ENTREPRENEURIAL Scotland has unveiled a partnership with wealth management firm Cazenove Capital, which will be lead sponsor of the network’s annual conference at Gleneagles next week.

Formed by the merger of the Entrepreneurial Exchange and Saltire Foundation, Entrepreneurial Scotland calculates that its networks include more than 1,000 of Scotland’s current and future entrepreneurial leaders, who collectively employ more than 150,000 people and generate revenues of about £17 billion a year.

Entrepreneurial Scotland noted its corporate partners provide members with “access to expertise, experience and resources to help them grow and scale their businesses”.

Bob Hair, wealth planning director and head of Cazenove Capital’s Edinburgh office, said: “We have been helping entrepreneurs preserve and grow the wealth created through their endeavours for over 200 years.”

Sandy Kennedy, chief executive of Entrepreneurial Scotland, said: “We limit our corporate partners to key organisations with a significant presence in the Scottish business community, a track record of backing entrepreneurial leaders and for encouraging business growth, and who can offer distinct value to our members.”

He noted his organisation’s ambition for Scotland to become “the most entrepreneurial society in the world”.

Entrepreneurial Scotland’s conference is being held at Gleneagles Hotel on May 4, focusing on the theme of “scale-ups”. Speakers include Chris Gauld, chief executive of Spark Energy, tech entrepreneur and Blippar co-founder Jess Butcher. Marty Bell and Kris Reid, co-founders of Tens Sunglasses, and Mark Hogarth, creative director at Harris Tweed Hebrides, are among the other speakers.