Support for businesses
Funding and grants
Start-up funding advice
If you’re a start-up or micro-enterprise, Business Gateway can help connect you to a range of funding options. They can also help you get lender-ready with advice on things like pitching, business plans and managing debt.
Business grants
Here at Scottish Enterprise, we can offer a range of grants for small and medium enterprises as well as much larger companies. They can help fund specific projects like research and development, international expansion, design improvements and more.
Accessing other finance
Our expert teams at our investment arm, the Scottish Investment Bank, offer one-to-one support and advice to businesses looking for funding. They can help you access a variety of sources of funding, including our own co-investment funds.
Other business finance resources
Finance options for your business
Work out whether debt finance or equity finance is right for your business.
Becoming investor ready
Interested in attracting investors to your business? Find out how to prepare.
Using your business plan to raise finance
Your business plan can be a useful tool when it comes to securing funding from banks, investors and other sources.
Why choose us?
We've helped lots of businesses like yours to secure funding and investment
£315m R&D investment secured
We helped companies to secure £315 million planned R&D investment*
£215m capital investment secured
Our grants helped secure plans for £215 million of additional capital investment in Scotland*
£14m RSA grant funding
We offered £14 million in RSA grant funding to 75 companies to support expansion plans and job creation**
*based on 2017-18 performance, **based on RSA year-end report 2017-18
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