Press releases
Growing our appetite for food & drink innovation
26 June 2017
Collaboration in food & drink innovation rewarded with £650k fund
Computershare announces 300 new jobs for Edinburgh
26 June 2017
Plans by Australian financial services company Computershare to open a new technology centre of excellence in Edinburgh, creating 300 jobs, have been welcomed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
SDI reveals 10% increase in jobs numbers secured from inward investors
26 June 2017
Scottish Development International’s promotion of Scotland as a place to do business secured 7839 jobs in Scotland during 2016/17, an increase of 10% on the previous year, it was announced today.
Kite Power Systems secure £2m investment from Scottish Investment Bank
22 June 2017
Kite Power Systems (KPS), the company developing innovative new kite power technology in Scotland, has secured £2million equity investment from the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise.
First package of new support for business growth
16 June 2017
Companies looking for significant investment will now be able to access an additional £200 million through the Scottish-European Growth Co-investment Programme.
Scotland’s oil and gas international reputation remains strong in challenging times
15 June 2017
International activity from Scotland’s oil and gas supply chain continued to account for just over half of its total sales during 2015/16, at 50.9 per cent, demonstrating the continued strong demand across the globe for Scotland’s skills, experience and expertise.
Oil and gas innovation spend up
06 June 2017
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed new figures showing oil and gas innovation spend in Scotland almost trebled last year.
Family whisky firm goes from strength to strength
26 May 2017
International expansion at heart of family firm's growth strategy as Scotch whisky specialist Douglas Laing reveals profits increased by 17% to £1.6m in 2016.