Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators (Amendment 2)
S6M-17785.2: As an amendment to motion S6M-17785 in the name of Kate Forbes (Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators), insert at end "; believes that Scottish businesses across sectors have not had adequate support from the Scottish Government to break down barriers to innovation, and that support must extend beyond start-up stage to provide advice and investment for scaling up; notes that the proportion of businesses in Scotland that are innovating, that is those introducing or developing a new product, service or process, has fallen from 50% in 2012-14 to just 32% in 2020-22, and calls on the Scottish Government to reform Scotland&rsquo;s economic agencies to better support entrepreneurs and innovation in sectors across Scotland, including capital intensive sectors like life sciences and advanced manufacturing."

Original motion(S6M-17785):
That the Parliament supports the Scottish Government&rsquo;s ambition to establish Scotland as one of Europe&rsquo;s fastest-growing start-up economies; welcomes the significant progress made towards this goal; congratulates Ana Stewart on her appointment as Scotland&rsquo;s new Chief Entrepreneur, and welcomes the record investment of over &pound;30 million to accelerate Scotland&rsquo;s emergence as a leading hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and high-growth businesses.