{"id":550468,"date":"2025-11-05T10:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/550468\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:19:15","slug":"chief-entrepreneur-sets-out-new-vision-for-scotlands-scaleups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/550468\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief entrepreneur sets out new vision for Scotland’s scaleups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ana Stewart, Scotland\u2019s Chief Entrepreneur, has today announced her three priorities to deliver for Scotland\u2019s most ambitious companies.<\/p>\n

Calling for a sharper focus on rapidly scaling firms, Stewart will prioritise three main goals.<\/p>\n

Firstly, she will focus on fostering closer engagement with founders and the private sector by launching Scotland\u2019s largest annual startup and scaleup survey, as well as working directly with entrepreneurs to shape services around their needs.<\/p>\n

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Second, she will establish tailored support for scaleups by designing interventions that support scaleups to access new talent, capital, and markets.<\/p>\n

Finally, the chief entrepreneur will aim to create better measurements for performance and impact by introducing consistent reporting to track progress, providing a transparent picture of Scotland\u2019s entrepreneurial health.<\/p>\n

This builds on progress already delivered this year, including multi-year backing for Scottish EDGE, the launch of Dealroom Scotland, and ongoing investment in implementing Stewart\u2019s Pathways report supporting more women to start and scale businesses.<\/p>\n

The priorities were announced at the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference at the University of Strathclyde\u2019s Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow, where Ana Stewart took part in a keynote session with Professor Eleanor Shaw OBE and Sir Tom Hunter.<\/p>\n

\u201cScotland has made real progress towards becoming a first-rate startup nation,\u201d Ana Stewart said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat foundation is essential \u2013 without a strong pipeline of promising new companies, there can be no scaleups. The next stage is to ensure these firms have the support they need to break through and grow at pace. That is a critical pathway to becoming a leading entrepreneurial economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to \u2018follow our founders\u2019, supporting them from the spark of a new idea right through to rapid international growth. Scotland has world-class entrepreneurs, and many are the economy\u2019s unsung heroes. We should celebrate and acknowledge their achievements whilst making sure nothing holds them back from growing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur entrepreneurs have the talent and ambition to compete on the world stage. Our job is to remove barriers, connect them with the right support, and make Scotland one of the best HQs to build and scale a business. That is my aspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister, said: \u201cScotland can be proud of the progress made in recent years in building one of Europe\u2019s fastest-growing entrepreneurial economies. That success is down to the talent and drive of our founders, alongside the support of many partners across the ecosystem.<\/p>\n

\u201cAna Stewart\u2019s plans will take that progress to the next level by focusing on how we help more of our companies to grow. Her emphasis on working closely with founders and listening to their needs is exactly the right approach and the Scottish Government is fully committed to backing her vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

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