Working with others
We partner with Scotland's enterprise support organisations which allow us to bring further expertise and guidance to our budding entrepreneurs and allows them to establish and enhance their own business networks.
We partner with Scotland's enterprise support organisations.
These collaborations allow us to bring further expertise and guidance to our budding entrepreneurs. It also allows them to establish and enhance their own business networks.
Together with partners, The Enterprise Academy at SRUC encourages sustainable enterprise growth by facilitating enhanced collaboration with rural businesses, promoting innovation and encouraging active engagement in our rural and natural economy.
We see enterprise as a way for our rural communities to connect and grow. Together, and with the support of our partners, we are here to equip the next generations with the skills to do that.
Learn more about our partners below.
Business Gateway
Business Gateway provides free business support for anyone in Scotland. We want to help entrepreneurs who need support to start-up and grow their businesses by providing one-to-one business advice, online resources and by strengthening the connection between organisations and the business community.
Firstport
We are the first port of call for social entrepreneurs and the best place for you to start your journey into business. If you’re looking for someone to believe in you and your idea, you’ve come to the right place.
Converge
Converge helps students, graduates and staff across Scotland’s universities and research institutes turn their creativity, ideas and innovations into commercial reality.
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Other ways we grow through enterprise:
The Sustainability Start-up School
The Sustainability Start-up School is a training programme which allows students to develop ideas and discover what it takes to build a business focused on delivering economic, environmental and social outcomes.
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Our esteemed Entrepreneurs in Residence play a crucial role in supporting our drive to become an enterprising university at the heart of the rural and natural economy.
Enterprising role models
We champion the work of Scotland's most inspiring sustainable entrepreneurs as we seek to encourage our students, educators and researchers in forging their own entrepreneurial paths.
Enterprise across our campuses
We deliver enterprise events and workshops across Scotland to inspire our students and educators into developing a mindset for sustainable enterprise.
SEEDABLE
SEEDABLE is our award-winning four-year strategic curriculum project that embeds vital enterprise competencies across all our teaching programmes.
Enterprising Changemakers
Our institution-wide Enterprising Changemaker programme provides all our students the opportunity to develop their sustainable entrepreneurial thinking and knowledge.
Enterprise Challenge
Our enterprise competition – The Enterprise Challenge - is an entry-level competition open to all SRUC students and provides an opportunity to test, validate and fund new ideas.
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