Support available for new businesses with potential to grow

The High Growth Start Up Unit provides intensive business support to help create future Scotland-based, global companies. We can only work with businesses that meet our eligibility criteria. Please be aware that this will involve rigorous assessment and evaluation of the business opportunity.

Our advice and services help get you started

Strategy and business planning

  • Business models
  • Routes to market and channel partners
  • Customer and supplier introductions – from Scottish Enterprise and our wider network of international contacts
  • Investor presentations

Funding

  • Assistance with forming the optimum funding strategy
  • Access to public sector grant support
  • Investor engagement

Management team building

  • Access to the Scottish Enterprise networks to identify potential executive and non-executive individuals to strengthen your management team

Professional advisory community introductions

  • Corporate Legal
  • Corporate Finance
  • Patent Attorneys

Is your business eligible?