Grant Funding of up to £5,500 for Go Local Campaign Convenience retailers in Scotland can apply to the Scottish Grocers Federation Go Local funding programme to help maximise the range of Scottish products they offer to customers. This Scottish Government-supported fund helps retailers create long-term, dedicated display space in their stores for locally sourced Scottish products. |
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New Recruitment Drive for Tourism and Hospitality Sectors
A campaign has launched encouraging people to choose a career in Scotland’s valued tourism and hospitality industry. The advertising campaign launched earlier this week, will promote the range of roles within the industry and help people find a job that suits different skill sets. Click here to find out more. |
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Fife Businesses Urged to Apply for Fife Town Centre Building Improvement Grant Fife Council has launched its Town Centre Building Improvement Grant and is encouraging small businesses and commercial property owners to apply for a small grant to help improve or develop their property within one of Fife’s key town centres or other local centre boundaries.
Grant awards will be made in the range of £6,000 up to a maximum of £10,000 per eligible property. The intervention rate is 90 per cent of eligible costs, excluding VAT. Click here to find out more |
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Coronavirus Guidance on a Phased Return to Offices The Scottish Government has published guidance to help employers plan for a phased and limited return to offices in Level 0 of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The guidance also provides reference to a range of sources of support and guidance which will inform workplace plans. Click here to find out more |
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Update to Self-Employment Income Support Scheme If you're a self-employed individual or a member of a partnership and have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, you can apply for a taxable grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS).
If you’re eligible based on your tax returns, HMRC will contact you in mid-July to give you a date that you can make your claim from. It will be given to you either by email, text message, letter or within the online service.
Click here to find out more |
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Fa-‘Brew’-Less Move To Fife For Modern Standard Coffee A Tayport-based company has launched an innovative, fully automated, and low-cost solution to help with the safe flow of people accessing private spaces, businesses, or buildings.
QCounter is based on a traffic-light system, which offers a ‘plug n’ play’ counting system that manages the number of people in any given area, thus ensuring organisations remain COVID-safe, whilst fully operational.
Read the full story now at https://www.fifebusinessmatters.co.uk/. |
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£10 million for Local and National Projects Projects that restore nature, safeguard wildlife and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss and climate change will get a share of £10 million through a new Scottish Government fund. The Nature Restoration Fund will support a mix of urban and rural-focused projects, such as improving greenspace for outdoor learning, green active travel routes, planting of wildlife corridors and natural flood management. Find out more. |
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Cyber Security Procurement Support Tool Training In this climate of ever-increasing cyber threats, supply chains are often seen as an easy route to attack larger organisations. In light of this, the Scottish Government has developed the Scottish Cyber Assessment Service (SCAS). In this webinar SCAS will help you as a supplier to assess your cybersecurity. Find out more and register your place now. |
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12 Ways Your Office Can Help Tackle the Plastic Problem Zero Waste Scotland has published an easy-to-read guide that offers 12 practical ways your office can help tackle the plastic problem and reduce your organisation’s impact on the environment. The measures include tips on waste audits, procurement and more, with easy-to-implement changes that can be made right away. Click here to find out more and download the guide now. |
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Pandas Creating Bright Futures Fife Business woman, Michelle Mair, is creating a brighter future for children, parents and schools through her innovative mental health support businesses.
Michelle is the creator and founder of Peaceful Pandas, a totally unique programme which teaches young children how to practice mindfulness and positive wellbeing strategies through story books, online activities and a school or home resource kit. 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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Free Online Workshops and Seminars Our exciting events programme is packed with workshops and training seminars which will help you to learn new skills, implement new ideas and improve your operations, as you look to rebuild your business.
Featuring new seminars on key topics such as managing your online reputation and producing your own video content, as well as some of the most popular courses to take control of your website, marketing activities and bookkeeping, we are here to support your business and help upskill your team.
Find out more and download the brochure now |
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SUPPORT PACKAGES AVAILABLE
Business Rates Support for Fife Businesses
Businesses are being offered a range of relief or discount schemes. To check if your business qualifies, please visit Fife Council's Business Rates Reduction page.
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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