Furlough Scheme Has Now Ended
Submit Your Final Claim By 14th October The furlough scheme has been an invaluable support tool for many small businesses over the last few months, however, the scheme ended on 30th September.
Claims for September must be submitted on or before 14th October 2021 and any amendments must be made on or before 28th October 2021. If you are concerned about the impact the end of the scheme will have on your business and would like to discuss your options, request a call back with one of our advisers. |
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Book Your Free Place at Exciting Business Events at Fife Business Week 2021 More than 20 exciting events will take place online throughout the week from Monday 1st November through to Friday 5th November.
The week aims to give businesses as much support and advice as possible to sustain, recover and secure opportunities following the major challenges of COVID and exiting the EU.
The full calendar of events to mark the twelfth Fife Business Week is now available to view at www.fifebusinessweek.co.uk. |
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Fife Companies Shine at Great Taste Awards The Great Taste Awards 2021 have been announced, and no fewer than 12 Fife companies have been recognised. The Great Taste Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is the acknowledged benchmark for fine food and drink. Expert judges, including top chefs, buyers and food writers, make up the panel, which blind-tasted thousands of food and drink products in a rigorous judging process. Click here to find out more. |
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Dillydream, A Unique New Clothing Brand Is Launched
Mother and daughter partnership, Liz and Megan Laing from Dunfermline in Fife have created a dream brand of sustainable fashion clothing that is hitting the mark with a wide range of customers.
A bespoke 'cute fashion' digitally printed fabric is used to create the initial capsule collection of products for the online store, including dungarees, wide trousers, sweatshirt and t-shirts Click here to find out more |
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Kickstart Scheme for Employers Employers of all sizes can apply for funding until 17th December 2021 to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit. The funding covers 100% of the National Minimum Wage (or the National Living Wage depending on the age of the participant) for 25 hours per week for a total of six months Click here to find out more |
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Days Out Incentive Fund For Tourism Businesses The £4 million Days Out Incentive Fund is intended to support the recovery of tourism businesses following the pandemic and to encourage visitation to visitor attractions and experiences across Scotland, in the off-season. The Fund allows successful applicants to participate in a consumer-facing promotion, to stimulate demand and usage of Scotland’s visitor attractions, day tour excursions and activities over the off-season. Click here to find out more |
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Guidance on Fair Work First Criteria The Scottish Government has published guidance on its Fair Work First criteria to encourage and support employers to adopt fair work practices within their organisation. The guidance provides direction on how the Fair Work First criteria can be implemented and how it should be used by those involved in awarding public sector grants, sponsorship and other funding and contracts. Click here to find out more |
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Feragaia Now Available On Three Continents Feragaia, Scotland’s first distilled alcohol-free spirit made from land and sea botanicals, has started exporting to Canada and Australia, having signed supply deals with importers in each country.
News of these export deals comes at a welcome time for the business, which is exploring additional export streams, and to bring production in-house to a new facility in Fife. This, it is hoped, will be in place in the next 12 months. Read it now at https://www.fifebusinessmatters.co.uk/ |
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HMRC Publish Series of Videos HMRC has published a series of videos to help businesses that import and export understand the new processes and requirements introduced from 1st January 2021.
The videos explore key topics such as the New Rules for Making Cash Declarations to Trader Responsibilities When Using an Intermediary. Click here to watch them now. |
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BOOKKEEPING WEBINAR
8th NOVEMBER 2021 This online webinar aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage your finances and comply with regulatory and legal requirements through a relevant bookkeeping system.
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to introduce or improve your financial record-keeping system and improve how you manage your finances. Find out more about this webinar and book your place now. |
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Looking for Productive Space During School Holidays? With the October School holidays starting this weekend, working from home may prove to be more of a challenge than usual.
Thankfully, Enterprise Hub Fife has created a safe working environment with full social distancing measures in place to enable you to focus on your work or host essential meetings - with space available by the hour, half-day or full-day. Click here to find out more |
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Fife Chamber Rising Stars Dinner The inaugural Fife Chamber of Commerce Rising Stars Dinner will celebrate Fife’s most talented, ambitious and successful young people, who will be ‘centre stage’ throughout the whole evening at the Fairmont St Andrews.
The keynote speaker for the event is Chris Van Der Kuyl, co-founder and Chair of 4j Studios, which produces the global phenomenon Minecraft, and was also founding Chair of Entrepreneurial Scotland.
Click here to find out more |
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Here to Help - Request a Call Back from a Business Adviser 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.
Request a call back now |
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Check Out Our Full Programme Of Online Workshops and Seminars Business Gateway Fife is delighted to present our latest exciting programme of free workshops and seminars to help you develop your skills and take your business to the next level.
Topics include sales, finance and accounting, e-commerce and many more all of which are delivered online by specialists experts.
Click here to find out more. |
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SUPPORT PACKAGES AVAILABLE
Funding for Social Enterprise Businesses from Firstport Firstport has a range of funding solutions available for Social Enterprise organisations from start-up funding to growth funding and for individuals aged 16-26 looking to make a positive change in the issues that matter to them.
The Creative Sector
Creative Scotland still has funding available to help support the country's creative industries against the impact of COVID-19.
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