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For Entrepreneurs

If you’ve got a bright idea that you’d like to develop or a business you’re keen to get off the ground, there’s no better location than Scotland.

Support network

A hive of entrepreneurial activity, much of it within the country’s thriving scientific communities, Scotland has the funding, facilities and support network to turn your business ideas into reality.

For more information on how to get started in Scotland visit the Scottish Enterprise website.

Immigration

The UK government operate an immigration scheme tailored to entrepreneurs called the Innovator scheme. This scheme is aimed at entrepreneurs with new and creative ideas who want to set up a business in the United Kingdom. There is no fixed minimum start up capital but there are other requirements to meet. Please visit the Innovators pages on the Home Office website for more information.

More information (1 to 10 of 12)

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	08 July 10 - Matchlight Documentary Internship - Creative Scotland, Channel 4, HIE and Matchlight have teamed up to launch an innovative internship scheme.
	28 June 10 - University Spin-Outs Find a Home at Alba Innovation Centre - Award winning hi-tech manufacturing university spin-out company OptoScribe has begun the pursuit of its £3million turnover target by moving into the Alba Innovation Centre.
	29 April 10 - Four City Bosses Battle for Prestigious Award - Four Glasgow entrepreneurs are in the running for one of the world’s most prestigious business awards.
	20 July 09 - Geek Odyssey as 'Dragon' Rasul Launches Online Magazine - Scottish "dragon" and technology and property entrepreneur Shaf Rasul has invested in an online magazine aimed at the growing "geek community".
	17 June 09 - GameChanger Seeks to Uncover Gems of Ideas - Invite for technology firms, entrepreneurs and academics to attend innovation fair.
	13 May 09 - Business's Brightest Lights Up for Awards - Some of Scotland's brightest young entrepreneurs – and more well-established corporate leaders – are in the running to win one of the country's most high-profile business awards.
	05 March 09 - Scotland's Saltire Scholarships - The Scottish Government has signalled its commitment to attracting the most talented, hard working young professionals in the world to study in Scotland with an ambitious new international scholarship scheme.
	13 January 09 - Nine Scottish Tech Start Ups in California VC Showcase - Nine Scottish technology start-ups are visiting California next week to meet with potential investors in VComm, an initiative sponsored by SDI (Scottish Development International) and organised by Edinburgh Stanford Link and the Millennium Group.
	18 October 08 - Glasgow in 'Top 10 World Cities' - Glasgow has made it into a list of 10 top world cities compiled by the travel guide company Lonely Planet.
	07 October 08 - VComm Venture Fair Launches to Connect Scottish Start-ups with Silicon Valley VCs - The Millennium Group together with the Edinburgh Stanford Link team announced the launch of the inaugural Silicon Valley VComm Venture Fair and Technology Showcase.

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