Scotland CAN DO: becoming a world-leading entrepreneurial and innovative nation

Footnotes

1. See Scotland Performs at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Performance/scotPerforms

2. See chart at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Performance/scotPerforms/indicator/businesses#chart

3. See chart at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Performance/scotPerforms/indicator/research

4. See chart at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Performance/scotPerforms/indicator/knowledge

5. http://safetrayproducts.com/

6. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Economy/EconomicStrategy

7. http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/home

8. http://www.nesta.org.uk/library/documents/PlanIwebv3.pdf

9. http://www.tem.fi/en/innovations/innovation_policy

10. http://fivu.dk/en/newsroom/issues/innovation-strategy

11. http://www.fsb.org.uk/campaigns/assets/entrepreneurship%20manfiest%20web.pdf

12. http://www.creativeclyde.com/

13. Scottish Enlightenment: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World - Arthur Herman (2001)

14. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/world-ranking

15. The percentage of the adult working age population that are actively trying to start a business, or that own and manage businesses that are less than three and a half years old.

16. http://www.strath.ac.uk/huntercentre/research/gem/

17. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Business/RD/GERDreport

18. http://mobiuslifesciences.com/news/2012/12/findings-of-the-2012-uk-life-science-start-up-report-realignment-/

19. http://www.morphsuits.co.uk/

20. "A Smart, sustainable nation?" Review of research and innovation policy in Scotland - Reid, 2012.

21. http://reap.mit.edu/

22. http://www.sbcc.org.uk/

23. http://www.entrepreneurial-spark.com/

24. http://www.business.scotland.gov.uk/

25. http://www.myworldofwork.co.uk

26. http://www.wildheartsinaction.org/

27. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Economy/digital/action/Makingprogress

28. http://www.business.scotland.gov.uk/Funding

29. http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/fund-your-business/scottish-investment-bank.aspx

30. http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/fund-your-business/other-sources-of-funding/scottish-edge.aspx

31. http://www.clearreturns.com/about-us/

32. http://www.wildheartsinaction.org/microtyco

33. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/09/7161

34. http://www.yes.org.uk/news/2013/sep/bridge2business-hits-the-ground-running.htm

35. http://www.sie.ac.uk/about-sie/sie-activities/young-innovators-challenge

36. http://www.scotpreneur.org.uk/

37. http://www.strath.ac.uk/press/newsreleases/2012/headline_674776_en.html

38. http://www.wescotland.co.uk/

39. http://www.prime.org.uk

40. http://www.scottishthistleawards.co.uk/

41. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/regeneration/town-centres/review

42. http://www.alexander-dennis.com/favicon.ico

43. http://www.ktponline.org.uk/offices

44. http://www.clyde-space.com/

45. http://www.fraunhofer.co.uk/en/FraunhoferCentreForAppliedPhotonics.html

46. http://www.sfc.ac.uk/

47. http://www.interface-online.org.uk/

48. http://equaladventure.org/

49. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2013/04/over-2000-jobs-at-new-30million-innovation-centres

50. http://www.healthsciencescotland.com

51. http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/your-sector/technology/strategy.aspx

52. http://www.cmassets.co.uk/en/home.html

53. http://www.scot.nhs.uk/introduction.aspx

54. For details and application form, see the Scottish Government website at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/Quality-Improvement-Performance/Innovation-Health

55. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/Quality-Improvement-Performance/Innovation-Health/Statement

56. http://www.scottishscience.org.uk/sites/default/files/article-attachments/Final%20SSAC%20Innovation%20report%20-%20FEB%2013_0.pdf

57. https://www.innovateuk.org/

58. http://ore.catapult.org.uk

59. http://www.evaluationsonline.org.uk/evaluations/Browse.do?ui=browse&action=show&id=395&taxonomy=ENT

60. http://enterpriseresearch.ac.uk/default/assets//File/ERC%20White%20Paper%20No_5%20Executive%20Summary.pdf

61. http://www.sdi.co.uk/

62. Go to: http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/services/do-business-outside-scotland

63. https://www.sdi.co.uk/globalscot.aspx

64. http://power-of-youth.org/