Read The Latest Edition of FBM Update The highly popular Fife Business Matters digital publication is now available to read online or download now.
This exciting publication is packed with the latest Fife updates on business activities, new contracts, collaborations, and significant developments.
Businesses featured this month include Babcock International Group, The Gilvenbank Hotel, Skyview Cafe, Balcaskie Estate, Easy Living Homes and many more. |
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£5 million To Unlock Scotland’s Entrepreneurial Talent. Extra investment to grow and nurture high-growth businesses and entrepreneurs has been announced.
The £5 million package will help deliver end-to-end support for Scotland’s start-up companies. It forms part of an ongoing to commitment to deliver on the recommendations of the Logan report into developing a world-class technology sector, and the Pathways report which is focussed on expanding the number of women starting and scaling-up businesses.
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Start Up Loans – from The British Business Bank A Start Up Loan from the British Business Bank is a personal loan for business purposes for a term of one to six years at a fixed rate of six per cent per annum. The loan is unsecured, so there’s no need to put forward any assets or guarantors to support an application.
All owners or partners in a business can individually apply for from £500 up to £25,000 each, with a maximum of £100,000 available per business. Click here to find out more |
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How To Increase Women In Engineering Roles Together with the Centre for Engineering, Education and Development (CeeD), Flexibility Works is hosting a morning of insightful panel discussions to inspire and support employers to move the dial on gender diversity in engineering.
In particular, you'll hear from female engineers on what has helped or hindered their careers so far, and employers that are taking effective proactive steps to attract and retain women in their workforce. Click here to find out more |
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Advice On How To Develop Quality Food Tourism Experiences The food tourism industry guide is a user-friendly guide to help businesses develop, market and deliver a quality food tourism experience for visitors to Scotland.
The guide includes advice on how to create a quality food tourism experience, from development right through to post-experience engagement, how to reach the right audiences and attract new visitors, as well as tips on sourcing and using more local produce across a food tourism experience or business.
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Artificial Intelligence - The Basics This free guide from Business Gateway explores the basics of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as its uses, ethical considerations, and practical tips to make the most of its potential.
Discover how AI, particularly generative AI like ChatGPT, can revolutionise small business operations, from marketing strategies to content creation.
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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.
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Build It Grant Funding For Social Enterprises The Build It award offers up to £40,000 in grant funding for early-stage social enterprises in Scotland to help them create new jobs and cover the salary costs.
This will help the enterprise increase its income so it can become financially sustainable and deliver social impact without relying on grant funding.
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Public Speaking for the Terrified Everyone can speak confidently in public. The ability just needs to be unlocked.
In this practical workshop, you will discover the techniques, tips and secrets that will enable you to overcome your fears and become a powerful public speaker - whether it is in meetings, for sales presentations, training events or full conferences.
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Grants for Fife Businesses Fife Council’s SME Development Grant provides financial support to help Fife-based small and medium-sized enterprises to develop and grow.
The fund provides small non-repayable grants to help with costs in six eligible areas, from workforce upskilling to trade development and transition to net zero.
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National Lottery Game Changers The National Lottery Awards are the annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first National Lottery draw in 1994, they are on the hunt to find 30 inspirational people who have achieved amazing things across the UK in the arts, heritage, sport and community in the last 30 years, with the help of National Lottery funding.
Nominations must be funded by The National Lottery or be associated with a project which has received National Lottery funding.
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International Trade Pathway - Smart Duty Management Part 1 - Inward and Outward Processing 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.
Under the UK Customs Code, traders are allowed three qualifying movements per year. Those wishing to make more movements will require an authorisation from HMRC. This can be withdrawn from those that do not demonstrate compliance.
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