Research, evaluation and insight

Over 2005 and 2006 the ProspeKT project was developed as part of a major partner investment project, funded by Scottish Enterprise (SE) and the University of Edinburgh (UoE), undertaken to better exploit the commercial potential of the School of Informatics (SoI) at UoE.

The research provides an analysis of the impact of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) on employment and turnover growth in supported companies in Scotland over the post-2007 period.

This report aims to provide an overview of the scale and nature of the North Sea oil and gas (O&G) decommissioning market in the next decade, highlighting areas where there are potential bottlenecks in the supply chain which might impact decommissioning activity levels.

Despite continued productivity in the UK oil and gas (O&G) industry, the North Sea remains one of the world’s mature petroleum provinces and, despite new developments, many assets are reaching the end of their field lives and will require decommissioning.

The purpose of the report is to provide a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the early stage risk capital market in Scotland between 2009 and 2011.

The aim of the research was to gather information to enable Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International to: understand international trends in female golf participation and allow them to evaluate potential areas of opportunity in Scotland for both ladies only and mixed groups; be in a position to inform and encourage wider strategic partners, Scottish clubs and associated tourism businesses to appeal and cater to a potential female golfers market; and understand the routes to mar…

A key strategic priority for Scotland Food & Drink (SF&D) and Scottish Enterprise (SE) is to improve the innovation performance of Scottish food and drink companies and to increase their investment in innovation and research and development (R&D).

The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of storing renewable energy as either ammonia or hydrogen in Scotland.

This report presents the findings of the 2013 survey of consortia supported by Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS), and is designed to identify the impacts and benefits of consortium working.

This review examined one of the key themes, ‘Improving Customer Intimacy’, of Scottish Enterprise’s (SE’s) support programme for the textile industry 2010/11 – 2013/14.

Smart Exporter is a broad programme of support designed to raise international ambition and deliver international skills and technical support to Scottish businesses and individuals to ensure they have the capabilities to internationalise.

The review of Scottish mountain biking sought to establish the progress that had been made in the industry over the past few years and to provide recommendations for future development.

The aim of the research was to understand the role acquisition can play in the growth of Scottish companies.

The aim of the report is to provide an understanding of the experiences that companies have in relation to the issue of critical raw materials supply compared to other supply chain issues.

The objectives of the review were to: understand the current image of Scotland to leaders and decision makers; identify Scotland’s strengths and weaknesses in this area; understand how Scotland’s approach to talent attraction compares, nationally and internationally; examine if the existence of headquarters or head offices are important in attracting/retaining/building talent; examine the importance of strong/vibrant clusters and ‘global brand companies’ in attracting ta…

Dundee City Region’s tourism sector is set to benefit from the establishment of a new tourist attraction, the V&A (Victoria and Albert museum of art and design) at Dundee City Centre’s waterfront.

Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is Europe’s largest technology and business network which brings together 600 business support organisations from 50 countries.

The presentation summarises the results of an ongoing work programme into high growth firms (HGFs).

In 2008, SE produced a Tourism Destination Development Strategy which set out how the six priority destinations – Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, Loch Lomond, Royal Deeside and Highland Perthshire – would contribute to what was then the national strategy of growing the tourism sector by 50% between 2005 and 2015.

The aim of account management is to generate additional economic impact by helping supported companies to achieve growth aspirations, generate and safeguard employment and improve efficiency and productivity.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s (RSE’s) Enterprise Fellowships programme aims to target researchers and innovators with entrepreneurial potential and a promising science and technology based business idea, by helping awardees grow their business via a year’s salary, business training, business development funding and access to mentors, business experts and professional advisers.

The research aims to evaluate the economic contribution of the UK maritime services sector, including the contribution of the ports, shipping and maritime business services industries, in Scotland in 2011.

The report aimed to provide a holistic review of the existing literature on international business (IB) and international entrepreneurship (IE).

The review aimed to provide a holistic review of the existing academic literature on export readiness.

The report examines the growth performance and growth dynamics of 12 Scottish employee owned businesses (EOBs) compared to a peer group of companies which have conventional ownership structures.