Scotland's Economy

  • Veterans mean business

    18th November 2015 by

    To mark Global Entrepreneurship Week, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has met and heard the stories of ex-service personnel who have set up in business since re-entering civilian life. Supported by X Forces – a social enterprise that nurtures entrepreneurial ambition in the UK military community – the businesses produce innovative products and provide new...

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  • Global Entrepreneurship Week is Go

    16th November 2015 by

    Today marks the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week, a chance to celebrate innovation and job creation. Our ambition is to make Scotland a world-leading entrepreneurial and innovative nation, bringing new ideas to life and growing the economy in a way that benefits everyone in society. Our approach to unlock Scotland’s huge entrepreneurial potential is Scotland...

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  • Inspiring Scotland marks successful 5 years

    13th June 2014 by

    Last night it gave me the great pleasure to host an event at Edinburgh Castle to mark the success of one of Scotland’s most innovative and groundbreaking charitable organisations – Inspiring Scotland. I was impressed to hear from Inspiring Scotland their unique, yet different effective operational model of raising funding from across sectors and deploying...

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