mission which has helped nearly 400 start-up companies has been hailed as “vastly spectacular” by Scotland’s First Minister.
The Techscaler programme has offered mentoring and recommendation to 387 fledgling know-how companies, with Humza Yousaf saying it had made Scotland “one of the tech start-up pleasant locations on the planet”.
The scheme, funded with £42 million of Scottish Authorities money, already has six hubs across the nation – with Mr Yousaf visiting its Stirling website on Monday – and plans to open its seventh base in Dumfries in 2023-24.
With Mr Yousaf’s first Programme for Authorities, unveiled to Holyrood final week, together with £15 million money to assist assist entrepreneurs, the First Minister careworn the significance of serving to new companies to spice up Scotland’s economic system.
He stated: “Rising companies are basic to a thriving Scotland and the Scottish Authorities I lead is dedicated to doing no matter we will to assist companies unleash the big financial potential of accelerating a good, inexperienced and rising economic system.
“That’s the reason our Programme for Authorities is investing within the entrepreneurs of the longer term, constructing on the precious work already going down inside Techscaler.”
Mr Yousaf continued: “Tech start-ups proper throughout Scotland now have entry to world-class schooling and mentoring and alternatives for peer studying and networking via Techscaler – a vastly spectacular programme which has made Scotland one of the tech start-up pleasant locations on the planet.
“We’re taking motion now, in partnership with enterprise, to assist stimulate sustainable and honest financial development throughout Scotland.”
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