Changes To Working From Home Advice

International Travel Restrictions Eased

Following agreement at a cross-UK meeting earlier today, testing requirements for fully vaccinated people arriving in Scotland are to be dropped and further work will be done on a new surveillance system to monitor the border.

Testing will no longer be a requirement for all adults who have completed a full course of an approved vaccine, usually at least two doses. Children under the age of 18 continue to be treated as fully vaccinated.

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The Beehive’s New Owners Creating A Buzz

A long-established general store in the East Neuk village of Crail has been totally transformed by new owners Joanne and Iain Stewart and given a new lease of life as an eco-friendly café and gift shop, offering visitors local arts and crafts along with speciality coffee, light lunches and home baking and locally produced ice cream.

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Visit Scotland has partnered with the Business Gateway DigitalBoost team to create a brand-new webinar programme for tourism businesses looking to find out more about using social media, improving their website performance or managing their online reputation.

These hour-long webinars featuring industry experts are available to all Scottish tourism businesses for free.

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Have you considered a succession plan for your business? It’s never too early to start thinking about your options. Employee ownership is fast becoming the preferred exit route for business owners.

Aimed at business owners considering an exit from their company, this session will give attendees the opportunity to hear IT and communications consultancy, ITWORX and Jerba Campervans, campervan fit out specialists explain what they considered in choosing employee ownership and how things have worked.

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Engineering Fife’s Future Event

Fife College recently invested over £800,000 in new engineering equipment and partnered with the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) on its Digital on a Shoestring Project.

If you're a small or medium-sized enterprise in Manufacturing and Engineering, Fife College invites you to join a seminar at its Stenton Campus in Glenrothes, where you will be presented with an array of new digital equipment and projects.

This event will provide you with an understanding of how Fife College and partners can help you build the necessary skills for effective implementation of new technologies that could benefit your business.

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Procurement for Good - Buy Social Scotland

If you are thinking about how you can use suppliers of products and services for positive impact or interested in building relationships with social enterprises but not sure how, Buy Social may be able to help.

Buy Social Scotland is an initiative that seeks to build and connect organisations through social and environmentally led procurement and purchasing that delivers value to communities and wider stakeholder.

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Developing a Digital Economy Skills Action Plan

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is working with ekosgen to develop a Digital Economy Skills Action Plan.

The plan must reflect the experiences and needs of employers and they are looking to gather insights from a wide range of businesses and stakeholders in Scotland through workshops and surveys.

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Feragaia Secures Significant Investment To Enable Growth

Fife’s pioneering alcohol-free spirit brand, Feragaia, is moving to the next phase of its development, with an investment in excess of £1.5 million.

This investment illustrates the increasing popularity of premium alcohol-free options and will support the establishment of a production hub in Fife, with the creation of new jobs.

Read the full story now at https://www.fifebusinessmatters.co.uk/

Get Your Business Trading Online - Webinar

This webinar aims to enable you to set up and manage an effective online trading presence covering everything from what systems and shopping carts are available as well as the most appropriate payment options.

It also covers critical aspects such as distance selling regulations and good practice in data security.

International Trade Pathway Webinar - Incoterms 2020

Incoterms 2020 rules are the official commercial terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). They are a voluntary, authoritative, globally-accepted and adhered-to text for determining the responsibilities of buyers and sellers for the delivery of goods under sales contracts for international trade.

This interactive online workshop combines theory and practice using company examples to illustrate how the techniques presented have been applied in real case studies

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We understand things may be extremely challenging at the moment whether it's dealing with financial issues, supporting your employees, or understanding what needs to be in place to enable you to safely reopen.

If you have any questions or just need someone to talk to, our business advisers are here to help.

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