On 27 February 2019, a Bill to support the establishment and capitalisation of the Scottish National Investment Bank was introduced to the Scottish Parliament and 28 February 2019 the Bill and associated documents have been published on the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government websites. The Bill places a duty on Scottish Ministers to establish … continue reading.

The 2019 AccelerateHER Awards have been launched today (Monday, 14 January, 2019), aimed at celebrating and supporting aspirational female entrepreneurs based in Scotland. This year’s winners will be offered a free place on a trade mission to Dubai or Berlin where they will showcase their business, be introduced to key industry contacts and investors, and … continue reading.

Five emerging female entrepreneurs will travel to California’s Mojave Desert next week to present their businesses to one of the world’s most innovative companies.   The five who were finalists at this year’s AccelerateHER Awards include Pooja Jain, co-founder of dementia app business Cognihealth; Carmen Cummuniskey, founder and managing director of horse-riding apparel business Teqnox … continue reading.

Investing Women, Scotland’s only all-female business angel group, is to hold a series of free AccelerateHER Bootcamps aimed at helping female founders drive forward their company growth plans. The full day events, being staged in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen are supported by Scottish Government funding for entrepreneurs. They will be led by Alison Gray of … continue reading.