Investor support

If your company is looking to locate, partner, invest or expand in Scotland we can help you to identify and access new markets, investments, technologies and products.

We’ll provide all the information you need about Scotland, offering advice on the economy, locations, recruitment and sector specific information.

We can also help secure access to training and financial support that will help your company thrive.

Grants and tax credits available include:

• Research and Development Assistance 
• Regional Selective Awards

Find out more about the financial assistance available for investors in Scotland.

Our comprehensive investor support programme includes:

• Business development support 
• Marketing and market research assistance 
• PR services
• Investment advice
• Specialised training

Support from Scotland’s business community

Scotland has a skilled workforce, expertise in highly technical industries and an excellent support structure.

Scotland’s business angel community is an integral part of that support structure, providing venture capital and advice to new companies and expanding organisations. We can help to arrange introductions between your company and Scotland's business angels. 

Scotland’s business angels include:

• LINC Scotland - non-profit making trust providing a national business introduction network
• British Venture Capital Association - promotes private equity for the benefit of entrepreneurs, investors and the national economy
• Scottish Financial Enterprise - organisation founded to promote the interests of the financial services sector in Scotland
• Scottish Investment Bank - Scottish Enterprise scheme offering equity schemes to Scotland's small and medium enterprises

Financial assistance to help you invest in Scotland