1 |
Accountant |
106 |
2 |
Bank |
10 |
3 |
Business Gateway |
15 |
4 |
Business networks/trade associations |
8 |
5 |
Consultant/general business adviser |
27 |
6 |
Chamber of Commerce |
4 |
7 |
Co-operative Development Scotland |
0 |
8 |
Customers |
1 |
9 |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) |
0 |
10 |
Energy Savings Trust |
1 |
11 |
Enterprise Agency |
4 |
12 |
Environment Agency |
0 |
13 |
(Specialist) financial adviser |
4 |
14 |
Friend or family member |
3 |
15 |
.GOV website |
10 |
16 |
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) |
1 |
17 |
Intellectual Property Office |
0 |
18 |
Innovators Counselling and Advisory Service for Scotland (IC |
0 |
19 |
Internet search/google/other websites |
14 |
20 |
HMRC |
2 |
21 |
Just Enterprise |
2 |
22 |
Local Authority |
8 |
23 |
Scottish Manufacturing Advice Survey |
1 |
24 |
Mentor/mentoring organisation |
2 |
25 |
The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust |
0 |
26 |
Research and development |
0 |
27 |
Solicitor/lawyer |
27 |
28 |
Scottish Development International |
4 |
29 |
Scottish Enterprise/Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
27 |
30 |
Scottish Funding Council |
1 |
31 |
Scottish Government |
3 |
32 |
Suppliers |
0 |
33 |
Technology Strategy Board |
0 |
34 |
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) |
0 |
35 |
University or College |
3 |
36 |
Work colleagues |
5 |
37 |
Other Government organisations |
1 |
38 |
Other professional organisations |
13 |
39 |
Business representation organisations |
7 |
95 |
Other |
38 |
96 |
None/have not sought information or advice/will not seek it |
43 |
97 |
Don't know |
14 |