Ecosystem guide

Aberdeenshire Council supports a sustainable, innovation-driven economy in north-east Scotland. Key teams in its Economic Development service deliver…

Abertay cyberQuarter's mission is to deliver and enable a portfolio of activities that supports the use of digital technology securely, safely and res…

Bell Street Ventures (BSV) supports current Abertay University students and staff, as well as recent graduates. BSV offers co-working space, hot…

ABVenture Zone is part of the University of Aberdeen’s ABVentures service, a dedicated service for students, staff, and recent graduates who are enter…

ABVentures is the University of Aberdeen’s dedicated service for students and recent graduates who are enterprising, entrepreneurial, and innovative,…

AccelerateHER is a network that exists to accelerate the growth, backing, and visibility of high-growth-potential women founders in Scotland. It aims…

Angel Capital Scotland is the new operating brand for LINC Scotland, the national association for business angels in Scotland. We support collaboratio…

Archangel Investors Ltd – also known as Archangels – is a large Edinburgh-based angel syndicate. It typically invests more than £10 million per year i…

Barclays Eagle Labs are an entrepreneurial network providing support to ambitious start up and scale up businesses, with a focus on those in the techn…

BGF provides businesses with an initial investment of £1 million to £20 million, with significant follow-on funding available for new growth opportuni…

Dundee is one of the UK's most exciting life sciences clusters, with world-class companies, universities, and research institutes all within a three-m…

Bridge 2 Business is the leading college enterprise programme delivered across Scotland. The aim of the programme is to inspire, connect and support c…

Bright Red Triangle (Edinburgh Napier University) provides free lifelong enterprise support to a community of Edinburgh Napier University’s staff, stu…

The British Association of Women Entrepreneurs (Scotland) is an organisation primarily for senior female entrepreneurs in scale-up mode in Scotland.&n…

The Business Development Team at Inverclyde Council offers support to those setting up a new business and those who own existing companies in the Inve…

Business Gateway is Scotland’s national business support service. It offers free one-to-one advice, online resources, market research reports, webinar…

Business Women Scotland (BWS) supports startups and scaling companies that are led by women – as well as female entrepreneurs – in Scotland. With over…

Can Do Creiff, also known as Creiff Community Trust, is a shared professional space where people can come to work instead of working in isolation or c…

CeeD (Centre for Engineering, Education and Development) Scotland is a community of businesses and academics that pools its talents, experience, and r…

It's CEIS's aim to make Scotland a better place to live and work, with a more inclusive economy. It does this by providing tailored business consultan…

CENSIS is a not-for-profit innovation delivery organisation focused on the development and deployment of the advanced enabling technologies that are c…

The Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Dundee aims to improve the self-reliance and employability of students, staff, and recent graduat…

Ceteris (Scotland) supports entrepreneurs with new start-up businesses and helps established businesses to scale by providing services (often fully fu…

Challenges Group is an international enterprise development organisation which improves organisational capabilities by strengthening enterprises, thei…

The City of Glasgow College hosts the IPHatch® UK competition, which enables the growth of start-ups in key economic sectors including digital healthc…