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A new project is encouraging Scottish companies to look for new business opportunities and partnerships in Switzerland.

A new economic development strategy for Scotland's broadcast and TV production sector is announced today. The strategy, 'Building the platform for success', has been created by Scottish Enterprise and its partners in response to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission's last report, 'Platform for success'.

Setting records is not just for athletes! On Friday 13 March over 550 businesses gathered at Murrayfield Stadium to learn about the diverse businesses opportunities presented by the London 2012 Olympic Games and the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games – representing one of the largest external events SE has ever staged.

The new Scottish Enterprise chairman Crawford Gillies has visited television production company Shed Media Scotland as part of a tour of the Digital Media Quarter (DMQ) on Glasgow’s Pacific Quay.

The finalists of the Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards have been announced. The Awards ceremony and dinner will be held on Thursday 26 March 2009 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC).

Scotland’s premier recruitment fair for the gaming industry returns to Dundee this month for its fourth consecutive year with over 500 people from around the country and abroad expected to attend.

John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary of Finance and Sustainable Growth, announced today (6 March 2009 ) the completion of the funding package for Dundee Central Waterfront by confirming that Scottish Enterprise will invest over £33 million, matching the funding of partner, Dundee City Council.

Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International will next week lead a delegation of public and private sector partners to MIPIM 2009 - the world's largest real estate exhibition, held annually in Cannes.

The Scottish-based oil and gas supply chain industry posted a 10 per cent increase in sales in 2007-2008, with revenues climbing to a record £14.2 billion according to a new survey published today (2 March 2008) by Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI).

A new initiative to be launched tomorrow (3 March) will help Scottish tourism businesses understand their customers and look at ways of adapting products and services to meet increasing expectations.