UNIVERSITIES need to develop proper training skills but they are the key site for the next generation of businesses, writes Olga Kozlova.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Business Innovation Forum works to identify ways to develop business acumen and investment in Scotland. Its next report, soon to be published, is focused on entrepreneurial education, an area that has emerged as a national priority for Scotland’s future economic growth. For more on this click here.
One of the many positive things identified was that those who already have an idea for creating a new venture are well served, through support schemes such as the University of Edinburgh’s Launch.Ed programme and Scotland-wide initiatives, which include RSE Enterprise Fellowships and Converge Challenge.
Olga Kozlova is part of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Business Innovation Forum as well as the Director of the Converge Challenge.
