Business and management consultancy and related services

Tender description

Highlands and Islands Enterprise requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide support to young entrepreneurs looking to establish successful businesses. The project will help develop a “Start-Up” scene in the HIE area and support young businesses to overcome the risks and challenges faced at an early stage. It will encourage young people who have ambitious business ideas to remain in the Highland Council area or move their enterprise to the area. Highlands and Islands Enterprise requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide the support entrepreneurs need to establish successful businesses, help develop a “Start-Up” scene in the HIE area and support young businesses to overcome the risks and challenges faced at an early stage whilst encouraging young people who have ambitious business ideas to remain in the Highland Council area or move their enterprise to the Highland Council area. The target market for this support is young, entrepreneurial, ambitious leaders seeking to establish or grow a business in the Highland Council area. They could already be involved with a start-up enterprise with high growth potential or looking to create spin-outs or start-ups from academia, or other institutions, by commercialising a product or project. The intention is that 30 under 30 will provide the intensive and longer-term support necessary to assist a nascent business to flourish, by supporting participants over the course of up to a year. The programme is open to all sectors, with the focus being on growth potential.