Think again. World-leading innovation, talented people, a supportive business environment and enviable quality of life make Scotland the perfect place to grow your business. Global companies such as JP Morgan, GSK and Amazon, as well as fast-growing startups, have chosen Scotland. Find out why you should too.
What Scotland can do for you
For a greener, sustainable return on investment, Scotland has all the right credentials to set up and expand your business, innovate and access new markets...
Funding & tax incentives
Tax incentives, funding and financial support to set up and grow your business in Scotland.
Companies like yours are making big ideas a reality in Scotland
Find examples of Scottish companies doing smart things with data, digital and technology – developing intelligent, low carbon, sustainable solutions to help improve people’s lives and protect the planet.
How we use data around the world is changing
Ecometrica is a pioneering example of an innovative Scottish space tech company helping to tackle global challenges, like deforestation and the climate crisis.
Ecometrica is deploying its satellite data-gathering technology to help African Governments and the world’s cocoa companies in their battle to end deforestation caused by their supply chains.
Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) is an indoor agritech and commercial lighting business based in Scotland.
IGS helps farmers have total remote control of any indoor climate allowing them to optimise the yield, quality and consistency of their crops. This creates a farm free from pesticides and diesel-powered vehicles. A farm where water is constantly recycled and crops aren’t washed in chlorinated water, substantially increasing their shelf-life.
IGS’s IOT-enabled systems power, handle and ventilate indoor farming, using artificial intelligence and machine learning without the need for unreliable computers.
SoilEssentials is a Scottish company run by farmers for farmers harnessing technology, data and intelligence to help reduce the use of pesticides, reduce CO2 emissions and improve efficiency and yields. They are doing this both within Scotland and internationally (Europe and New Zealand).
Global Surface Intelligence is an Edinburgh-based company that harnesses earth observation data from space to provide crop and climate intelligence and solutions to help decision-makers manage natural resources and fight climate change.
Scottish manufacturer, Star Renewable Energy provides ground-breaking sustainable heating solutions for district heating systems, large industrial processes and public sector buildings.
Orbital Marine Power is "thinking bigger" in Scotland with its new tidal power device - building the world’s most powerful, most technologically advanced tidal turbine. It's on a mission to provide millions of people across the world with a sustainable, reliable, predictable source of clean energy.
In this video, Andrew Scott, CEO and director of Orbital Marine Power shares his company's solution for low cost tidal stream energy.
Healthcare is undergoing a paradigm shift from reactive, in-hospital treatment, to proactive, community-based care
Scottish health tech company, Current Health is building a future where healthcare is delivered to a patient before they even become sick through its AI-powered remote patient monitoring platform.
Working with NHS Trust, Current Health has enabled a new form of clinical-decision support, allowing Dartford’s Hospital at Home team to prioritise therapy visits to patients who need clinical attention first.
As the capture of vital sign observations is completely automated by Current Health, unnecessary therapy visits have been minimised. This means the team canincrease the number of patients they manage, further reducing hospitalisation and re-admissions and helping more patients get home and stay home.
The proliferation of technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and open banking is revolutionising the finance industry. Scotland's experience in the financial services sector goes back centuries. We’re now building on that expertise and leading the way in fintech solutions.
Our food and drink suppliers are experts at creating unique products for global markets.
Scottish scientists at Arbikie Distillery claim to have developed the world's first "climate positive" gin, using garden peas. Arbikie Distillery in Angus said the production of its Nàdar Gin removes more carbon dioxide than it creates.
The Orkney Distillery is undertaking a feasibility study through the HySpirits project, led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), into the development of technology to enable them to use hydrogen as a fuel to decarbonise the distilling process in making gin.
Access to talent, skills training and digital tech helped London-based contact services firm VeriCall choose Scotland as a location to scale up its operations.
Raising the bar for service delivery from Scotland
Since opening its Global Centre of Excellence in August 2013, progressive global law firm Ashurst has found that Glasgow is the perfect location to expand its full range of business-critical functions.
The firm is benefiting from the city’s high calibre graduates to help transform how it delivers its legal services to its clients across the globe.
How businesses in Scotland are bringing space data down to Earth
Millions of Scots use space data every day to commute, communicate and keep an eye on the rapidly changing weather forecasts. But how many people know that Scotland is a world leader in small satellite manufacturing and space data analysis? Daniel Smith founder of AstroAgency gives you a guided tour of Scotland's thriving space sector and its benefits to businesses like yours.
As the company marks its 50 years in Scotland, Jeff Fyfe, Global Space Lead at W.L. Gore & Associates shares its adventures in space, his passion for Scotland's potential in the industry and curiosity for exploring innovative tech solutions to improve people's lives.
The world’s first long-range zero-emission hydrogen flight test is to take place in Scotland
The HyFlyer project is a collaboration between Californian company, ZeroAvia and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The EMEC, which produces green hydrogen from renewable energy, will supply the hydrogen required for flight tests and develop a mobile refuelling platform compatible with the aircraft.
The Scottish Government plans to decarbonise scheduled flights within Scotland by 2040.
Aberdeen-based green tech start-up, Trojan Energy, has secured a £4.1 million round of seed funding to support the roll-out of its on-street flat and flush electric vehicle (EV) charging points.
The new product aims to help solve the issue of charging for vehicle owners without access to off-street parking, which is currently a major barrier for electric vehicle uptake, particularly in urban areas.
Trojan Energy estimates that 10 million people park their vehicles on the street in the UK and 100 million in Europe. Switching to EV could potentially reduce European CO2 emissions by over 120 million tonnes per year.
With a network of 30 international offices, you'll find a local Scottish Development International contact who can help you do business with Scotland. Whether that’s supporting your investment in Scotland, or helping you partner with Scottish companies.
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