Digital and technology
Digitalisation paves the way to new customers.
Embrace new technology and get ahead of the competition
Investing in technology, automation and data can do a lot for our industry. It can make your business more productive, more competitive, better placed to cut emissions, and less vulnerable to labour shortages. Digitalisation paves the way to new customers.
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To benefit from innovation, businesses need access to technology, and the expertise and capital to invest in it. We have some of the world’s most technologically advanced companies and world-leading academics and researchers right here – and they’re ready to support growth. Take a look at some of the support available to you now.
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A renowned Scottish haggis producer has experienced a hike in sales, which it believes is due to strong demand from tourists visiting the Edinburgh Fringe.
The Appetite for More Programme, which is now open for applications, aims to support 25 Scottish food and drink businesses to grow their tourism offering.
Why grow a business alone when there’s land, resources, investment and know-how to tap into? That’s the message from Fife’s Balcaskie Estate, which is opening the gates to its organic and regenerative-focused farm to sustainable businesses and start-ups looking for a leg-up to help them grow, as part of Pitch Up! 2025.