£1.5 million boost for creative industries
Culture Minister visits St Andrews to help launch business voucher scheme.
Culture Minister visits St Andrews to help launch business voucher scheme.
A senior economist has warned that Scotland's hi-tech firms must grow.
What makes small businesses in Scotland tick?
A new research network for academics and professionals in accounting, economics and finance is being launched at the University of St Andrews. It is hoped that the new network will produce research that will provide new frameworks for businesses, helping them be more innovative, more profitable and easier to run.
Critically assessing business response to the sustainable development agenda and the consequent financial implications for industry will be among the subjects explored at a summer school for academics at the University of St Andrews this week.
* Professor Frank Figge *
A pioneering course designed to turn creative people into commercial successes could play a key role in boosting Scotland's creative industries.
Three teams of University of St Andrews students have reached the final of the National Business Plan Competition with inventions including a vending machine supplier that provides healthy drinks and snacks for gym users.
An expert in economics is about to launch a six-month study into Scotland's most innovative development firms.
The University has further strengthened its links with Scottish Enterprise (SE) Fife with the appointment of Principal and Vice-Chancellor Dr Brian Lang to their board.