Scottish fashion and textile businesses can apply to the latest round of Scottish EDGE, a competition aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland’s up-and-coming, innovative, high-growth entrepreneurial talent.

A live pitching final and awards ceremony will follow later in the year with up to 41 businesses expected to receive awards ranging from £10,000 to £100,000.

Scottish EDGE consists of three competition categories:

• Scottish EDGE (For companies of all sectors and stages offering funding of up to £100,000 on a split grant/ loan basis)
• Young EDGE (For companies where all directors are under the age of 30 offering a grant only award of up to £15,000)
• Wild Card EDGE (For pre-trading companies, sole-traders and partnerships, offering a grant only award of up to £15,000)

There are also special awards within the Scottish EDGE category for a creative business, (Creative EDGE), a social enterprise, (Social Enterprise EDGE), a circular focused business, (Circular Economy EDGE) and a commercial product-based business, (STV Growth EDGE).

The deadline for applications is 10th August.

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