Scale-up Scotland sees Aberdeen rollout
A programme designed to address Scotland’s business scale-up challenge officially launched this week in Aberdeen, spearheaded by leading entrepreneur and Scottish Enterprise chairman Bob Keiller.
Scale-up Scotland has been created by Entrepreneurial Scotland in partnership with the Hunter Foundation and Scotland Can Do.
Delivered by Entrepreneurial Scotland, the programme aims to “empower” entrepreneurs to share their experiences and develop the skills needed to tackle the challenges associated with scaling up a business. The 18-month programme will be delivered largely by entrepreneurs.
Keiller, who took the first entrepreneur-led masterclass at the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen, said: “Over the years I’ve discovered tools and processes that work in business and now I am able to pass that knowledge on and help other businesses find their own ‘eureka’ moment.
“If we can support entrepreneurs by sharing our own entrepreneurial experiences to stimulate their ambition and grow their organisations then we really will have an entrepreneurial Scotland.”
Sandy Kennedy, chief executive of Entrepreneurial Scotland, said: “We know that in comparison to other countries not enough businesses in Scotland are scaling. We also knowthatentrepreneurswant to learn from those that have been there and done it.
“What makes Scale-up Scotland different is that it is entrepreneurially led and delivered in an exciting way that is appealing to entrepreneurs.”