Early-Stage Growth Programme

The Glasgow City Innovation District Venture Studio Impact Pillar partners with Strathclyde Inspire to offer a fully funded support to innovation driven enterprises based within the Glasgow City area who are looking to scale their business, are actively working on raising finance/investment and are looking to develop their sales/revenue model.

As part of the Impact Pillar, we supported ambitious founders and directors of early-stage, innovation-driven enterprises to enhance their potential for accelerated growth by increasing growth funding/investment and boosting sales revenues.

Applications have now closed. For any questions, please email us at info@glasgowcityinnovationdistrict.com.

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Programme Support

This early-stage growth programme offered:

  • Six days of in-person facilitated peer-support sessions on key topics including a mix of summarised Knowledge Transfer, delivered by experienced founders and business leaders. 
  • Personalised workshops designed to enable delegates to analyse and understand challenging case studies and specific situations as experienced by comparable companies at similar stages of business development.  
  • Access to professional business, investment and corporate financial planning advisory services.  
  • Access to professional expertise focused on building sustainable revenues and developing growth sales models. 
  • Access to an e-learning library with eight training courses in the form of trainer videos, downloadable pdf textbooks and templates/case studies.  
  • Access to Strathclyde Inspire facilities, community and network. 
  • Direct links to a peer network of leading founders, partners and investors from the tech ecosystem.
  • Venture Studio showcase event during Glasgow Tech Week taking place in May 2025.      
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