Scotland's business community will continue to benefit from the
expertise and support of Chief Entrepreneur Ana Stewart as she
continues in her role until September 2027.
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport confirmed the extension of
her contract at a Scottish Government-supported event celebrating
the inaugural Sunday Times Scotland Fast 50.
The Fast 50, developed with input from the Chief Entrepreneur
earlier this year, showcases Scottish businesses achieving
exceptional growth.
It includes Edinburgh-based life sciences company RoslinCT, which
secured a £7.25 million Scottish Enterprise grant to digitalise
its manufacturing process, driving export capabilities.
Another featured company, Amiqus, secured funding through the
Scottish Government's CivTech programme in 2019.
The Chief Entrepreneur acts as chief advisor to Government on
growing the country's start-up and scale-up economy.
Entrepreneurial activity in Scotland has reached a record high
according to the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport said:
There is an incredible amount of business talent and innovation
across Scotland and the Scottish Government is delivering a
record £45 million this year to drive innovation, enterprise
and entrepreneurship throughout the country.
It is vital Scotland's support and interventions are delivered in
a way that best supports our entrepreneurs and young businesses.
As someone who has been behind a number of successful businesses
and who knows the ecosystem inside out, Ana brings indispensable
insight and advice as Chief Entrepreneur and I am very pleased
she will be continuing in the role.
Chief Entrepreneur Ana Stewart said:
Scotland must create real and lasting momentum to help more
ambitious businesses emerge and grow.
Progress has been made in creating the conditions for
entrepreneurs to start, grow and scale their businesses, but
there is much more potential to be realised and it will take
sustained commitment and collaboration to achieve this.
I'm pleased to continue working with fellow entrepreneurs,
Government and partners to build a clear strategy that helps join
the dots for companies, from start up and scale up, to grow and
proper using Scotland as a platform for international success.
Background
The Chief Entrepreneur role was established in 2022 as a
commitment to delivering the National Strategy for Economic
Transformation.
Ana Stewart was initially appointed as the Scottish Government's
Chief Entrepreneur in April 2025 until June 2026 and elected not
to be paid for the role. These arrangements will continue.
Helping businesses start,
scale and flourish - gov.scot
RoslinCT awarded £7.25 million
Scottish Enterprise R&D Grant to advance DigitalCell Therapy
Manufacturing | Scottish Enterprise Newsroom
Support for innovation
projects - gov.scot
GEM Scotland Report Highlights
Record Levels of Entrepreneurial Activity GEM Global
Entrepreneurship Monitor
