START-up businesses in industries ranging from seating for children to shoe retailing won top billing in the inaugural Scottish EDGE awards scheme.
TWM Productions of Glasgow, who developed a four-in-one foldaway baby and toddler seat, and Caithness Cinema won £50,000 each through the Scottish Government's Scottish Edge fund.
Talking Mats, a Stirling-based firm that uses a mat with symbols to help individuals with communication difficulties express themselves, also won £50,000.
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