of Scotland
- Known in Europe as a role model in its new business creation support activities
- Venture Capital Fund: £500K to £2 million in company finance deals of £2 to £5 million
- Co-Investment Fund: £50,000 to £500,000 in deals up to £2 million
- Loans and equity from £20K to £100K for early stage businesses keen to grow
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Grants and Programmes
- Scottish Enterprise Fellowships; delivered by the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Budget for funding of 6 - 9 - 15 awards over the next 3 years, possibly more
- Suggested process for university spinouts:
- Get advice from your university department's/school's business advisors
- Apply for Proof of Concept funding (see below) as first step
- After successful PoC programme you are at the right stage for the RSE application (see below)
- Small Company Innovation Scheme (SCIS)
- Development of Product or Process that is innovative
- ~GBP 25K
- Matching required
- More information (pdf): [1]
Available Resources
Scottish Enterprises offers a variety of information services, such as:
Market Research
- Frost & Sullivan - A global market research database covering markets across a range of industries. Scottish Enterprises can provide 10% of a single report
- Mintel - A UK market research database, from which Scottish Enterprises can extract information
- Business Insights - Global market intelligence on the food and drink industry
- Worth Global Style Network (WGSN) - International textiles database
Company Information
- Equifax - Database of UK and International Credit Check reports. Scottish Enterprise can provide free UK Credit Check reports, and one free international report
- FAME from Bureau Van Dijk Electronic Publishing - Contains information on all UK and Irish limited companies
- Caterfile - Database containing contract details of major UK foodservice outlets
News and Media
- Lexis Nexis - Details major UK and international regional and national newspapers, trade press, magazines, industry newsletters, press releases, and news wires. Over 12 000 international news sources available
- Willings Press Guide - Database of UK publications, radio and television stations, including details of circulation, target audience, price, and advertising rates
Property
- Scottish Property Network - A directory of offices, retail premises, business and industrial units by location and size in Scotland. Typically over 8,000 properties available at any one time
