Scottish Edge Round 9

In June 2016, Scottish EDGE awarded £1.27m to 40 Scottish companies across the four competition categories – Scottish EDGE, Higgs EDGE, Young EDGE and Wild Card EDGE.

In Round 9 of Scottish EDGE, they will be looking to award another £1m + to Innovative, High-Growth Potential businesses across Scotland and If you think that you have what it takes to stand out and win in Round 9 then make sure you apply when the round opens on Monday 1^st August 2016.

The closing date for entries for Round 9 is Wednesday 7^th September 2016 at 2.00pm.  They are currently developing a new Scottish EDGE website, with this being available from 1^st August and this is where you will access the application form for Scottish EDGE Round 9.

In the meantime, if you are keen to register your interest in applying for R9 and be informed when the application form goes live then register here

 Support Workshops

Scottish EDGE are keen to ensure that all potential applicants are offered support for their application submission and 3-minute video presentation, and as such have partnered with several business support agencies and experts to offer Scottish EDGE workshops across Scotland.  Details of the available workshops are listed below and you can book your place on your preferred workshop using the link provided:

• 9^th August 2016 (9.30am) in Stirling: with STEP and Grow your Potential – Register Here (Stirling)

• 9^th August 2016 (10.30am) in Inverness or Online: with HIE and Atlantic Cons

• 17^th August 2016 (10am) in Dundee: with Elevator –

• 17^th August 2016 (4pm) in Aberdeen: with Elevator –

• 18^th August 2016 (10am): for Social Enterprises (venue Edinburgh) with Social Investment Scotland – Register Here (Social Enterprise)

• 22^nd August 2016 (1pm) in Edinburgh: with Entrepreneurial Spark – Register Here (Edinburgh)

• 23^rd August 2016 (10am): for Female Entrepreneurs (venue Edinburgh) with Women’s Enterprise Scotland – Register Here (Women’s Enterprise Scotland)

• 26^th August (10am): in Glenrothes, Fife with Business Gateway – Register Here (Fife)

• 1^st September (1pm): in Glasgow at VentureFest event with Entrepreneurial Spark and Scottish Enterprise – http://venturefestscotland.co.uk/events/venturefest-scotland-2016/