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Edinburgh sees surge in high growth companies

AAC Technologies
Tech firms dominate the list of growth firms Edinburgh, Manchester and Leeds top the list of cities with the most high growth companies outside London, according to a new report.Read More

£1.5m investment

Bath firm says robots will protect jobs in long term

Carron-bath
Demand is rising for Carron Bathrooms’ range A bath manufacturer has invested a six-figure sum in robotics technology that will enable the business to fully automate its production. Carron Bathrooms,Read More

Bank survey

Growth firms ‘held back’ by limited sources of finance

Money
The report found 81% of Scottish investments are from investors in the country Scottish growth businesses rely heavily on investors based within the country – and in most cases withinRead More

Big Manny's expands

Investor takes slice of expanding pizza venture

Big Manny's
Phillip Adams, Simon Cowie, Ashley Adams and Calum Wright  A pizza takeaway service has received a six-figure investment boost from entrepreneur Simon Cowie who will also advise the fledgling businessRead More

Freedom One Life

Wheelchair designer seeks capital for market push

Freedom-One-Life-wheelchair
Powered growth: new capital sought for wheelchair firm Freedom One Life, the Glasgow-based specialist in the design and production of advanced powered wheelchairs, is seeking fresh capital in order toRead More

Overseas expansion

Hey Girls unveils Sydney hub for launch into Australia

Celia Hodson 2
Celia Hodson: ‘significant progress’ (pic: Terry Murden) Hey Girls, the social enterprise established to eliminate period poverty in the UK, is launching in Australia. The Musselburgh-based company, which operates aRead More

Startup support

Car rental tech firm raises £1.4m for new products

Bisjawit-Kundu-Roy
Vision: Biswajit Kundu Roy Scottish technology start-up Coastr, which enables car hire firms to become fully digitised, has secured £1.4million through London-based investment platform GroVentive to develop new products. Coastr operates a cloud-basedRead More

Record year

Angels ‘showing willingness to invest in the future’

David Grahame
David Grahame: resilience Scotland’s business angel community is showing a willingness to ‘invest in the future’, with promising young companies poised to receive a record year of financial support. FiguresRead More

Partnership

Angel group and agency to boost female enterprise

Jackie Waring
Jackie Waring: more support (pic: Terry Murden) AccelerateHER, a growth programme run by the Investing Women angel group, has launched a partnership with Scottish Enterprise. Since the launch of theRead More

Support for ideas

Eight zero solutions firms funded by Michelin SIP

Sarah Petrie
Sarah Petrie: supporting ideas Eight companies, each focused on alternative energy options to achieve net zero, have been awarded funding as part of Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s (MSIP) first InnovationRead More