Supporters and partners

Support the next generation of start-up businesses, responsible founders and innovators.

Are you looking for opportunities to get involved?

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Become an Enterprise Supporter

Become an Enterprise Supporter and share your time, expertise, knowledge and experience to nourish our vibrant community and turn research, ideas and creativity into commercial reality.

The Enterprise Programme supports students, alumni, and staff to make a positive difference by developing the skills, ideas, and responsible start-up ventures of tomorrow. But a great programme needs great input in order to deliver the best outcomes.

Join our community of mentors, investors, industry experts and advisors or explore partnership opportunities to work with us to enhance and scale our programming.  In addition to contributing to the creation and growth of purpose-driven businesses, you’ll benefit from access to an emerging pipeline of start-ups and support regional economic transformation.

How to get involved

Support opportunities

  • Share your professional expertise as a workshop speaker.
  • Inspire others as a discussion panellist.
  • Become an informal mentor.
  • Become an investor or non-executive director.

Partnership or sponsorship opportunities

Join our mission to empower individuals and scale support for the next generation of start-up businesses by becoming a Programme Partner.

To learn about a range of partnership opportunities with the Enterprise Programme, contact our team today to arrange an informal meeting.

Other support and competitions

Scotland has a rich entrepreneurial support ecosystem, and we work in collaboration with organisations to benefit founders at all stages. Though far from exhaustive, some of the key support providers we work with include: 

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Contact us

Get in touch with the Enterprise team if you have any queries.

Email
enterprise@stir.ac.uk