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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.

WES provides a voice for women-owned businesses in Scotland, promoting policy and best practice, which enables women to successfully start up and grow their own businesses. It provides training for women to create and activate business ideas, to develop leadership skills and to power business growth and scale-up. 

Through its digital Women’s Business Centre, WES helps women to bring their business ideas to life and flourish as a business owners. It supports women from developing an idea and starting up right through to establishing and scaling businesses.

Details

  • Growth Stage - Pre-start/ideation stage, Start up/Pre-Seed, Seed stage, Early growth stage (Series A), Growth - Scale (Series B+)
  • Industry Focus - Agriculture/agritech, AI/robotics, Biotech, Data/tech, Financial services/fintech, Food & drink industries, Energy (including renewables), Life sciences/human health, Manufacturing (any industry), Photonics, Quantum, Radio and Semiconductors, Space industries, Tourism
  • Ecosystem - Location - Scotland wide
  • Main Target Audience - Entrepreneurs, Founders and early start ups, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Social enterprises and nonprofits
  • Support Type - Awards and competitions, Community/networks, Executive coaching/mentoring, Research/market intelligence, Strategic business advice, Training/skills programmes