Scotland's Economy

Yes to Growth

May 18, 2012 by Linda Hanna No Comments | Category Business

This week we launched a new campaign, ‘Yes to Growth’, to stimulate Scottish companies to invest in their growth. If a company has an idea or project that will help it grow, we want to hear about it and positively help make growth a reality.

We know that many companies are putting off their investment plans because of the current economic conditions. To help get Scotland’s economy moving again, we need to encourage more companies to recognise the benefits of investing in their growth now.

Along with our partners, we want to make sure companies get the support that’s best suited to their needs, when they need it most. And we want businesses to be positive about their growth, to feel confident about making growth investment now.

Far too often we only hear, or only remember, the negative business stories. The reality is that companies across Scotland are making great things happen – every single day.

Over the next couple of months, as part of our campaign, we will be talking up the good news about companies who are already investing in their growth and demonstrating the positive impact this had on their business.

We want to ensure this positive news gets out to as wide a business audience as possible and helps to influence other companies to make a positive decision on their growth.

But we can’t do this alone. We need as many people and organisations as possible to be positive about growth too. So we’ve been talking to our partners in the public and private sector, making sure they can play their part in the campaign and ensuring we really are joined up in supporting Scotland’s growth.

I’m delighted that CBI Scotland, IoD Scotland and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce are actively endorsing our approach and I’m sure many of their member companies will put forward their ideas for growth. This gives us extra routes to reach businesses that might not know what we can collectively offer.

We’re delivering the campaign in partnership with Business Gateway, as well as working with colleagues in Skills Development Scotland, VisitScotland and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. So there’s a wealth of expertise across different business areas accessible in one place.

What I believe is the most important aspect of this partnership approach is that we have implemented a true ‘no wrong door’ policy. Regardless of which organisation companies approach for support, we can put them in touch with someone who can help.

For our businesses this means we really can, collectively, say ‘yes’ to supporting their growth. And you can get involved in the campaign – follow the campaign on twitter using #yestogrowth or visit www.yestogrowth.com

Tags: CBI Scotland, economy, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, VisitScotland, Yes to Growth

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