Training And Skills Business Survey For Employers Now Live! Fife College, in partnership with Fife Council’s Economic Development Team, is embarking on an exciting journey to align its training offering with the evolving needs of the business community. This initiative, stemming from our collaboration through the Arrol Gibb Innovation Centre (AGIC) in Rosyth, seeks to ensure Fife’s businesses has access to the training and talent required to grow. Projects including the Forth Green Freeport, Leven Regeneration Activities, and the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region deal emphasise an increasing demand for specialised training and upskilling opportunities. Feedback will be instrumental in shaping a responsive, innovative training landscape that not only meets today’s challenges but enables the partners to provide support to people at all levels of employment, from school leavers to experienced professionals. |
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Latest Edition of FBM Update Is Now Available To Read Online The February issue of fbm Update is now available to read online and download with articles on Fife Food and Drink Week, Sephra, The Abbotshall, Alba Heat and Power, The Secret Garden Rooms and Fife College. There are also features on business surveys, new openings and investment, contracts and developments, all happening throughout the region. As usual, there is always a wealth of support, guidance and advice available from the agencies across Fife to help businesses to sustain and grow. Click here to find out more |
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Up to £5,000 Grant Funding With Start It Scheme A Start It award offers up to £5,000 in grant funding to individuals who want to start a social enterprise. It is designed to help new social entrepreneurs pay for start-up costs such as legal fees for incorporation and registration as a charity or Community Interest Company, website, branding, logo design and marketing materials Click here to find out more |
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How To Sell At Trade Shows And Exhibitions Workshop 2024 Elevate your trade show and exhibition game with our "How to Sell at Trade Shows and Exhibitions" workshop, perfect for professionals of all business sizes. This event, combining live and online components, focuses on optimising stand performance and staff training. Trade shows and exhibitions offer unmatched opportunities to attract new customers, engage existing ones, and showcase product innovations. Success hinges on stand design, positioning, and staff effectiveness. Click here to find out more |
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Catalyst Fund Offers Loans to Social Enterprises The Catalyst Fund is a new type of social investment that offers loans to social enterprises to help them start and grow their business. The fund offers loans of £50,000 or more with a flexible, revenue-based repayment model. This means you'll only begin to pay back the loan once you've started to generate income. Click here to find out more |
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Food Waste Reduction Support For Scottish Food And Drink Businesses Zero Waste Scotland are working to reduce food waste, supporting the Scottish Government’s target of reducing food waste by 33 per cent by 2025. Their Food and Drink Advice and Support service helps food and drink businesses identify opportunities to prevent food waste and reduce costs. Their team of food waste reduction advisers will help you to implement meaningful environmental changes and achieve significant savings. Click here to find out more |
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Scottish Government Launches First Techscaler Hub In Silicon Valley The Scottish Government has launched its first Techscaler hub in Silicon Valley to help promising start ups from Scotland build contacts with international investors and customers. The pilot programme is providing office space for twelve start ups in San Francisco, one of the world’s leading start up communities, close to the city’s venture capital finance district. The new businesses are developing entrepreneurial ideas in areas from health technology to space tech. Click here to find out more |
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Labour Shortages Causing Damage To Food and Drink Businesses The Scottish Government has called for ‘meaningful engagement’ with the UK Government over issues impacting Scottish food and drink businesses, calling for a meeting with the UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss red tape and labour shortages that are seriously impeding the sector. Click here to find out more |
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Self Employment Course from Brag Enterprises If you are over 19 years old and currently unemployed, Brag Enterprises is running a four-day Business Start Up course with an experienced business adviser to help you turn your business into a business plan that works for you. The course provides more in-depth information, including the legalities of setting up a business as well as HMRC and tax, marketing and business finances. To find out more, call 01592 860296 or email selfemployment@brag.co.uk. |
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Enterprise Hub Fife Expands Its Offering Enterprise Hub Fife opened its doors in Glenrothes seven years ago as a pioneering one stop shop to inspire entrepreneurs and boost business growth. Now it has been refurbished to maximise the space to offer premium quality meeting rooms and office space. Click here to find out more |
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Strategy for Transformational Growth Programme Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has recently launched three new business support initiatives aimed at bolstering the growth and scalability of businesses within the Scottish ecosystem, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise. The programmer is open to SMEs in Scotland with ten or more staff and aimed at senior decision makers within organisations, with responsibility for strategy and growth. Click here to find out more |
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The National Lottery Community Fund - Climate Action Fund, Energy and Climate The Climate Action Fund will support communities in the UK to take local action on climate change. Through the Energy and Climate programme, they are looking for projects that show how communities can address climate change while tackling the energy challenges through community-led climate action. They expect to fund around eight to twelve projects. You can apply for up to £1.5 million over two to five years, with most projects awarded £1 million. The minimum grant is £500,000. Click here to find out more |
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Manufacturing & Engineering Innovation Breakfast/Showcase DYW Fife will host its first Business Breakfast of 2024 on Thursday 14th March at the Dean Park Hotel, Kirkcaldy. This will be followed by Fife Chamber of Commerce's Manufacturing and Engineering Showcase. The breakfast will have a particular focus on Manufacturing and Engineering, with Paul Sheeran - Scottish Engineering attending as keynote speaker. Click here to find out more |
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