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Your starter for 6
22/12/2006
A million pound project, Starter for 6, is looking for a new generation of entrepreneurs to help them get businesses started.
Led by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), in partnership with the Six Cities Design Festival and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the project will provide business support, mentoring and the opportunity to apply for a start-up grant of up to £10,000.
The programme will be open to any fledgling entrepreneur in Scotland.
Up to 100 people a year will go through the training sessions and places will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Allocation of start-up grants will be based on the quality of the idea, its business potential and the strength of the proposed business team.
Training activity will focus on six city areas: Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Stirling, although applications will be accepted from any part of Scotland.
Starting with the premise that not every entrepreneur has the optimum business idea or team to assist that business, Starter for 6, sets out to provide a tailored programme of training and support.
Additional help will be provided through a series of workshops, which will give potential applicants the opportunity to meet others, share ideas and to generate and refine business ideas.
The closing date for Starter for Six applications is February 12, 2007.
'Idea Generation' workshops start February 6 in Dundee, February 7 in Glasgow, February 8 in Inverness, February 9 in Aberdeen, and February 10 in Edinburgh.