Starter for 6 is a business support programme led by NESTA in Scotland, working in partnership with many organisations including Scottish Arts Council, Six Cities Design Festival, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Cultural Enterprise Office, ICASS and Innovation Centres (Scotland) Ltd.

The programme provides business training, support and the opportunity to be considered for grant awards of up to £10,000 to pre-start/early-stage businesses working in the science, technology and/or creative industries.

Now in the second year, examples of the 62 businesses supported include Ambaba's re-usable nappies; Scott Garcia Design's contemporary furniture; and Ewgeco, an energy-saving home monitoring device. For further information and application form, please visit
www.nesta.org.uk/starterfor6 - Deadline for applications is 14th December 2007