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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.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed new figures showing oil and gas innovation spend in Scotland almost trebled last year.

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.

Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have joined forces to give rural businesses in the Highlands and Islands an opportunity to join the Rural Leadership Programme.

2016 was a record-breaking year of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Scotland, according to the latest annual survey into FDI attractiveness published today by EY.