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Business Gateway Gives practical information and help for your businesses.

ICASS

Provides a free service to individual innovators, inventors and businesses on the protection, development and commercial exploitation of innovative ideas and inventions, originating in Scotland.

Intellectual Assets Centre

Provides assistance to businesses in deriving value from their intellectual assets.

Enterprise Europe Scotland

Helps small companies make the most of the business opportunities in the European Union.

GlobalScot

Provides access to people, advice and connections in markets across the world.

Interface

Translates business needs into manageable projects for Scottish Universities and Research Institutions.

Scottish Council for Development and Industry

An independent membership network, which strengthens Scotland’s competitiveness by influencing Government policies to encourage sustainable economic prosperity.

Scottish Development International

Assists the growth of the Scottish economy, by encouraging inward investment and helping Scottish-based companies develop international trade.

SportScotland

The lead agency for the development of sport in Scotland.

 

Sports-related business opportunities

Business Club Scotland

Helps Scotland’s business organisations capitalise on the opportunities generated by major events in Scotland, in the run up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and beyond.

CompeteFor

A free service that enables businesses to compete for contract opportunities linked to the London 2012 Games and other major public and private sector buying organisations.

Glasgow Business Portal

Advertises public and private sector contracts, ranging from Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games related opportunities to construction projects, commodities and specialist services.

 

Food and Drink

Scotland Food and Drink

The leadership organisation for the Food and Drink sector in Scotland, set up by the industry for industry.

Food & Health Innovation Service

Provides practical support to Scottish food and drink companies to help them exploit this growing market.

 

Life Sciences

Life Sciences Scotland

Represents the life sciences community in Scotland, from industry and academia to healthcare and government.

Nexxus

Connecting, communicating and informing the life sciences in Scotland

 

Technology, Electronics, Digital Media and Creative

EDTC

Provides free advice to Scottish companies and individuals, particularly electronics and mechanical design, manufacturing, product certification, materials selection, technology options and rapid prototyping.

Institute for System Level Integration (iSLI)

The Institute is focused on knowledge transfer in enabling technologies, aiming to increase the value and extent of company engagements in high level R&D.

Institute of Nanotechnology

Educates and informs on all aspects of nanotechnology.

Interactive Scotland

Help and support for small to medium enterprises across the digital media sector in Scotland.

Scotland IS

The trade body for the information and communications technologies (ICT) industry.

 

Textiles

Scottish Textiles Industry Association

Assists Scotland’s textile design and manufacturing sector providing access to information and assistance.

 

Tourism

Visit Scotland

Scotland’s national tourism organisation, working closely with private businesses, public agencies and local authorities.

 

Sports Events

Event Scotland

EventScotland works to generate, bid for, attract and sustain events which will drive tourism and create international profile for Scotland. Funding and other resources are available.

 
 

"It was very helpful to have access to world class expertise and equipment. We had developed a prototype and were able to refine this."

Belinda Mitchell(Director, Naturally Unlimited)

"We are delighted to be playing a key role in this research. The health and fitness of school children has never been more important."

Professor Julien Baker(University of the West of Scotland)

"Without this support and your continued help, this opportunity would be at least two to three years down the line."

Sid Ball(Managing Director, Border Bows)

"We are very excited about the project and are looking forward to working with the Digital Design Studio to develop this new product."

Brian Nicholson(Managing Director, reflexblue)

"The students have gained practical experience in the application of marketing theory to a real business."

Dr Jason Turner(Lecturer in Marketing, University of Abertay)

"The support of Sporting Chance was excellent, allowing our collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University."

Andrew Mulford(CEO and Founder, Lifesapps)

"We are delighted to be working with Transition Extreme to explore this exciting area of education and hope that this is the beginning of a long term research collaboration."

Dr Donald Gray(University of Aberdeen)

"The Sporting Chance team made this really easy for us: they were able to find suitable coaches and make the necessary introductions."

Kate Ho(Managing Director, Interface3)

"Thanks again- I'm over the moon to be in this position so quickly & it's all down to you."

Katie Goodwin(Hott Bott)

"Without the support of Keith Elrick and the SCI team this would not have been possible and I'd like to thank all involved for helping Tweetsport grow and find its voice."

Eilidh Donaldson(Founder, Tweetsport)

"Thanks so much...this info is gold!!"

Steven Kirk(Bouncefootball)
Sporting Chance Initiative, Stirling University Innovation Park Ltd, Scion House, Stirling University Innovation Park, Stirling, FK9 4NF  Telephone: 01786 458 104

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