Start up Scale up

Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis is to take to the stage at the Scottish Edge Awards final next month.

Scotland’s start-up ecoystem needs patient capital and smarter support to grow more digital heavyweights, writes Karen Meechan of trade body ScotlandIS.

An Edinburgh-based tech business has raised a six-figure sum from investors to drive development of its disability service app and expand its team.

The head of a Scottish school for entrepreneurs brims with positivity.

It is not easy to talk about, but help is at hand for you to express clearly what you want to happen to your estate once you have left the game, writes Fiona Russell

Resource Efficient Scotland can advise SMEs on how they can boost their bottom lines by making energy and refuse reduction a top priority, writes Rosemary Gallagher

Scotland’s national economic development agency is geared up to help accelerate the delivery of growth for ambitious firms, finds Sarah Devine

Sarah Devine consults two experts with a wealth of experience in advising family firms on how to make profits rise, effect a smooth succession and exit the scene gracefully

Strathclyde Business School’s Scottish Centre for Employment Research (SCER) has been awarded funding by the ESRC for a £1 million project investigating management practices and their effect on innovation and productivity.

Digital agency Tayburn has launched the new mobile-first website for Scottish Rugby.

Positive action by female champions is the way to overcome entrenched bias that deters so many from excelling in STEM subjects, writes Dani Garavelli.

A law must be introduced to clamp down on unqualified people calling themselves electricians, according to an MSP.

Data is enabling companies to operate in a more efficient and sustainable way.

Data is transforming how companies operate and driving sustainable growth.

Small businesses handle vast volumes of data but how can they make best use of it?

As Scottish businesses have enjoyed solid growth since the last recession, a new focus on entrepreneurship has seen the help and support available to start-ups vastly increase.