Fife’s Specialist Business Advice programme can provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Fife that are looking to develop with up to three days of fully-funded consultancy support.

Tailored, expert advice is available from specialists across a range of topics. However, your business must be working with Business Gateway Fife to be considered for this programme. Your adviser will work with you to determine whether this support is suitable for your business.

Strategy to Help Businesses Thrive

A strategy to make Scotland one of the most innovative small countries in the world has been published.

The National Innovation Strategy sets out plans to align Scotland with European leaders such as Denmark, Finland and Norway over the next decade by placing innovation at the heart of the economy.

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Golf Inn Scoops Award

The Golf Inn in Ladybank is celebrating being voted Best Independent Bar in the East at the Entertainment and Hospitality Awards this month in Glasgow.

‘Team GINN’, as the staff are known, were over the moon after only four years in business in the village, they have created a fantastic community bar and restaurant.

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The Perfect Flexible Events 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.

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Platinum Blue HR Business Launched

After 25 years working in HR departments, Tracey Bork from Dunfermline, took the decision to go it alone earlier this year and launched her Platinum Blue HR business.

Tracey spent the last 15 years in Director or management level HR roles, with responsibility for every part of the employee life cycle, whether helping to put in place written contracts of employment or company policies, or advice on handling specific cases.  

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Trip Advisor Marketing and Online Review Management- Webinar

Nearly 90 per cent of travellers say reviews are influential in choosing where to book, yet many businesses are not making the most of the opportunity offered by Trip Advisor and other online review sites.

This half-day workshop will help you get started with TripAdvisor or optimise your existing listing, review both free and paid tools offered by the platform and highlight ways to encourage more reviews. It will also explore other online review platforms.

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Fife Business Diversity Awards 2023 Are Now Open

Nominations are now open for Fife Business Diversity Awards 2023 showcasing the achievements of people disadvantaged by age, disability or circumstances in the workplace and also the employers who strive to promote Equality and Diversity within the workforce.

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Selling to Chinese Consumers Through Cross-Border eCommerce

How can Scottish businesses reach this huge consumer base? What are the steps required in order to start selling to Chinese customers? How should businesses protect their brand, pricing and IP rights in the Chinese market?

In this workshop, Tmall Global will introduce their B2B and B2C cross-border eCommerce solutions for Scottish FMCG businesses, aiming to address some of the top perceived barriers to exporting to China. The Edinburgh Natural Skincare Company will also share their story as the first Scottish brand to open a flagship store on the Tmall Global platform and sell directly to consumers in China.

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Spin Out Support Programme

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC)'s Spin-Out Support Programme offers up to £20,000 towards Higher Education Institution (HEI) costs for spin-out projects that focus on innovative applications of biotechnology. These projects should address a real market need or commercial opportunity.

Applications are invited for proof-of-concept projects from researchers with an ambition to spin out a company within one to two years of the project ending.

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Supporting The Next Generation of Farmers

Participants in a programme designed to encourage new entrants into farming have commented on its successes.

An evaluation of the Scottish Government’s Starter Farm Initiative shows that it has provided opportunities to run a farm business, and valuable skills and experience to enable participants secure future tenancies and further their agricultural careers.

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Fife Health and Social Partnership: Community Chest

Funding is available through Fife Health and Social Care Partnership for local projects that are for the benefit of unpaid carers - anyone who, without payment, provides support to a relative, friend or neighbour that couldn't manage otherwise.

The funding is available to any carer-led community group or charity based in Fife that wants to support unpaid carers. The primary beneficiaries of the funding must be unpaid or informal carers.

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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.

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