ABERDEEN entrepreneur, Beena Sharma of Orbis Energy Innovations, is one of 40 individuals to be selected onto Unlocking Ambition, an entrepreneurial development programme run by Scottish Enterprise, in partnership with Scotland CAN DO.
As part of the Unlocking Ambition programme, Orbis Energy Innovations went through a rigorous application process, along with another 261 applicants.
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Beena, who lives in Aberdeen, will now take part in a cohort, where she will receive ongoing Business Mentoring and Strategy support for a six-month period.
Her start-up company, Orbis Energy Innovations – due to launch next week – will receive a £25,000 Development Grant, as part of the prize.
Orbis Energy Innovations has developed a “ground-breaking” Internal Wall Insulation System (Orbis IWI), which has been scientifically proven to reduce heat loss by up to 93% in the treated wall elements of granite and sandstone homes.
It offers a low-cost solution that will help to reduce emissions across Scotland over the next decade.
Designed by North-east Engineer, David McGrath, the system was developed with the support of Dr Amar Bennadji and his team at The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture at RGU.
Beena, managing director, said: “I can’t wait to take part in the programme and to use the knowledge gained to help our business. Orbis is just about to launch over the next couple of weeks, so the timing couldn’t have been better!
“We are very grateful for the grant and for the recognition overall – it’s been a huge boost for the whole team and it will go a long way in helping us meet our goals to cut emissions and reduce fuel poverty.”
