The King’s Awards for Enterprise recognise and encourage the outstanding achievements of UK businesses in the fields of innovation, international trade, sustainable development, promoting opportunity through social mobility

Winners can benefit from worldwide recognition, increased commercial value, greater press coverage and a boost to staff morale.

Green Network for Businesses

The Green Network for Businesses helps companies in Scotland to develop more sustainable business practices. You can join the network, or read their online case studies to find out how other businesses have taken positive steps to reduce their environmental impact.

The network offers an online database of around 300 case studies that describe how businesses that are members of the network have taken positive steps to reduce their environmental impact.

Click here to find out more now

Latest Issue of FBM Update Now Available to Read Online

This month's edition of FBM Update is now available to read online.

And this month, it’s more ’whisky galore’ with new investments, launches and spirit rebranding along with other sectors expanding and recruiting.

There are articles on Keela and Tayport Distillery as well as an update on the Levenmouth rail link.

Click here to read all the articles now

Download the Guide to Scottish Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

In this guide, you'll find details of more than 200 organisations that support new and growing companies all across Scotland.

The 2023 edition of the guide includes support options such as incubators, accelerators, co-working spaces, innovation assets, entrepreneurial support organisations, networking organisations and communities, finance and investment support.

The guide is available to download as a PDF file.

Click here to find out more now

Funding Win to Accelerate Net Zero Across South East Scotland's Housing

The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region today welcomed the announcement of a Net Zero Innovation and Delivery Officer to accelerate the drive towards reducing and eliminating emissions.

Funded by Innovate UK the role links across the six Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal local authorities to build skills and capabilities to further develop net zero delivery plans.

Click here to find out more

Fife Start-Up Grant

Fife Council’s Start-Up Grant can provide individuals who intend to start a business in Fife with up to £500 towards the costs involved in starting to trade. Eligible costs include things such as equipment, stock and certification.

Grants are offered at the discretion of a Business Gateway adviser, so you must be working with Business Gateway Fife to be considered.

Click here to find out more

Cashflow: Managing your invoicing to get paid faster

Ensuring your customers and clients pay you promptly is important for maintaining cashflow.

Check out this online resource which explains some simple but important steps you can take when you are invoicing to make this process a little smoother.

Click here to find out more

Checklist For Setting Up Your Digital Presence

For most startups, setting up a digital presence is a key step in getting a new business ready for launch, whether that’s a website, social pages, an email address or more. This checklist covers the things you are most likely to need.

From domain names to social media handles to GDPR compliance, this checklist helps to ensure you have everything covered.

Click here to find out more.

Public Speaking for the Terrified Workshop

In business, you often need to make a presentation or a speech. Have you ever looked at the person on the stage with the microphone and wondered how they do it? Don’t they suffer panic attacks, a dry mouth, a tongue that suddenly has a mind of its own?

With this in-person workshop at the Enterprise Hub Fife, you will leave with a new confidence in public speaking.

Click here to find out more

Sustrans - Love your Network Grant Fund

Grants of equipment and training bundles for community groups delivering projects which will benefit people or wildlife on the traffic-free paths of the National Cycle Network in Scotland.

Consititued community groups, charities and social enterprises can apply, as well as informal groups.

Click here to find out more

Inward and Outward Processing Workshop

Inward Processing (IP) is used to obtain relief from customs duties and import VAT on goods that are imported from outside the UK for processing. The basic principle is to allow UK exporters to be more competitive by reducing their processing costs. Processes that are permitted under IP include manufacturing sorting and packing repair and refurbishment.

This half-day training course will examine the principles and terminology of IP and some of the operations available within IP and will look briefly at Outward Processing.

Click here to find out more.

Events and Meeting Space at Enterprise Hub Fife

Whether you are planning a strategy session, looking to host a training workshop or require offsite meeting space, Enterprise Hub Fife offers bright and spacious areas with modern facilities in the heart of Fife.

Click here to find out more