Research, evaluation and insight

This research report examines high growth firms (HGFs) in Scotland in order to provide Scottish Enterprise (SE) with a better understanding of the market size of high growth entrepreneurship.

Scottish Enterprise’s (SE’s) account management programme has been the key vehicle through which SE has implemented its Growing Business (GB) strategy, launched in 2005.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) wants to understand and minimise the impact of its economic development projects on the environment, and particularly on climate change.

The research aimed to benchmark Glasgow’s broadcast production centre against other UK centres.

This research examines how the availability, form and quality of business premises impacts upon the pursuit of economic development in rural areas.

The South of Scotland Innovation System Initiative (SoSISI) aims to increase the level of innovative activity within the South of Scotland (covering Dumfries and the Scottish Borders), and facilitate the interaction for new and growing businesses with the Scottish innovation system.

This study of translational and clinical medicine (TCM) in Scotland was conducted to: assess progress to date and areas of likely future impact of current TCM-related interventions supported by Scottish Enterprise (SE); identify how Scotland’s current competitive position in TCM can be transformed into economic growth; help SE understand the role it should play within the wider TCM landscape; and design an appropriate monitoring and evaluation framework for SE’s TCM activities.

This report establishes an equality and diversity baseline for Scotland’s key economic sectors, forming part of the ongoing work of Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in the seven economic sectors which have been prioritised by the Scottish Government as key drivers of national economic growth: creative industries; energy; financial and business services; food and drink; life sciences; tourism; and universities.

Scottish Development International (SDI) is the Government’s international economic development arm.

The evaluation attempts to quantify the impacts of the activities of Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the Scottish economy and the economy of the rest of the UK (RUK) during the operating year 2001/02.

The research was conducted in order to help put Scottish life science policy efforts in context with other countries and regions around the world.

This evaluation of the Scottish Air Route Development Fund (RDF) was commissioned by Scottish Enterprise, the Scottish Government, VisitScotland, and Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), and conducted by Scott Wilson, in partnership with Westminster University’s Transport Studies Group and Sky High Ltd.

The research was conducted to help Scottish Enterprise assess the potential for investment in the Scottish low carbon built environment (LCBE) sector, a range of products and services which have the potential to reduce carbon emissions from a building during its operational lifetime.

The pilot Customer Feedback Project ‘Listening to Our Visitors’ (LTOV) was launched by the Scottish Government in 2007 with the aim of: increasing the number of tourism-related businesses collecting and utilising customer feedback; understanding and disseminating good practice in this area across the tourism sector; and encouraging better data collection and utilisation at business, destination and national level.

The West of Scotland Science Park (WSSP) officially opened on 19th September 1983, aiming to provide a location for the development of businesses focusing on emerging and future technologies.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) commissioned a series of economic reviews focusing on the functional economic geographies of the regions that form SE’s operating area: Aberdeen City and Shire, Dundee City Region, East Region, West Region and South of Scotland.

The main objectives of this study were to identify examples of good practice in skills utilisation among Scottish businesses.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) commissioned a series of economic reviews focusing on the functional economic geographies of the regions that form SE’s operating area: Aberdeen City and Shire, Dundee City Region, East Region, West Region and South of Scotland.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) commissioned a series of economic reviews focusing on the functional economic geographies of the regions that form SE’s operating area: Aberdeen City and Shire, Dundee City Region, East Region, West Region and South of Scotland.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) aimed to assess the entrepreneurial attitudes, activity and aspirations of individuals interacting with environment to affect economic development.

Improving the mobile coverage on rail links provides benefits for both customers and transport providers.

Sailing has a potential key role in economic development and is particularly important in generating impact for remote rural areas.

The report aimed to produce a mapping study of Scotland’s Commercialisation and Research Asset Base (SCARAB), focusing on the research activity ‘hotspots’ in Scotland, and on those aspects of the research base which: have the greatest potential for commercialisation; aid the growth and development of the Scottish Enterprise (SE) Priority Industries (tourism, food and drink, financial services, life sciences, energy, digital markets and enabling technologies, textiles, aerospac…

Multi-modal freight locations were established to improve the movement of freight throughout Scotland on a transport network including rail, sea, air and road transport, to help Scottish businesses compete internationally.

The research project aimed to identify what Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire can learn from other successful small and medium sized city regions across the developed world.