Welcome to Smarter Britain
Why join Smarter Britain?
Smarter Britain is about inspiring the next generation of British entrepreneurs and supporting them to create new businesses. It provides a one stop solution to the challenges of access to advice, mentoring and funding in a structured and simple form not normally available. It makes starting a business simple. No jargon, no assumed knowledge, no barriers, or paywall. It connects prospective investors with their ideal opportunities. Our goal is to support 1000 new businesses within 1000 days from launch.
Expert advice
Get tailored advice from our network of proven mentors. Get the business support you need to start and grow.
Event access
Get exclusive access to networking events and workshops to give you inspiration to grow your business.
Community access
Get support and advice from business owners and entrepreneurs in your area and sector.
A personalised dashboard
Keep track of your investment opportunities and business journey.
The one-stop shop for advice, support, coaching, and finance.
The UK Business Community
Entrepreneurs are critical to the positive economic development of the UK economy.
Over 80% of all employees in the UK, nearly 30 million people, are employed in small or medium-sized companies (SME’s). Each of these companies was started by an entrepreneur who wished to build their own business. Despite a challenging market and a global pandemic, over 1 million new businesses were started in 2020/2021 and over 800,000 in 2022/2023. This represents the highest rate of growth on record.
For the UK economy to grow, new entrepreneurs need to be encouraged and supported to follow their ambitions.
This is the reason that we have created Smarter Britain. Our objective is to inspire the next generation of British entrepreneurs and support them in developing new businesses. We are a one-stop solution for access to advice, mentoring, and funding in a structured and simple form makes starting a business simple – no jargon, no assumed knowledge, no barriers.
Entrepreneurs are key to building the UK economy
2020 – 2021 saw 810,316 business incorporations, a 21% YoY increase
This increase is the highest rate of growth on record
The UK business community comprises of 7 million S+SME Companies and 28 million employees
Lindy Scott - Amber
Lindy Scott is a proud mother and the CEO founder of Amber. After studying Fine Art at University, she developed a passion for business. She channeled her creativity into supporting companies to develop innovative business strategies and improved internal communication.
Building trust in our brand was crucial. Health and safety communication is vital across all sectors and companies can be hesitant to try new approaches when human lives are at stake. We are 5 years in and have a solid roadmap and ambitious plans to improve our user experience and develop new features to serve safety professionals worldwide.