South of Scotland Enterprise
South of Scotland Enterprise is the development agency for southern Scotland, covering the council areas of Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway. It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, and was established in 2020, following the passage of the South of Scotland Enterprise Act 2019.
It is one of three development agencies in Scotland, operating alongside Scottish Enterprise, and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The three agencies jointly operate Scottish Development International which exists to assist Scottish companies grow their export markets.
Its remit includes market research surveys, including its business panel survey, funding land development projects as well as tourism and heritage development.