The Dragons Den-style initiative will be outlined by Finance Secretary John Swinney at the SNP conference in Perth.

BBC: Dragons' Den Bannatyne

Budding entrepreneurs have been invited to enter a Dragons' Den-style challenge to regenerate an Aberdeen community.

BBC: Dragons' Den-style business bid to regenerate community

Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne has been taken to hospital after having a heart scare.

BBC: Duncan Bannatyne: Dragons' Den star 'suffers heart scare'

Cloud computing pioneer Piers Linney has been named as the new member of the Dragons' Den, replacing Theo Paphitis.

BBC: Dragons' Den announces Piers Linney as new member

Mr Bannatyne, who is originally from Clydebank, has appeared on BBC show Dragons' Den since the first series in 2005.

BBC: Duncan Bannatyne: Dragons' Den star 'suffers heart scare'

Speakers have included satirist Armando Iannucci, politicians Tam Dalyell and Sir Menzies Campbell and Rachel Elnaugh of the BBC's Dragons' Den programme.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Politics festival 'huge success'

The collapsed High Street camera retailing brand Jessops has been bought by a group including entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star, Peter Jones.

BBC: Jessops brand sold to Dragons' Den's Peter Jones

The Start-up Loans Company is chaired by James Caan, who is best known for his appearances on the television programme Dragons' Den.

BBC: Start-up loans scheme expanded

Away from the high-profile entertainment of the BBC's Dragons' Den programme, thousands of UK entrepreneurs regularly attempt to raise capital by pitching their companies to so-called angel investors.

BBC: Angel investors: The real-life Dragons' Den

The programme sees entrepreneurs pitch for investment in the Den from the Dragons - five venture capitalists willing to invest their own money in exchange for equity.

BBC: Duncan Bannatyne: Dragons' Den star 'suffers heart scare'