Business Support for Women in Scotland

Scottish Government – International trade and investment

Lean more about the Scottish Government’s strategy, objectives and current policy actions on international trade.

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GlobalScots

Find out about GlobalScots, a professional business network funded by the Scottish Government and champions exporting. It connects exporting businesses with each other and is free to Scottish businesses.

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Scottish Enterprise – Exports and international markets

Learn how Scottish Enterprise could support your business. Scottish Enterprise provides exporting advice and support to businesses. Support, including training courses and tailored export progress reports, is available to both new and existing exporters.

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Business Gateway

Find our more about Business Gateway, a resource for those who want to start their own business in Scotland and provides training webinars and resources on business essentials, tailored to specific sectors.

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Export Hub Scotland

Learn more about how Export Hub Scotland allows exporters to sign up for Trade Missions run by the Scottish Chamber of Commerce in a wide range of international markets.

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Pathways to Scale

Find out more about Pathways to Scale, an entrepreneurial leadership programme designed to support female founders and women-led growth businesses through skills development, peer support and strategic advice.

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TechScaler

Learn more about TechScaler, a Scottish Government programme delivered by CodeBase for creating, developing and scaling tech start-ups through providing resources, networking and peer mentoring.

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Policy and Research

The Scottish Government has published research and policy papers on measures that aim to target women-led businesses and entrepreneurs. Click the links below to find out more.

Trade: our vision

The trade vision sets out the Scottish Government’s principles of inclusive growth, wellbeing, sustainability, net zero and good governance. It also sets out the Scottish Government’s ambition to address the differing impacts and opportunities of trade.

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Pathways: A new approach for women in entrepreneurship

Pathways is an independent review into women’s entrepreneurship in Scotland, identifying and seeking to address the under-participation of women in entrepreneurship.

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Gender export gap in Scotland

The Scottish Government commissioned this research into what factors were driving a gender export gap and how increasing women’s participation in trade could impact Scotland’s economy.

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