Scottish EDGE Round 12 Application Workshop - Glasgow
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Think you have the EDGE?
Scottish EDGE is a competition designed to identify and support Scotland’s up-and-coming, innovative, high-growth potential entrepreneurial talent. Since its inception in 2012, Scottish EDGE has had a huge impact on Scotland’s economy, with our alumni having generated an additional £79.78m in turnover, secured £87.87m in additional investment, and created 1214 jobs.
Scottish EDGE is made up of four categories:
1. Scottish EDGE, for companies of all sectors and stages offering funding of up to £100,000 on a split grant/loan basis
2. Young EDGE, for companies where all directors are under the age of 30 offering a grant only award of up to £10,000
4. Wild Card EDGE, for companies who are pre-trading, again offering a grant only award of up to £10,000.
5. Higgs EDGE, a special award within Scottish EDGE for engineering, science or technology based businesses - offering an award of up to £150,000 grant/loan split.
6. Creative EDGE, a special award within Scottish EDGE for Creative Sector businesses - offering an award of up to £100,000 grant/loan split.
Applications for Round 12 of the bi-annual competition open on 31st Jan 2017. Think you have the EDGE? Then come along to our workshop to find out what makes a strong Scottish EDGE application, what the judging panel look for when assessing your application and how to deliver a 3-minute video presentation. The workshop is delivered by a member of the Scottish EDGE team and could be the first step in your Scottish EDGE journey to winning £150,000.