Ecosystem guide
Search Scotland's entrepreneurial ecosystem for the support your start-up, scale-up, or spin-out needs.
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The FSE Group
The FSE Group has been providing high-growth SMEs with accessible, market gap funding since 2002. The provider manages the large debt finance part of… -
The Higgs Centre for Innovation
The Higgs Centre for Innovation at The Royal Observatory is a place where science meets business and innovation thrives. Twelve purpose-built offices… -
The HIVE
Launched in February 2024, The HIVE is a women's business incubator designed to help more women in North Lanarkshire to get started and grow in busine… -
The James Hutton Institute
The James Hutton Institute offers a range of high-quality accommodation options for early-stage and established businesses in the life sciences, healt… -
The King's Trust – Scotland
The King's Trust Enterprise Programme supports people aged 18 to 30 across the UK to start their own business. To date, the programme has helped over… -
The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot is Scotland’s Centre for Social Innovation, championing purpose-driven entrepreneurs, organisations, and changemakers at every stage o… -
The National Robotarium
The National Robotarium offers business acceleration and incubation support to start-up technology companies, spin-outs and small to medium-sized ente… -
The Open University in Scotland (OUiS)
The Open University in Scotland (OUiS) provides 200 qualifications in workforce development as well as CPD learning, plus a large suite of high-quali… -
The Royal Bank of Scotland Accelerator
The Royal Bank Accelerator programme is designed for businesses with ambitions to expand. If you're looking to build your team, venture into new marke… -
The Scottish GovTech Cluster
The Scottish GovTech Cluster brings together companies in Scotland that are working on GovTech products and services. It focuses on enabling partnersh… -
The Social Hub Glasgow
The Social Hub is a community-focused co-live and co-work concept where people can come together to learn, stay, work and play. With eighteen location… -
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh supports the Scottish entrepreneurial ecosystem through a range of activities. It offers educational materials, themed inc… -
The Ventures Lab by Challenges Group
The Ventures Lab by The Challenges Group is an expert in commercialising purpose-led businesses of all types. Ventures in the Lab benefit from tailore… -
Tribe Porty
Tribe Porty offers a variety of workspaces including offices, studios, permanent desks, and hot desking options, and is home to a vibrant community of… -
UK Export Finance
UK Export Finance (UKEF) is a UK government ministerial department and the nation’s export credit agency (ECA). UKEF helps exporters access working ca… -
UKSE (UK Steel Enterprise Limited)
UKSE provides workspace and flexible loan and equity funding of up to £1 million to help growing small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). In Scotland… -
University of Stirling Enterprise Programme
The University of Stirling’s Enterprise Programme enables students, staff, recent alumni, and community founders to realise their entrepreneurial pote… -
Vistage International (UK) Ltd
Vistage offers peer advisory groups for business leaders of growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A high percentage of the members come f… -
WeDO Scotland
WeDO is a supportive community of established, growth-oriented entrepreneurs who believe that entrepreneurship is a journey best shared. Whether you’r… -
Women Ahead
Women Ahead is a trusted support network for women in business and the professions across Dundee and Angus. It supports ambitious entrepreneurs, found… -
Women's Business Club
Women's Business Club supports female entrepreneurs, founders, start-ups, and scaling businesses throughout Scotland, the UK and worldwide. Services a… -
Women's Enterprise Scotland
Women’s Enterprise Scotland (WES) is a research-led, not-for-profit community interest company which champions women-led and women-owned businesses. W… -
Young Company Finance Scotland
Young Company Finance (YCF) can support you if you're an early-stage or scale-up company thinking about how to finance your venture’s growth, an inves…