| Giving To PSYBT
Join our Corporate Support Scheme
Your financial support as a Business Partner could be directed at young people who come from the region or community in which your business operates. These young people will become the suppliers and customers that benefit both the community and businesses like your own. As a PSYBT Business Partner you will enable Scotland's young people to transform their lives by becoming self-employed, creating employment for others and contributing to the country's economy. This programme is also attracting the financial support of businesses which themselves were set up with the help of PSYBT in the past – our very own PSYBT Alumni!
To find our more about our Corporate Support Scheme, please contact Gina Wallace, Corporate Development Manager, on 0141 243 5364 or email [email protected].
Sponsor a Young Person to enable them to start up in business
PSYBT will match your donation to a new start-up business in an industry and geographical area of your choice. Our Marketing department will arrange a press release and photo call to maximise press coverage for your business and keep you updated with the progress of the new business.
Sponsorship Opportunities
There are many areas of PSYBT's work which would benefit from corporate sponsorship. The following are examples of some of our major partnerships.
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Our young entrepreneurs work hard for their success and to reward them, we annually host, what has become one of Scotland's most prestigious business awards: The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust & The Royal Bank of Scotland Business Awards.
The Royal Bank of Scotland helped PSYBT create the awards 12 years ago and the competition has now become an integral part of the organisation. Each year we hold 18 regional heats to determine who will go forward to the national final. The awards also recognise the work of PSYBT's many volunteers, selecting the winner of the "Aftercare Adviser of the Year" award. Sponsorship from the Royal Bank of Scotland also contributes crucial support to our Revolving Loan Fund for new businesses.
BT Scotland
PSYBT are entering their seventh year of the BT Scotland Young E-ntrepreneurs Scheme, which assists young entrepreneurs who are aiming to make significant use of e-commerce and communication technology in their new businesses. The young people that are nominated to receive start-up funding through this innovative scheme are then eligible for an additional cash prize at the annual BT Scotland Young E-ntrepreneurs Awards ceremony.
Click here for the 2006 winners.
Click here for the 2005 winners.
The John Connor Awards
John Connor, Scots entrepreneur and owner of Kilsyth-based Stirling Fibre Ltd, one of the UK's largest independent waste paper processors, supports our unique Edinburgh-based awards scheme. Run in partnership with The Capital City Partnership, the John Connor Awards support around ten young entrepreneurs each year, complimenting existing PSYBT programmes to promote entrepreneurship, tackle social exclusion and encourage business creation amongst young people, predominantly in social inclusion areas. Businesses are eligible for a range of special prizes to reward their innovation, personal and business achievements, as well as overall positive impact.
Microsoft Scotland
PSYBT have been working closely with Microsoft Scotland very closely on a number of levels: we are proud to receive the support of Microsoft staff, who volunteer to mentor our young entrepreneurs as they start up in businesses; the company also supported the creation of a new 'Comms Room' at PSYBT’s Head Office, available for training and meetings; we are grateful for Microsoft’s expert technical advice; and their terrific fundraising support after this year's Microsoft Scotland Burns Celebration event in Edinburgh. Most recently, a group of PSYBT-backed businesses also attended a celebration reception to mark this flourishing relationship, now stretching almost three years.
The young entrepreneurs had the opportunity to meet both Raymond O’Hare, director of Microsoft Scotland, and Gordon Frazer, managing director of Microsoft UK, as well as a host of other businesses. Says Mr O’Hare: "Microsoft Scotland are committed to making a significant impact across Scottish business, government and the community; our partnership with PSYBT in every way complements these goals. PSYBT, through its excellent work and approach, is firmly contributing to the economic welfare and growth of Scotland, by ensuring that young businesses are given the help they need to start-up, grow and develop. Without PSYBT, many great business ideas would never see the light of day; and many people's lives would be all the poorer for this. PSYBT depends on some 600 professional volunteers across Scotland to help assess business plans and to mentor this new generation of entrepreneurs in their first years of trading. Scottish Government is very keen to promote and drive a culture of volunteering and, as a company, Microsoft Scotland is proud to be playing a significant part in this, together with PSYBT."
ScottishPower Learning
ScottishPower Learning has co-sponsored the PSYBT Bookkeeping workshops over the last three years with the Stewart Ivory Foundation. This sponsorship perfectly reflects ScottishPower Learning's commitment to the skills and training of young people in Scotland. The bookkeeping workshops benefit young people who have started their new business through PSYBT. Volunteer Aftercare Advisors are also encouraged to attend the workshops to learn more about the PSYBT accountancy system, which will help them when they are working with clients.
 Clydesdale Bank plc
Clydesdale Bank and PSYBT have enjoyed a long standing relationship. In 2004 the Clydesdale Bank sponsored the launch of PSYBT's new start-up guide, which is jargon free, inspirational and easy to follow, for young people who are thinking about setting up their own business.
This partnership also created the PSYBT/Clydesdale Bank Rural Regeneration Project in 2004. The sponsorship has enabled a series of workshops in rural communities to help raise awareness of self-employment opportunities for those aged 18 to 30. The first phase of the Project focussed on the North East of Scotland but workshops also spread to other parts of Scotland such as rural Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.
We are grateful for the support of all our corporate donors they include
Aberdeen Asset Management
Aggreko plc
Allan Martin Golf Professional*
Art Hire*
Ashley Group
Baillie Gifford & Co
The Bank of Scotland
BT Scotland
The Buccleuch Group
Canine Cuts*
Cannon's Retreat*
Carrick Bathrooms*
Clydesdale Bank
Component Sense Ltd*
Craigleith Ltd
D8 Ltd*
Dada Events Ltd*
Doodles Ceramic Workshop*
The Entrepreneurial Exchange
Envirosan*
Ewan C Gillespie Quality Joinery*
Fleurtations*
GA Engineering (Scotland) Ltd*
Genesis Properties (Scotland) Ltd*
Graham Muir Pianos*
Graham's Dairies Ltd
Innovation Centres Scotland
James Keiller Estates Ltd
Jamieson & Carry*
John Connor - Capital City Partnership
John Menzies Distribution Ltd
John Wood Group plc
K Two (Design) Ltd*
KCA Deutag Drilling Limited
The Laid Table
Mackays Stores Ltd
Main Motors*
Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd
McCallum Ceilings Limited*
Microsoft Ltd
Mothertomother*
Natasha Marshall Fabrics and Wallcoverings*
National Semiconductor (UK) Ltd
Nationwide Gas Care Limited*
NextDoor.com*
Fusion*
Powerdoors*
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Randox Laboratories Ltd
The Robertson Group Limited
The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc
Roxburgh Homes Ltd
Rutterford Ltd
The Scotsman
Scottish and Newcastle
Scottish Chambers of Commerce
Scottish & Universal Newspapers Ltd
ScottishPower Learning
Seric Systems Ltd*
Shell Livewire Scotland
Shepherd+ Wedderburn
The Solution Works*
Stewart Milne Group Ltd
Thom Bell Polo
Thomas Tunnock Ltd
Thorpe Molloy Recruitment Ltd*
Tiro Limited*
Tree of Knowledge Ltd*
Truly Scrumptious Designer Cakes Ltd*
Tulloch Ltd
William Grant & Sons Limited
Wood Mackenzie Ltd
*PSYBT-supported businesses
To find out more about our Corporate Partnership opportunities at PSYBT, please contact Rebecca Logan, Fundraising Manager, on 0141 243 5363 or email [email protected] |