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 Business investment - drivers, barriers and economic impacts. A rapid literature review (2024) As part of a wider strategic development exercise to understand transformation in the productivity levels of Scottish businesses, Scottish Enterprise commissioned an evidence review on the drivers, ba...
 Economic Research alert – April 2023 (2023) This paper provides an overview of research in the public domain over the last month with a focus on jobs, innovation, international and investment.
 Qualitative review of SE Large Grant Support – case study research (2020) The main research objective was to undertake a qualitative review of Scottish Enterprise’s (SE) large grant programmes that have delivered around 1,700 grants (£512million) to around 1,300 businesses ...
 An econometric evaluation of Scottish Enterprise grant support to businesses (2019) The report evaluates the impact of Scottish Enterprise grant support over the period 2009/10-2017/18 on businesses in Scotland. The grants reviewed are Regional Selective Assistance (RSA), R&D, SMART:...
 Innovation and Business Performance (2019) This paper examines the effects of different types, and combinations, of innovation activity on business performance. The aim is to help inform policy to support innovation by trying to identify busi...
 The collaborative economy and Scottish tourism (2018) The collaborative economy involves connecting individuals or communities via online platforms that enable the sharing or provision of goods and services, assets and resources without the need for owne...
 Research into the Scottish food and drink innovation landscape (2017) This discussion document presents the results of a study to review the innovation landscape in Scotland for the Food & Drink industry and supply chain as it stands today and to establish if there are ...
 A strategic review of innovation support (2016) The aim of the review was to understand attitudes to innovation among Scottish companies, including how and why they invest in innovation and how important they feel innovation is to their future grow...
 Growing Scotland’s international competitiveness and delivering sustainable economic growth: what works evidence review (2014) The aim of this report is to highlight the available evidence on what works to promote and encourage the international competitiveness and sustainable economic growth of businesses in Scotland. ...
 Evaluation of Enterprise Fellowships: final report (2013) Scottish Enterprise (SE) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s (RSE’s) Enterprise Fellowships programme aims to target researchers and innovators with entrepreneurial potential and a promising science ...
 The role of technology and technology-based firms in economic development: rethinking innovation and enterprise policy in Scotland (2012) The report explores the role of technology and innovation in driving productivity growth and economic growth, and the extent to which employment and wealth trends are driven by a few high-growth firms...
 Innovation in Scotland: analysis of the Community Innovation Survey 2009 (2012) This report presents an analysis of the Scottish results of the 2009 UK Innovation Survey. The UK Innovation Survey 2009, covering the period from 2006 to 2008, is conducted by the Office for National...
 Evaluation of the Wellness and Health Innovation project (2011) The Wellness and Health Innovation (WHI) project provides specialised support to Scottish companies that are developing innovative technology-enabled products, services or applications for the growing...
 Mackintosh and Merchant City projects review: final report (2011) The Merchant City project aims to increase business collaboration, enhance tourism products and events, and develop new marketing and promotional activities within the Merchant City area of Glasgow. T...
 Review of Scotland Europa EU R&D Funding Service (2011) Scotland Europa’s European Union (EU) Research and Development (R&D) Funding Support Service was launched in 2009 in order to stimulate wider engagement of Scottish organisations in the EU Seventh Fra...
 Strategic review of South of Scotland Innovation System (2010) The South of Scotland Innovation System Initiative (SoSISI) aims to increase the level of innovative activity within the South of Scotland (covering Dumfries and the Scottish Borders), and facilitate ...
 The Customer Feedback Project ‘Listening to Our Visitors’: project review (2009) The pilot Customer Feedback Project ‘Listening to Our Visitors’ (LTOV) was launched by the Scottish Government in 2007 with the aim of: increasing the number of tourism-related businesses collecting a...
 Innovation Through Collaboration - programme evaluation (final report) (2009) Innovation Through Collaboration (ItC) was launched in November 2007, managed on behalf of the Chemical Sciences Scotland (CSS) Innovation Group, as a way to encourage the development of collaborative...
 Interim evaluation of the Institute for System Level Integration (ISLI): final report (2008) The Institute for System Level Integration (ISLI) was set up by Scottish Enterprise (SE) to fill the gap between industry and academia in the field of electronic product design and technology. Its obj...
 Evaluation of NEXXUS: the West of Scotland Bioscience Network (2008) NEXXUS was formed in 2003 with the aim of: facilitating communication, knowledge sharing and collaboration between organisations involved in life sciences and related activities in the West of Scotlan...
 Clusters literature review (2008) Scottish Enterprise (SE) commissioned EKOS to undertake a review of the literature SE holds on the subject of clusters. The aim was to help to identify areas where SE’s cluster evaluation methodology ...
 Evaluation of Scottish Enterprise Technology Park (2007) The Scottish Enterprise Technology Park (SETP) was set up in East Kilbride over fifty years ago as the National Engineering Laboratory, and taken over by the Scottish Enterprise Network in 1994, with ...
 Evaluation of Scottish Enterprise Large Company R&D Plus Scheme (2007) Scottish Enterprise’s (SE’s) R&D (research and development) Plus Scheme was set up in 2003 to encourage industrial research and pre-competitive development among large companies by providing grants. T...
 Evaluation of PDPI and SCPI Programmes (2007) The evaluation aimed to assess the overall success of the Supply Chain and Product Development Process Improvement Projects (SCPI and PDPI projects) in meeting their objectives. Secondary aims were to...
 Strategic and Operational Evaluation of the Optocap Project (2006) The Optocap Project, implemented by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian (SEEL), and associated company Optocap Limited, aimed to establish a centre of excellence in optoelectronic packaging to: ...
 Evaluation of Stirling University Innovation Park Operations 1996 – 2005 Final Report for Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley (2006) Stirling University Innovation Park (SUIP) aimed to provide accommodation for high tech businesses or research & development (R & D) activities, offer tenant companies a wide range of business support...
 Evaluation of The Research Centre (Media Innovation Support Programme Phase 3) (2006) The Research Centre (TRC) was established by Channel 4 (C4), in partnership with Scottish Enterprise Glasgow (SEG), to enable independent production companies based in Glasgow (and the Nations and Reg...
 Evaluation of the Tourism Innovation Approach (2006) The Tourism Innovation Approach (TIA), is a multi-faceted, integrated approach to stimulating change in the tourism industry in Scotland, through a range of interventions to inspire, drive and channel...
 Evaluation of the Electronic Design Automation Tools Support Scheme for start-ups (2006) The Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools Support Scheme for start-up companies began in 2003 with the aim of providing high quality design software to small design companies not normally able to a...
 Evaluation of the Management Development Programme for Inventors: final report (2005) The aim of the Management Development Programme for Inventors (MDP) was to provide individuals with a clearer understanding of how to run and grow a successful technology business through a series of ...
 Evaluation of Innovation Support Programme: a final report (2005) The Innovation Support Programme (ISP) aimed to encourage and support innovation within the Lanarkshire business community. The evaluation aimed to: consider the success or otherwise, access to, and v...
 Evaluation of Innovation and Technology Initiative (Innovatech): final report (2005) Through a series of workshops, audits, specialist support services, student placements and interaction with Heriot Watt University, the Innovation and Technology Initiative (Innovatech) aimed to help ...
 Evaluation of the Technology Translator Project: final report (2005) The Technology Translator (TT) project in digital communications aimed to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) find academic partners for technological research and development, and then to have a...
 Small Companies Innovation Scheme: Evaluation – Final Report Prepared for Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire (2005) The Small Companies Innovation Support Scheme (SCIS) aimed to provide wholly integrated project support to SMEs for their product or process development, from market research to product launch. The ev...
 Evaluation of SE funding to ISLI: final report (2005) The Institute for System Level Integration (ISLI) aimed to become a centre of excellence in System in Chip research, education and training, with a focus on new systems, products and applications. The...
 Evaluation of Small Company Innovation Support (March 2002 – May 2005) (2005) Small Company Innovation Support (SCIS) provides vital financial support for projects that lead to the development and introduction of new products and processes. It is limited to companies with less ...
 e-Businessadvisers Programme: final project report (2005) The e-Businessadvisers Programme, which ran from 2000 to 2005, was designed to address two principal market failures: companies’ lack of strategic preparation for e-business; and weaknesses in the pro...
 e-Business Initiative evaluation (2004) The e-Business Initiative has aimed to raise awareness and accelerate adoption of e-business and supplier development amongst businesses in Dumfries and Galloway. To do this it provides a range of se...
 Evaluation of the 3Ci and Innovate for Profit programmes: final report (2004) The evaluation examined two innovation support pilot projects ‘3C’ and ‘Innovate for Profit’ (IFP), funded by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian (SEEL). The evaluation aimed to: identify the in...
 Evaluation of the IRC Network: final report (2004) The Innovation Relay Centre Network Scotland (IRC) was part of the European IRC network of 72 Innovation Relay Centres, created to facilitate the transfer of innovative technologies to and from Europe...
 Final project report: evaluation of New Product Development / Expert Help Programme (2004) Scottish Enterprise (SE) Ayrshire’s New Product Development (NPD) / Expert Help Programme aimed to deal with shortfalls in knowledge and skills and encourage innovation by tackling the barrier of fina...
 Final project report: Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire Innovation Programme evaluation (2004) The overall aim of SE Ayrshire’s innovation related assistance activities was to promote a culture of innovation amongst organisations by: raising awareness of the importance of innovation and creativ...
 Mentoring and New Product Development (2004) The Targeting Technology Mentoring Service and New Product Development Programmes both commenced in 2002 and completed in 2005. The overall objective of the programmes was to improve the business perf...
 Expert Help programme evaluation (2003) The Expert Help programme was designed to stimulate product and process innovation by raising the level of competence and technical ability in SMEs, and increasing SME awareness of the importance of u...
 Evaluation of the effectiveness of investments in multi-user scientific facilities: final report (2003) Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian’s (SEE&L) Biotechnology team’s investment in open-access facilities, at local research institutions and universities, aimed to: enable SMEs to have access to ...
 Evaluation of the IRC network: final report (2003) The Innovation Relay Centre (IRC) Network Scotland aimed to: improve firms’ competitiveness; assist in the commercialisation of R&D and in technology transfer more generally; and facilitate the take-u...
 Food Sector New Product Development process – final report (2003) The Food Sector New Product Development (NPD) programme aimed to provide training, advice and guidance to businesses in the food sector and to establish a systematic process for NPD and a greater unde...
 Glasgow exports evaluation, 2001 to 2003 – final report for Glasgow Exports (2003) Glasgow Exports (GE) aimed to provide bespoke support to the international business development needs of Glasgow-based businesses. The evaluation aimed to: measure the economic impact of GE’s activiti...
 e-Business Services delivered by e-Business Centre (2003) The e-Business Centre (e-BC) aimed to offer e-business services and support to local businesses. The evaluation aimed to: identify the performance to date; establish the outputs attributable to the ac...
 Hillington Park Innovation Centre evaluation: final report for Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire (2002) The Hillington Park Innovation Centre (HPIC) aimed to support the creation of new knowledge-based, technology, product and process enterprises, providing low displacement, high value add businesses an...