Total funding for start up and micro-enterprise support in Scotland: FOI release

Information requested

1. The total funding for startup and micro-enterprise support in Scotland every year from 2020/21 to 2024/25 or to most recent yearly figures.

2. Total budget given to Business Gateway (https://www.bgateway.com/about) every year from 2020/21 to 2024/25 or to most recent yearly figures

3. The total amount Business Gateway has spent on consultants/outsourcing every year from 2020/21 to 2024/25 or to most recent yearly figures

4. The total amount Business Gateway has given out as funding every year from 2020/21 to 2024/25 or to most recent yearly figures

Response

1. The total funding for startup and micro-enterprise support in Scotland every year from 2020/21 to 2024/25 or to most recent yearly figures.

Within this time frame £18,993,493.28 (£22,792,191.94 including VAT) has been allocated to Techscaler a start up initiative lead by the Scottish Government.

Scottish Government also provides funding to three enterprise agencies, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise. Their accounts are publically available as part of their published annual reports. These agencies offer a range of initiatives to support start ups and small businesses.

You may want to reach out to them directly.

2. Total budget given to Business Gateway (https://www.bgateway.com/about) every year from 2020/21 to 2024/25 or to most recent yearly figures

£16.3m grant is allocated annually to Local Authorities for distribution to Business Gateway services in Scotland.

This figure has been the same for the last 5 years.

3. The total amount Business Gateway has spent on consultants/outsourcing every year from 2020/21 to 2024/25 or to most recent yearly figures

Scottish Government does not hold this information as it sits with Local Authorities.

4. The total amount Business Gateway has given out as funding every year from 2020/21 to 2024/25 or to most recent yearly figures

Scottish Government does not hold this information as it sits with Local Authorities.

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