Policy and research
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Author: Go4Venture Hub
Published: April 2017
Download: http://lincscot.co.uk/european-scaleup-index-report-3/
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Author: HMRC
Published: October 2016
Download: Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme in the financial year 2014-15
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Author: The Scottish Government
Published: October 2016
Download: Enterprise & Skills Review: Report on Phase 1
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Author: Scottish Enterprise/YCF
Published: December 2015
Download: The Risk Capital Market in Scotland 2014
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Author: Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship
Published: October 2015
Download: Archangels: Impact evaluation of activites
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Author: GEM Scotland
Published: September 2015
Download: GEM Report
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Author: European Commisson
Published: September 2015
Download: CMU Action Plan
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Author: Social Investment Scotland
Published: September 2015
Download: Social Impact Report 2015
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Author: The Royal Society of Edinburgh Advice Paper
Published: August 2015
Download: The Royal Society of Edinburgh Advice Paper
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Author: The Scottish Government
Published: September 2015
Download: The Market for SME Finance in Scotland
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Author: CB Insights
Published: February 2015
Download: The 2014 U.S. Corporate Venture Capital Year in Review
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Author: Enterprise Research Centre
Published: January 2015
Download: A Nation of Angels
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Author: Silicon Valley Bank
Published: July 2014
Download: Innovation Economy Outlook UK
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Author: Scottish Enterprise
Published: June 2014
Download: The role of acquisitions in company growth
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Author: REAP Scotland Team
Published: June 2014
Download: Increasing Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship in Scotland
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Author: The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Published: June 2014
Download: Advice Paper 14-06
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Author: Jonathan Levie
Published: June 2014
Download: GEM Scotland 2013 Report
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Author: World Bank/Kauffman Foundation
Published: April 2014
Download: Creating Angel Investor Groups
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Author: NACO
Published: September 2013
Download: Report on Angel Investing in Canada
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Author: Colin Mason, Tiago Botelho & Richard Harrison
Published: August 2013
Download: The Transformation of the Business Angel Market: Evidence from Scotland
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Author: Twintangibles
Published: July 2013
Download: Crowdfunding – The Scottish Perspective
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Author: Jonathan Levie
Published: June 2013
Download: GEM Scotland 2012 report
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Author: Scottish Government
Published: May 2013
Download: Sustainable, Responsible Banking: A Strategy for Scotland
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Author: Scottish Investment Bank
Published: January 2013
Download: Annual Review 2011/2012
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Author: Scottish Enterprise/ Scottish Investment Bank/ Young Company Finance
Published: December 2012
Download: The Risk Capital Market in Scotland 2009-2011
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Author: The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Published: October 2012
Download: The Financing of Business Innovation in Scotland
Author: Bill Payne
Published: October 2012
Download: Angel Group Valuation Survey
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Author: Stefan Genet, Aberdeen University (Undergraduate Dissertation)
Published: August 2012
Download: A Review of Recent Developments in Scotland’s Early Stage Funding Market
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Authors: Liam Collins & Yannis Pierrakis
Published: July 2012
Download: The Venture Capital – Crowdfunding Equity Investment into Business
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Authors: Diane Mulcahy, Bill Weeks & Harold S. Bradley
Published: May 2012
Download: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation – ‘We have met the enemy…and he is us’
Author: OECD
Published: December 2011
Download: Financing High Growth Firms – The Role of Angel Investors
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Author: Daniel Lee Smith
Published:July 2011
Download: Support Programs for Young Entrepreneurs
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Authors: Nicola J. Dee, Finbarr Livesey, David Gill, Tim Minshall
Published: September 2011
Download: Incubation For Growth
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Authors: Colin M Mason & Richard T Harrison
Published: May 2011
Download: Annual Report on the Business Angel Market in the UK 2009/2010
Author: Department for Business Innovation & Skills
Published: July 2010
Download: Financing a Private Sector Recovery
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Authors: Colin M Mason and Richard T Harrison
Published: June 2010
Download: Annual Report On The Business Angel Market In The United Kingdom : 2008/09
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Authors: URS, Colin Mason, Lynton Jones and Stephen Wells
Published: March 2010
Download: The City’s Role in Providing for the Public Equity Financing Needs of UK SMEs.
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Authors: Stuart Paul and Geoff Whittam
Published: January 2010
Download: Business angel syndicates in Scotland – an exploratory study of gatekeepers
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Author: National Audit Office
Published: December 2009
Download: Venture Capital Support to Small Businesses
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Author: Chris Rowlands
Published: November 2009
Download: The Provision of Growth Capital to UK Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
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Author: Consulting group led by Targeting Innovation
Published: November 2009
Download: The Risk Capital Market in Scotland 2008
The Risk Capital Market in Scotland 2008 – Executive Summary
Author: NESTA
Published: October 2009
Download: The Vital 6 per cent – How high growth innovative businesses generate prosperity & jobs
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Author: BVCA/NESTA
Published: September 2009
Download: From Funding Gaps to Thin Markets. UK Government Support for Early Stage Venture Capital
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Author: Professor Robert E Wiltbank, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Willamette University).
Published: May 2009
Download: Angel Investor Performance & Strategy Data from the U.S. and U.K.
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Authors: Dr Keith Johnston, Malcolm Greig and Professor Richard Harrison.
Published: September 2008
Download: The Risk Capital Market in Scotland 2005 – 2007
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Authors: Yannis Pierrakis (Investments Research Manager at NESTA) and Colin Mason (Professor of Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde University)
Published: September 2008
Download: Shifting sands: The changing nature of the early-stage venture capital market in the UK
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Authors: Scott Shane, Ph.D
Published: September 2008
Download: The Importance of Angel Investing in Financing the Growth of Entrepreneurial Ventures.
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Author: Colin M Mason (Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde)
Published: September 2008
Download: Public Policy Support for the Informal Venture Capital Market in Europe: A Critical Review
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Authors: Marc Cowling, Peter Bates, Nick Jagger, Gordon Murray (SOBE, University of Exeter)
Published: September 2008
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Authors: Niels Bosma, Kent Jones, Erkko Autio and Jonathan Levie
Published: September 2008
Download: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2007 Executive Report