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The First Minister has welcomed news that Scottish Enterprise will contribute £11.7 million towards Aberdeen Harbour’s £350 million expansion, supporting the creation of 2,300 jobs by 2026.

Scottish Enterprise has confirmed that its Chief Executive Lena Wilson is to step down after nearly eight years in the job.  Ms Wilson told the organisation’s employees of her decision this morning.

An average of a deal a month is forecast for the year ahead

Newly-formed Caledonia Social Care is latest Scottish business to adopt EO model

Collaboration in food & drink innovation rewarded with £650k fund

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.

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 (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.

£8.9m for Lightweight Manufacturing Centre

Companies looking for significant investment will now be able to access an additional £200 million through the Scottish-European Growth Co-investment Programme.

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.