On the search for a start-up success story

Entrepreneurs and start-up businesses in Motherwell and Wishaw are being urged to enter the search for Scotland’s start-up Business of the Year.

Virgin St a r t- u p 1 0 : Scotland will offer ‘start-up can’t buy prizes’ including mentoring and support from a leading Scottish law firm.

The top 10 finalists will be shortlisted in February and recognised as Virgin Start- Up’s 10 Scottish ambassadors.

The overall winner will be revealed at an awards ceremony in March and will receive a mentoring session from an all- star judging panel of leading Scottish entrepreneurs.

Paul Wheelhouse, Scottish Government Minister for Business Innovation and Energy, who has thrown his support behind the competition, said: “Scotland has a proud tradition of entrepreneurship, and today we have the highest number of registered businesses recorded in Scotland since records began – an impressive achievement which is largely driven by the success of our small business start-ups.

“This is a trend that we would like to see continue and I am delighted that Virgin Start Up continue to contribute so positively to ent repreneurship in Scotland – identifying best practice among start-ups helps communicate that practice to other new businesses, helping to ensure they survive and thrive.”

To find out more and submit an entry, visit www. virginstartup. org/ 10scotland.

The closing date for entries is February 5.