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Opportunity North East is a unique private sector catalyst driving transformational change to diversify north east Scotland’s economy. Developing and delivering projects and programmes to accelerate business growth and increase productivity. Working in partnership regionally and nationally to maximise opportunities. Focussing on transformational projects, enhancing the entrepreneurial environment and the key sectors and clusters of digital tech; food, drink and agriculture; life sciences and tourism.

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11-50 employees

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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

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Nonprofit

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2015

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Economic Development, Food, Drink & Agriculture, Life Sciences, Tourism, Digital, Entrepreneurial Growth, Company growth, Transformational projects, Internationalisation, Innovation, Leadership, Partnerships, Co-investment, Cluster growth, energytransition, netzero, businessgrowth, marketdevelopment, and Tech

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Provenance Festival 2024 kicked off over the weekend, showcasing the very best of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire's food and drink sector with over 170 unique events🍴🌾 🚜 From farm tours to exclusive tastings, local businesses are opening their doors to highlight the creativity and quality of the region’s produce. Launched by Opportunity North East (ONE) in 2021, the festival is part of an ongoing mission to grow the North-east's food and drink tourism and support the region’s economic diversification. By championing world-class producers and bringing visitors behind the scenes, Provenance Festival puts the spotlight on the incredible people and products that make this region a leader in premium food and drink. 💬 Peter Cook, Director of ONE Food, Drink & Agriculture, said: “North east Scotland is a driving force in Scotland’s premium food and drink sector. The diversity of production in this region is unique – from some of the worlds best seafood, to high sustainability meat, top quality soft fruit and every type of drink. Provenance is your chance to get behind the scenes of this success story, hear first-hand from the people who make the products sought out by discerning consumers across the country and internationally, and have a great day out in the process.” Read more about this years festival 👉 https://lnkd.in/eY-sS5Uh VisitAberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Council ONE Food, Drink & Agriculture Chris Foy Leah Hodder Jenefer Strathie (CMktr) Gary McDonald Neil Freckingham Jane MacLeod Kathryn Ellaway Steven Marr#ProvenanceFestival #OpportunityNorthEast #SupportLocal #FoodAndDrink #NorthEastScotland
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📈 Since 2016, Opportunity North East has developed and delivered action and secured investment of £150 million with partners in north east Scotland’s growth sectors of digital tech, energy, food, drink and agriculture, life sciences and tourism. 🤝 This week at its annual event, ONE shared its impact journey (👇 🎞 🔊) to date with the entrepreneurs, innovators and co-funding and delivery partners it works with. A community with a shared ambition to diversify the economy, grow high-value businesses and create skilled jobs. And looked ahead to delivery to 2030 and beyond to ensure that founders and business leaders thrive in the entrepreneurial ecosystem ONE is building, achieve their ambitions and create an economy with innovation-driven enterprises leading international growth. 🚀 This is a critical part of the region’s powerful economic narrative and vision with the private sector leading a consistent commitment to action with public, private and philanthropic partners in ambitious, innovative and outward looking industry sectors. ⭐ The unique ONE private-public partnership model is making change happen. 💬 Speaking at the Entrepreneurship Driving Transformation event at ONE BioHub, ONE CEO Jennifer Craw said: “What we achieve we achieve through effective partnerships. Thank you for all your contribution to date and ONE looks forward to working with you to achieve even more. Your part in this is to be ambitious and confident, be positive and continue to work with ONE as a founder or business leader, as a mentor, as a delivery partner, as a co-funder or co-investor. “Together, we are ONE, and ONE makes the difference to grow and transform the region.” 💬 ONE chair Sir Ian Wood KT GBE said: “The focus by ONE and partners on growth sectors, entrepreneurship and innovation is making a huge difference to our economy and prospects. The achievements we’ve marked today have been achieved together. Each of us play our part. Stay engaged and stay focused, and we can achieve a lot more.” #ONEDrivingTransformation #OpportunityNorthEast #entrepreneurship #innovationJennifer Craw Stanley Morrice MBE Deborah O'Neil Graeme Gordon David Kilshaw OBE Claire Bruce Lindsay McKenzie Karen O'Hanlon Lorna Duguid Peter Cook Neil Freckingham ONE Digital Tech ONE Food, Drink & Agriculture ONE Life Sciences ONE Tourism ONE Tech Hub ONE SeedPod The Wood Foundation The Scottish Government UK government Scottish Enterprise Skills Development Scotland SRUC University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon University Aberdeen City Council Invest Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Council Economic Development Aberdeenshire Scotland Food & Drink CodeBase North East Scotland College Energy Transition Zone Ltd Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce VisitAberdeenshire ✏️ Katie Chappell Illustrated Live
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🤝 More than 100 entrepreneurs, founders, innovators, business and industry leaders, and funding and delivery partners joined Opportunity North East at ONE BioHub today to continue the conversation about realising their shared ambitions for the region at the 2024 ONE annual event – Entrepreneurship Driving Transformation. 💬 ONE CEO Jennifer Craw shared the impact of the ONE model and its partnership working, action and investment over the past year and looked to future delivery to 2030 and beyond: “The private-public partnership approach works. Since we started operating in 2016, ONE has secured £150 million of investment in the region for growth sectors on a co-investment basis and continues to develop as the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem builder, combining economic development with entrepreneurship and innovation.” 🚀 Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary Kate Forbes MSP stressed the significance of the ONE model to driving entrepreneurial growth and national economic transformation in her conversation with Times Radio broadcaster Calum Macdonald. 🤝 Leap AI founders Ben Stuart and Ben Bamford and their mentors Deirdre Michie OBE, Mike Fleming and Rob Burnett discussed their experiences of the North East Venture Mentoring Pilot, led by ONE with partners Energy Transition Zone Ltd, Net Zero Technology Centre, University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University and Scottish Enterprise. 💡 Austin Hay of ADC Energy Ltd., Fiona Rudkin of mycoBiologics Ltd, Scott Fraser from Angus & Oink, and Little Brown Dog Spirits' Andrew Smith shared insights on how disciplined entrepreneurship supports them to scale their businesses. 💬 Closing the event, ONE chair, Sir Ian Wood KT GBE, said: “I’m very encouraged by what we’ve seen and heard today. The focus by ONE and partners on growth sectors, entrepreneurship and innovation is making a huge difference to our economy and prospects. There’s a lot more to do, and there’s a clear appetite in this room to extend and expand action, investment and delivery to achieve our shared ambitions.” 👀 Please look for more content and insights from the ONE annual event in the coming days. #ONEDrivingTransformation #OpportunityNorthEast
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🤝 Ten teams of academic entrepreneurs recently completed the ICURe Discover North East programme, a joint initiative from Opportunity North East Limited and the University of Aberdeen, in partnership with Innovate UK. 💡This programme took researchers on an eight-week journey, to equip them with invaluable market understanding and customer discovery skills. 🗨️ Jennifer Craw, CEO at Opportunity North East Limited, commended the participants: "The level of presentations was excellent, and showcased the potential and strength of the next generation of entrepreneurs in this region. “Our partnership with the University of Aberdeen and Innovate UK will continue to grow, providing further opportunities in the region and strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem. ONE drives the message of innovation, supporting people to become the entrepreneurs of the future." 🗨️ Professor Bettina Platt, founder of a spin-out neuroscience company and programme participant said: “The ICURe Discover programme was an amazing opportunity and an engaging experience. The hands-on approach and the support we received really crystallised our mindset, transitioning us from academics to entrepreneurs.” 🗨️ Dan Smith, founder of a spin-out company and programme participant, said, “The ICURe Discover Programme has been an excellent opportunity to re-assess how the team’s technology would be welcomed by industry. It’s helped me expand my network both locally and internationally. Having ONE support the project elevated the experience for me. It’s been a great showcase of ONE BioHub which hosted the bootcamp and offered hotdesking facilities, helping to lift the spin-out from concept to something tangible as we look to continue market exploration.” 🗨️ Professor Peter Edwards, Vice-Principal Regional Engagement at the University of Aberdeen, said: “Understanding commercial potential and market interest is critical to transforming research and innovation into successful start-up businesses capable of maximising their potential and delivering tangible results. The Discover Programme is a vital addition in the University’s drive to create more innovation-driven enterprises in support of regional and national economic growth.” #LifeSciences #commercialisation #ONEBioHub
🌟 Exciting Job Opportunity 🌟 Are you an experienced Business Development Manager with a passion for Scotland's food and drink sector? Scotland Food & Drink are looking for a dedicated individual to help drive growth and success in the North East of Scotland. This is a joint funded role based within the team at ONE Food, Drink & Agriculture. ❓ Do you have a strong knowledge of the Scottish food and drink industry, experience in business development and exceptional communication and relationship-building skills? 📈 Help play a critical role in fostering growth and innovation within north east Scotland's food and drink sector and be a part of the journey as the ONE SeedPod food and drink innovation hub comes to life. Key Responsibilities: ⭐ Achieve high visibility for SF&D in the north east ⭐ Manage and engage SF&D member businesses ⭐ Develop new business pipelines ⭐ Collaborate with SF&D / ONE partners and other public sector agencies ⭐ Attend networking events and represent SF&D / ONE Find out more about this exciting role and apply by Tuesday, 6th August 👉 https://lnkd.in/ex--_FpY#JobOpportunity #Aberdeen #FoodAndDrink #BusinessDevelopment #JoinOurTeam #ScotlandFoodandDrink #OpportunityNorthEast #TransformingYourRegionPeter Cook Neil Freckingham Jane MacLeod Kathryn Ellaway Mallory Reid Steven Marr Trish Macfarlane Kate Synott
Business Development Manager North East Scotland foodanddrink.scot
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📢 Fast-growing life sciences startup Scottish Brain Sciences is the first anchor tenant at ONE BioHub - a key industry innovation project in the Aberdeen City Region Deal led and co-funded by Opportunity North East Limited with significant capital funding from the UK Government Scotland, The Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise. 🤝 Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP joined ONE chair Sir Ian Wood KT GBE, Deborah O'Neil, chair of ONE Life Sciences, and Scottish Brain Sciences’ founder and CEO Craig Ritchie and chair Mark Cook for the announcement. 💡 Founded in 2022, Scottish Brain Sciences is accelerating the development and implementation of new diagnostics and therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease and other related conditions. ONE BioHub will be home to its clinical trials centre, which will comprise offices, a laboratory, and consulting rooms. 🤝 The Scottish and UK Governments each provided £10 million towards the construction of ONE BioHub, which opened last year. 💬 Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said Scottish Brain Sciences will help to "realise the region’s ambitions to grow its life sciences cluster while developing and accelerating solutions to the greatest health challenges we face.” 💬 Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said: "Economic growth and job creation is at the top of the UK Government agenda, so it's great news that Scottish Brain Sciences has chosen the partner-funded ONE BioHub as its clinical trials centre.” 💬 Prof Craig Ritchie, founder and CEO of Scottish Brain Sciences, said: “The establishment of Scottish Brain Sciences at ONE BioHub goes way beyond a simple tenancy. We are delighted to join a thriving neuroscience and life sciences community in the north east of Scotland. As well as being able to offer cutting-edge research to the local population, we look forward to strengthening our relationship with the universities, NHS, and other life sciences companies in the area.” 💬 Sir Ian Wood said: “I welcome the decision by Scottish Brain Sciences to locate their clinical trials centre in this market-leading facility, which will encourage other pioneering companies to follow suit. The move also underlines the impact of the private and public sectors partnering and investing to drive economic transformation and once again demonstrates this region’s ability to deliver meaningful economic change, impact and value.” 💬 Dr Deborah O’Neil said: “Scottish Brain Sciences is an exciting, high-profile company and reflects the region’s strengths and focus on tackling modern epidemics, including Alzheimer’s disease. This is the first of a series of tenant announcements we expect to make during 2024 and will catalyse further interest in lab and office space within ONE BioHub.” #Aberdeen #lifesciences #ONEBioHub #ABZDeal
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💡 North east entrepreneur Chris Herd joined Opportunity North East Limited and founders from across the region’s growth sectors at ONE Tech Hub this week to share his experience of a successful startup. The session explored the do’s and don’ts of VC investment, or in Chris’s own words ‘How to avoid f***ing up your company’. 📈 In six years, Chris has grown the technology management platform Firstbase.com to eight figures in revenue, secured some of the world’s leading companies as customers, and raised $70 million in investment. 💬 Chris shared insights in an open forum including the reasons for seeking investment and how to choose the right investors, the critical role of timing in building high-performance teams and putting the customer first at every stage of startup and scaleup. There was lots of Q&A on the day and Chris stayed on to meet founders 1-2-1 and will come back to meet more founders next week. A few of the many valuable takeaways are highlighted below: 👉 Raise money and get back to work: Raising the investment is not the success point, it's revenue and growth 👉 Invert your mindset and attitude: Investors are lucky to buy into your business rather than think you are lucky to secure investment - create FOMO 👉 Founders and CEO's must stay connected to the customer and product: customers are the best source of funding growth 👉 Understand the game you are playing: VCs want you to grow or die fast. You should want the same thing. 🚀 ONE is building entrepreneurial ecosystems in the region’s growth sectors to support founders and business leaders in starting and scaling innovation-led businesses. 🙏 Thank you, Chris, for taking part of this founder-focused customer-centric support, inspiring and giving back to the community with your story and being so generous with your time and experience. #OpportunityNorthEast #entrepreneurship #TransformingourRegion
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🚀 North east Scotland is a powerhouse of Scotland’s £11 billion food and drink manufacturing industry. Home to farm and fishery-to-fork supply chains, global brands and ambitious startups. The sector plays a crucial role in the national industry output and is poised for even greater achievements. 📈 Over the past eight years, Opportunity North East has boosted sector growth with its funding and resources, building a team of specialists to support startups and scaling businesses with entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and market development. The creation of ONE SeedPod adds a new dimension. 💬 "Food and drink is the north east's largest industry after energy, supports 22,000 jobs and annual turnover of £2.4 billion, and is growing three times faster than in the rest of Scotland," explains Stanley Morrice MBE, vice chair of ONE and chair of the ONE Food, Drink & Agriculture board. “Our aim is to continue to grow the sector through entrepreneurship by inspiring, challenging, and supporting the ambitions of business leaders. I’m very confident about what we can achieve together.” 💡 ONE SeedPod is more than an innovation hub. It will be the first of its kind in the UK, offering a dynamic blend of commercial manufacturing and innovation space combined with unparalleled access to food and drink industry expertise, market insights, and networks, all under one roof. 💬 "ONE SeedPod is a springboard for ambitious businesses," explains long-standing food industry entrepreneur David Kilshaw OBE. He chairs the board of Food Hub (NES) Ltd, the not-for-profit established to develop ONE SeedPod. "It offers a platform to both start-up and scale production in food-grade manufacturing units, a space to develop new food products in the NPD kitchens, innovate processes and digital technology in the pilot plant space, and a stage to showcase products online and in person in the demonstration kitchen. It will be home to a vibrant community for entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders, to access tailored support to accelerate growth." 📍 With its striking design, inspired by the region's rural vernacular, and its iconic pink cladding, ONE SeedPod will be a landmark in the development of the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem alongside ONE Tech Hub and ONE BioHub - the ONE-led innovation hubs for #digitaltech and #lifesciences. 💬 Mr Kilshaw adds "ONE SeedPod is a unique home for the food and drink entrepreneurial ecosystem that ONE is building to accelerate growth, increase productivity and create new, high-value jobs in the industry. The project partners are investing in the growth potential of new and established businesses by creating the home for practical support to the sector." 📰 Read more in today's The Business in The Press and Journal with perspectives from Scotland Food & Drink, Scotch Whisky Association, Martin Gilbert and others. #OpportunityNorthEast #TransformingOurRegion #foodanddrink #ONEFoodDrinkAgriculture #ONESeedPod

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