ENTREPRENEURIAL SPARK

That this House congratulates Entrepreneurial Spark on opening its third start-up accelerator in Edinburgh; notes the opportunities and support the accelerator will provide to 50 start-up businesses; celebrates the success of the two existing accelerators in Glasgow and Ayrshire in fostering and nurturing entrepreneurial talent; recognises that entrepreneurs are essential to boost the growth of the UK economy; welcomes Virgin Media Business' decision to work with Entrepreneurial Spark by providing the start-ups access to its 1Gbps Big Red Internet service free of charge; further recognises the positive impact a reliable internet connection will have on the start-ups based in the Edinburgh accelerator; and calls on the Government to support schemes like Entrepreneurial Spark across the UK.