Starter for 6
An element of the economy of Scotland, Starter for 6 is an enterprise programme, designed to support creative entrepreneurs in Scotland.{{cite web
|url = http://news.stv.tv/scotland/37772-scottish-entrepreneurial-training-initiative-launched/
|title = Scottish entrepreneurial training initiative launched
|author=
|date= November 4, 2008
|work= STV (TV network)
|url = http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/721427
|title = Cashing in on creativity
|author=
|date= June 11, 2008
|work= The Press and Journal (Scotland)
|url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/innovative-firms-are-chosen-for-cash-pitch-1.1117184
|title = Innovative firms are chosen for cash pitch
|author= Miller, Phil
|date= August 12, 2010
|work= The Herald (Glasgow)
|url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/real-lives/starter-for-6-meet-the-style-gurus-of-the-future-1.1048630
|title = Starter for 6: meet the style gurus of the future
|author=
|date= August 16, 2010
|work= The Herald (Glasgow)
|url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-29342235.html
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103855/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-29342235.html
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = March 4, 2016
|title= The joy of six
|author= McGinty, Stephen
|date= August 8, 2011
|work= The Scotsman
}} {{subscription required}}
The programme is funded{{When|date=March 2022}} through Creative Scotland’s Innovation Fund (via the Scottish Government).{{cite web
|url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-233548621.html
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050103/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-233548621.html
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = March 4, 2016
|title = FUNDING FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
|work = States News Service
|date = August 4, 2010
}} (press release) {{subscription required}}
The aim of the Starter for 6 programme is to transform creative ideas into successful businesses. By doing this, the programme aims to raise the profile of creative entrepreneurs in Scotland and to contribute towards the Scottish economy.
References
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External links
- [http://www.culturalenterpriseoffice.co.uk/website/default.asp?menu=s46&page_sel=s46 Starter for 6 Video from the Cultural Enterprise Office]
- [http://www.nesta.org.uk/areas_of_work/creative_economy/past_projects_creative_economy/starter_for_six NESTA... Starter for 6]
- [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/08/11104859 Scottish Government news release regarding Starter for 6]