About SIE
At SIE, we aim to make enterprise and entrepreneurship accessible to all students in Scotland. Have a look through the About SIEsection to find out more about what enterprise means, what's involved, and how an enterprising spirit could make a positive difference to your time at University and after graduation.
We also run a great series of Activities and are constantly adding to our collection of Resources
Activities
If you know you want to get involved, maybe have an enterprising idea or want to learn more about entrepreneurship and innovation, SIE has an activity for you.
We run annual New Idea and New Venture Competitions, host a summer Bootcamp programme and run workshops on everything from idea generation to negotiation.
Our student interns also run a variety of entrepreneurial events at institutions around Scotland.
Resources
We are constantly adding to our collection of articles, how-to guides, and hints & tips.
Our video library includes topics ranging from market research to strategy mapping.
SIE also provide a comprehensive online resource of business support links to help you accelerate your business or social enterprise.
Who are SIE?
SIE, or the Scottish Institute for Enterprise, work with all 19 Universities in Scotland to help students start-up their own ventures, and develop their entrepreneurial talent.
Whether you're an engineer or musician, you could turn your innovative ideas, talent or hobbies into a new business or social enterprise.
Companies Created
SIE specialise in helping students and recent graduates get their new ventures and social enterprises off the ground.
We are very proud of the work that they do and have created a showcase of companies we have worked with to share their stories with you.
Next Steps
If you've just discovered SIE and entrepreneurship for the first time, there's still a lot more to get involved with.
We run a great series of Activities and are constantly adding to our collection of Resources
But maybe you're not quite sure how entrepreneurship can work for you…
Events and Competitions
If you have an enterprising idea or want to learn more about entrepreneurship and innovation, SIE has an activity for you.
We run annual New Idea and New Venture Competitions, host a summer Bootcamp and run workshops around Scotland.
Applications for Bootcamp 10 are now open!
Activities at Your Institution
There are two or three students at your University who work part-time for SIE as Student Interns.
They promote our national activities and their own University's enterprise services, as well as running their own speaker events, competitions and societies.
Need some information?
We are constantly adding to our collection of articles, how-to guides, and hints & tips.
Our video library includes topics ranging from market research to strategy mapping.
SIE also provide a comprehensive online resource of business support links to help you accelerate your business or social enterprise.
New Venture Support
SIE have a range of resources that can help you launch your new venture or social enterprise.
If you're ready to launch or have an idea you'd like to progress, we recommend that you download and work through our Idea and Venture Diagnostic Aid to help identify your stage of development and what assistance you need.
Who else can help?
There are lots of different organisations out there who can help you develop entrepreneurial skills, and start your venture - whether you want to find more networking opportunities within the creative sector, or source new funding and competitions.
We've compiled a comprehensive list of links to resources which will give you many more options and support.
Looking for inspiration?
Our I'm an Entrepreneur campaign features inspirational interviews with students and graduates in a range of fields who've started their own ventures.
If you'd like to experience enterpreneurship first-hand one of our activities may be for you. SIE also host a team of Student Interns who create exciting events for their institutions.