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Published by The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Business Support
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Published: Wednesday 20 Feb 2019 (EEFW052019R02Rev)
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Executive summary
Introduction
Context and background
Characteristics of business base
Inquiry engagement
Complexity or clutter? The broader business support landscape
Background, roles and responsibilities of Business Gateway
Background
Roles and responsibilities
Strategic alignment and accountability
Original remit and policy drift
Absence of alignment with the Enterprise and Skills Review
The Irish model
Targets and performance
Setting and monitoring targets
Incentives
Types of targets
Team approach
Performance against targets
Role of the analytical unit
Feedback and quality assurance
Business Gateway budget
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Local specialism or inconsistency? Regional variation in Business Gateway services
Advisers
The enterprise culture
Diversity
Collaborators or competitors? The wider business support eco-system
Stakeholder engagement and relationships
Role of regional hubs
SME access to finance
Overall conclusion
Annex A - Core Business Gateway funding
Annex B - Minutes of Meetings
Annex C - Written Evidence
Annex D - Visits and Events
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Image: Figure 1: Scotland's business stock 2000-2018
Image: Inquiry engagement
Image: Figure 2
Image: Evolution of Irish business support offer
Image: Members met with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Enterprise Ireland and Fingal Local Enterprise Office to discuss business support
Image: Members met with Lanarkshire Enterprise Services Ltd.
Image: Members met with Elevator at its Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship in Aberdeen
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O'Connor, A. (2018, December). Scotland's Business Base and Entrepreneurship. Retrieved from
https://spice-spotlight.scot/2018/12/06/scotlands-business-base-and-entrepreneurship/
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