South of Scotland Enterprise business support and grants
Status not published
Rolling applications through a SOSE adviser.
Discretionary support across start-up, innovation, net zero, capital investment and skills. Small grants from around GBP 1,000; larger negotiated packages for significant projects.
You must co-fund 50%.
South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE)
public · regional
Deadline: rolling — Rolling applications through a SOSE adviser.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 50% yourself.
Who can apply
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
Business must be based in Dumfries and Galloway or the Scottish Borders. SOSE is the newest of the three Scottish enterprise agencies (established 2020).
Source. https://www.southofscotlandenterprise.com/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked