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        • Resources to support your business growth.

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        • Funding Resources. 

           

          Princes Trust

          Princes Trust offer an Enterprise programme to equip you with the training, tools and mentoring support you need to start your own business. They also offer the chance to apply for a low-interest loan.

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          Start up Loans

          StartUp Loans give advice on business plans and cash flow forecasts. All applicants will be paired with a business adviser , who will offer support and mentoring through the application process.

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          Better Business Finance

          Better Business Finance have produced a cohesive ‘ Business Account Opening Guide’, to help aspiring entrepreneurs set up and run a successful company. They offer continuous financial support, and also provide help constructing business plans.

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          By Design grant

          Better Business Finance have produced a cohesive ‘ Business Account Opening Guide’, to help aspiring entrepreneurs set up and run a successful company. They offer continuous financial support, and also provide help constructing business plans.

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          SMART: SCOTLAND grants 

          The Scotent Smart Scotland Grant provides grants to Small to Medium Enterprises based in Scotland. The grant helps businesses undertake technical feasibility studies and research and development (R&D) projects that have a commercial endpoint.

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          Interface Innovation

          The Standard Innovation Voucher encourages new first time partnerships between a company and a university or further education college. The value of a Standard Innovation Voucher is between £1,000 and £5,000, which covers the academic project costs and is paid directly to the university or college.

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          Zero Waste Scotland

          Zero Waste Scotland support and fund opportunities for Scottish SME’s, who are helping to create a more circular economy. Resource Efficient Scotland offers a free consultation with one of their specialists.

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        • Crowd Funding. 

           

          Enterprise Nation

          Enterprise Nation support a variation of businesses. Their membership gives access to a range of tailored benefits such as; connections, resources, promotion and financial advice.

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          Seeders

          Espark focus mainly on developing an entrepreneurial mindset and the attitude of the people involved in the business. From 1st March 2018, Entrepreneurial Spark will be supporting organisations across the globe to create and build their own ‘acceleration programmes’.

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          Kickstarter

          The Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE) works nationally to develop and support enterprise and entrepreneurship in Scotland’s universities and colleges. The SIE creates opportunities for students to be innovative.

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          IndieGoGo

          Young Enterprise Scotland develop opportunities for young people across all of Scotland. (YES) is a registered charity that has been working to inspire young people to develop through enterprise in Scotland for over 25 years. They can provide access to workshops, training and potential funding.

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          GoFundMe

          Business Gateway is a publicly funded service that provides access to free business support services in Scotland.  They give advice to people starting or growing their business through online support and funded workshops/events.

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          Scotland Can Do

          Scotland Can Do issued a ‘shared statement of intent’ towards becoming a ‘world-leading entrepreneurial and innovative nation’. On their partners page, they list organisations who offer different kinds of help to businesses throughout the UK.

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          Women’s Enterprise Scotland

          Women’s Enterprise Scotland is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company which works to create an entrepreneurial environment where women-led businesses can flourish. They inspire, advocate, influence and champion women in business.

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          Future-X

          Future-X organise unique events and programmes that bring together visionary entrepreneurs and private sector leaders.

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          Amazon Web Services

          AWS Activate is a program with resources designed to help startups get started on AWS. Join some of the fastest-growing startups in the world and build your business using AWS.

          As a member of BRT you can now access you can now access this service with free credits for up to 2 years!

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          Amazon Web Services

          AWS Activate is a program with resources designed to help startups get started on AWS. Join some of the fastest-growing startups in the world and build your business using AWS.

          As a member of BRT you can now access you can now access this service with free credits for up to 2 years!

          Visit
        • Support Organisations. 

           

          Enterprise Nation

          Enterprise Nation support a variation of businesses. Their membership gives access to a range of tailored benefits such as; connections, resources, promotion and financial advice.

          Visit

          Espark

          Espark focus mainly on developing an entrepreneurial mindset and the attitude of the people involved in the business. From 1st March 2018, Entrepreneurial Spark will be supporting organisations across the globe to create and build their own ‘acceleration programmes’.

          Visit

          The Scottish Institute for Enterprise

          The Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE) works nationally to develop and support enterprise and entrepreneurship in Scotland’s universities and colleges. The SIE creates opportunities for students to be innovative.

          Visit

          Young Enterprise Scotland

          Young Enterprise Scotland develop opportunities for young people across all of Scotland. (YES) is a registered charity that has been working to inspire young people to develop through enterprise in Scotland for over 25 years. They can provide access to workshops, training and potential funding.

          Visit

          Business Gateway

          Business Gateway is a publicly funded service that provides access to free business support services in Scotland.  They give advice to people starting or growing their business through online support and funded workshops/events.

          Visit

          Scotland Can Do

          Scotland Can Do issued a ‘shared statement of intent’ towards becoming a ‘world-leading entrepreneurial and innovative nation’. On their partners page, they list organisations who offer different kinds of help to businesses throughout the UK.

          Visit

          Women’s Enterprise Scotland

          Women’s Enterprise Scotland is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company which works to create an entrepreneurial environment where women-led businesses can flourish. They inspire, advocate, influence and champion women in business.

          Visit

          Future-X

          Future-X organise unique events and programmes that bring together visionary entrepreneurs and private sector leaders.

          Visit

          Amazon Web Services

          AWS Activate is a program with resources designed to help startups get started on AWS. Join some of the fastest-growing startups in the world and build your business using AWS.

          As a member of BRT you can now access you can now access this service with free credits for up to 2 years!

          Visit
        • Social Enterprise. 

           

          UNLTD 

          UNLTD offer support for social entrepreneurs at various stages of their journey, through the Competitive Awards Program. They provide numerous awards for different areas within business.

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          The Big Lottery Fund

          The Big Lottery Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK, raised by players of The National Lottery. The Big Lottery Fund supports projects and activities that make communities stronger, and that are led by the people who live in them.

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          Sport Scotland

          Sport Scotland works closely with partners across the country to improve the links between schools, clubs and performance sport. They offer various grants to different sectors of sporting industries within Scotland.

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          Firstport 

          Firstport supports individuals with great business ideas that benefit people, communities and the environment. They offer free business support, resources and training. They provide funding for startups, and run a variety of programmes across Scotland.

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          Active Citizens

          Active Citizens is the Britsh Council flagship Social Leadership and Training programme. The programme brings together people with different beliefs and perspectives to learn from and share with each other. It trains participants in the skills and knowledge needed to lead social change in their communities.

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        • Syndicates.

           

          Angels Den

          Angels Den is an online investment platform that allows individuals to invest in early-stage companies. Prior to launch, Angels Den will provide companies with a lead investor who will invest their own money, time and connections to help the business grow.

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          Par Equity

          Par Equity is a venture capital firm created to facilitate investment into smaller companies with high growth potential. They are primarily interested in innovative companies.

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          Equity Gap

          Equity Gap is a group of private individuals who invest and support emerging and growing businesses in Scotland. The group are particularly interested in assisting young companies that have achieved the SMART award.

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          Investing Women

          Investing Women support female entrepreneurs throughout the UK. They offer advice on networking and how to apply for their grants. Their typical range of investment is between £50,000 and £250,000 of capital in early stage ventures that are based in Scotland.

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          SEIS Information

          SIES is designed to help companies raise money when they are starting to trade. They do this by offering tax reliefs to individual investors, who buy new shares in a company. If your company has been trading for less than two years and have less than £200,000 of assets, then you may be able to attract an investment of up to £150,000.

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          Mercia Fund Management

          Mercia Fund Management provides the ‘Complete Capital Solution,’ offering a range of debt, venture and growth capital to UK SMEs.

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        • Competitions.

           

          The Pitch

          The Pitch looks to educate, empower and enable entrepreneurs to succeed. They hold an annual competition designed to support people launching, running and growing their small businesses.

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          Scottish Edge

          Scottish Edge is a competition aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland’s innovative entrepreneurial talent. The winner of the bi-annual competition receives £150,000 in funding, along with continuous mentoring and support.

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          Converge Challenge

          Converge Challenge is the leading company creation programme for staff, students and recent graduates of Universities and Research Institutes in Scotland. The Converge Challenge provides high quality training, hands-on mentoring and practical support, including cash prizes.

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          EIE

          Engage Invest Exploit is Scotland’s premier technology investor showcase. Their annual EIE conference consists of Scotland’s most innovative and data-driven companies, who all seek different levels of funding.

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          AccelerateHER

          The AccelerateHER Awards are designed to inspire and support more women-led companies to access significant support, exposure and networking opportunities for their businesses. There are six different categories in the annual competition.

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        • Design Thinking.

           

          Design thinking 101

          Design thinking 101 will help you to understand the building blocks of thinking creatively.

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          History of Design Thinking

          History of Design Thinking describes the background of design, including an overview and visualisation of the six phases of the design thinking process.

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        • Personal Development.

           

          Business Model You

          Business Model You provides a model that allows you to; define your personal business model, reflect on your current situation and evaluate how you can develop as a person.

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          CMI Personal Development Planning

          The Chartered Management Institute has developed a page dedicated to personal development. The page explains the Personal Development Cycle, and suggests a template to work from.

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          Mind of a Winner

          Mind of a Winner offer a detailed explanation how to create a Personal Development Plan. They define a plan as a process that consists of defining what is important to you, what you want to achieve, what strengths you already have that help to achieve your goals, and what you need to improve and develop with time.

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        • Online Resources.

           

          Stategizer

          Stategizer is a global standard used by millions of people in all types of companies. The canvas can be used to describe, design, challenge, and pivot your business model.

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          DE Toolbox

          Disciplined Entrepreneurship is a 24-step intensive process created by Bill Aulet, Managing Director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and explained in the book and workbook with the same name.

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        • Lawyers. 

           

          Harper Macleod LLP

          Harper Macleod LLP is a leading independent Scottish law firm with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Lerwick and Thurso, offering a full range of commercial and personal legal services across the UK. Bright Red Triangle have an active relationship with various partners at Harper Macleod. For more information, please contact us directly.

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          Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

          Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP bring together specialist lawyers from across the firm, with the knowledge and experience to tackle commercial issues. Bright Red Triangle have an active relationship with Shepherd and Wedderburn. For more information, please contact us directly.

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        • Networking.

           

          Startup Grind

          Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.

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          Future X

          Future X have a team of experts that create unique opportunities and events for entrepreneurs to learn from each other.

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          Creative Edinburgh

          Creative Edinburgh is the largest network of creatives in Edinburgh. They support creative individuals and businesses, helping them to create, collaborate and stay connected at every stage of their careers.

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          Creative Mornings

          Creative Mornings is a free monthly breakfast lecture series, designed for creative communities. They hosts events in over 180 cities worldwide, in 65 countries. Their events are run by approximately 1,500 volunteer organisers.

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        • Toolkit Lists.

           

          Startup Resources

          Startup Resources is a tightly curated lists of the best startup tools.

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          Startup Stash

          Startup Stash is a directory of resources and tools to help entrepreneurs build and develop a company.

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          MVP Space

          MVP Space is a list of 27 best websites and resources for startup founders.

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          The Startup

          The Startup offers a ‘Complete Startup Toolkit’ – with 17 different categories to cater to businesses at all stages.

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          AllTopStarts

          AllTopStarts up provides the ‘Ultimate List of Resources and Tools’ for entrepreneurs and startups.

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          Steve Blank Startup tools

          Steve Blank provides and organises an extensive list of startup tools.

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          Startup with Google

          Startup with Google offer products, insights, and community programs to support entrepreneurial individuals all over the world.

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          Y Startup

          Y Startup offer an extensive list of resources including ideas, fundraising, and ‘staying alive’.

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          HMRC YouTube

          HMRC’s YouTube channel supports customers who need help completing a variety of transactions with HMRC and also their Learning Together programme with Tax agents and advisers. It also has lots of other helpful videos on being self employed/running your own business.

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        • Courses.

           

          Udemy

          Udemy offer 65,000 online courses in a variety of fresh topics.

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          edX

          Startup Stash is a directory of resources and tools to help entrepreneurs build and develop a company.

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          Alison

          Alison offer free online courses from the world’s leading experts.

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        • How can we help you?

           

          Expert Guidance and Support

          No matter the stage of your startup, we have supportive, accessible programs and business advisers eager to guide growth.

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          Collaborative Work Space

          We provide a central collaborative work space where individuals and teams can work, connect, collaborate, network, inspire and learn together.

          Pop in and say hello.

          How can we help you?

           

          Community

          We welcome you to join this diverse startup community. Our members are eager to connect and collaborate, you will be in excellent company.

          Join us.

          How can we help you?

           

          Programming and Events

          We bring together founders and experts for our programmes and networking events. Develop your enterprise skills or gain real-world know-how to help you succeed.

          Get involved.

          How can we help you?

           

          Resources

          Our knowledge and insights can help your business thrive. The team brings decades of real-life business expertise to help you shape your biggest ideas

          Have a look.

          How can we help you?

           

          Bright Red Sparks - Monthly chance to win £500!

          Bright Red Sparks is our new monthly Pitch Competition series, that provides a platform for any Edinburgh Napier student, staff or alumni to pitch their idea and win a cash prize of £500.

          Find out more and apply.

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