Research, evaluation and insight

The Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools Support Scheme for start-up companies began in 2003 with the aim of providing high quality design software to small design companies not normally able to afford such tools in their early stages, to help them grow and attract business.

The Electronics Market Diversification Programme began as an idea put forward by the director of Electronics Scotland, who believed that such a programme would make an important contribution to Scotland’s electronics manufacturing sector.

The Graduate Attraction Scheme was a three year project set up by the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Scottish Enterprise (SE) Energy Team to attract high achieving graduates into the UK oil and gas industry, in reaction to the perceived shortage of young people entering technical and engineering courses at university.

The Greenock Waterfront initiatives aimed to enable the regeneration of the wider Inverclyde economy, through improvements to the physical environment and the provision of infrastructure for the development of leisure, educational and retail facilities, by undertaking environmental improvements, developing brownfield land, and creating employment opportunities.

Business Growth services have been delivered through the Business Gateway, principally in the form of a Business Development Review (BDR) through Client Management or a Healthcheck through the Universal service.

Inverclyde Business Store (the Store) was a one-stop shop for businesses in Inverclyde.

Investment Readiness Support (IRS) was set up in 2003 with the aim of improving the ability of client companies to secure investment finance.

The Innovation Relay Centre (IRC) Network Scotland aimed to: improve firms’ competitiveness; assist in the commercialisation of R&D and in technology transfer more generally; and facilitate the take-up of EU research results.

The Innovation Relay Centre Network Scotland (IRC) was part of the European IRC network of 72 Innovation Relay Centres, created to facilitate the transfer of innovative technologies to and from European companies, mainly SMEs, and research departments.

The Leadership and Management Development Programme (LMDP) has, since 1993, operated a range of tailored programmes designed to enhance management and leadership skills within Lanarkshire companies.

The aim of the Management Development Programme for Inventors (MDP) was to provide individuals with a clearer understanding of how to run and grow a successful technology business through a series of workshop sessions.

The Marketing Advance Programme (MAP) aimed to help companies: develop well-researched, workable marketing plans; enhance the strategic marketing skills of their key staff; improve their ability to manage and deliver marketing activity; enhance their understanding of new and existing markets and customers; and develop a network of contacts with other Lothian companies.

The Marketing Advance Programme (MAP), launched as a pilot in Grampian, and developed for the SE Network by Brilliant Red Consulting aimed to ‘provide a way of filling the gap in SMEs’ understanding of strategic marketing’.

The Microcredit programme is a ‘targeted Women into Business product’.

The New Futures Fund (NFF) takes a holistic approach to employability enhancement, aiming to assist the most disadvantaged target client groups, furthest removed from the labour market, to develop the skills, knowledge, attitudes and attributes they need to acquire to be more employable.

The New Market Development programme (NMD) was set up to help new and existing exporters develop new overseas markets.

The New Market Development Programme (NMDP) aimed to assist firms to diversify their market base by developing new overseas markets.

The Research Centre (TRC) was established by Channel 4 (C4), in partnership with Scottish Enterprise Glasgow (SEG), to enable independent production companies based in Glasgow (and the Nations and Regions) to invest in research and development.

The Co-Investment Fund aims to work with private sector partners to increase capacity and capability in the venture capital market in order to increase the supply of early stage equity funding to Scottish based small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that have high growth potential.

SE Ayrshire’s Sustainable Environment Programme aimed to meet SE Targets through the development and running of the Ayrshire Environmental Management Group (AEMG) .

The Scottish Export Assistance Scheme (SEAS) aimed to offer assistance to Scottish firms seeking to develop new, non-EU, export markets.

The Scottish Fuel Cell Consortium (SFCC) project was set up in 2000 to aid the successful introduction of fuel cell technology into Scotland.

The Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards (SOAA), run by Scottish Enterprise Grampian (SEG), were revised in 1997.

Scottish Semiconductor Supplier Forum Limited (SSSF), a component of Scottish Enterprise (SE) Micro and Opto Electronics (MOET) cluster support, aimed to: promote and develop the semiconductor supplier infrastructure; promote cooperation and sharing of industry knowledge among members; develop linkages with industry bodies and lobby major stakeholders; and inform SE and other stakeholders of relevant industry matters.

The SEFV Satellite Broadband Pilot Project aimed to provide satellite broadband connectivity to businesses in rural Stirlingshire where conventional broadband services (such as ASDL or cable) were unavailable.