Guidance to Help Businesses Reopen Safely The Scottish Government has issued guidance to help businesses safely reopen. It sets out their expectations on the steps that should be taken before and after reopening. The guidance covers four key areas aimed at minimising the transmission of the COVID virus including assessing risks, communicating with employees, control measures and areas to continue to check and review after reopening. |
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Guidance for Tourism and Hospitality Sector As tourism and hospitality plan to reopen in the coming weeks, the Scottish Government has provided detailed advice and guidance for businesses to ensure they reopen safely. With Police Scotland and local authorities having the powers to enforce the restrictions, it is imperative businesses ensure they are fully aware of the requirements. Click here to find out more |
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Checklist for Salons and Close Contact Services The Scottish Government has created a checklist for salons and close contact services. This document can be used as part of a risk assessment to help these businesses prepare to reopen or continue to operate safely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Click here to find out more |
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Can You Help Fife Council Economic Development With Their Business Barometer Now, more than ever, as businesses like yours, continue to seek and respond to a range of factors, such as COVID and BREXIT, we want to make sure that we have the right range of support in place to help you sustain, develop and grow. The latest Business Barometer is available here and Fife Council Economic Development would appreciate you taking the time (it shouldn’t take more than six minutes to complete), to continue to make Fife the best place to do business. Click here to find out more |
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New Eden Enterprise Hub Set to Boost Start-Up Business in Fife Fife Council and the University of St Andrews will jointly develop the Eden Enterprise Hub at the Eden Campus in Guardbridge. This collaboration will see the refurbishment of two buildings on the campus to create much-needed modern business premises for new and growing businesses. The agreement will also see business support services delivered by the University of St Andrews to the occupiers of the new business space. Read the full story now at https://www.fifebusinessmatters.co.uk/ |
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Advice For Apprentices And Employers Affected By The Coronavirus If you are making an apprentice redundant, Apprenticeships.scot offers guidance and advice to apprentices and employers in Scotland affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Apprentice Transition Plan can offer them support in a number of ways from completing their qualification to providing a record of transferable skills that prospective employers recognise Find out more |
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Calls For Businesses To Represent Fife At Southern Manufacturing 2022 Three Fife-based businesses are signed up for the Southern Manufacturing & Electronics exhibition, and Fife Council Economic Development is seeking more businesses to join the representation and showcase the region’s offering. Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2022 is the UK’s most comprehensive annual industrial exhibition and is scheduled to take place between the 8th and 10th February 2022. Find out more |
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Extensive Range of Webinars and Online Tutorials From Business Gateway Business Gateway has an extensive range of webinars delivered locally and nationally across Scotland to help businesses through COVID-19. In addition, the website also offers a number of pre-recorded online tutorials which can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Find out more |
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Support Available for Accessing New Markets Fife Council Economic Development has released a revised guide for businesses seeking to access new markets. The four-page booklet – Your Guide to Accessing New Markets - points businesses in the direction of help from a range of business support services, to assist businesses into new geographical areas, or to simply help those already exporting to do so more efficiently. Click here to find out more |
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Download Your Free Market Report Improve your understanding of your market with our free market reports for key information and research on your specific area of business. With 104 market reports, each offering information, stats, research and facts on your chosen field, you can use it when writing a business plan to inform the market research section. 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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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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