Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Gaelic: Iomairt na h-Alba
Scottish Enterprise logo
Agency overview
Formed	1 April 1991; 33 years ago (1 April 1991)
Type	Executive non-departmental public body
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Headquarters	Atrium Court, Glasgow, G2 6HQ
Agency executives	Willie Mackie, Chairman Adrian Gillespie, Chief Executive
Parent department	Scottish Government
Key document	Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990
Website	www.scottish-enterprise.com

Scottish Enterprise (Scottish Gaelic: Iomairt na h-Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government which encourages economic development, enterprise, innovation, international and investment in business. The body covers the eastern and central parts of Scotland^[1] whilst similar bodies, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise, operate in north-western and southern Scotland, respectively.