The Entrepreneurial Education Pathways Fund

A new fund has been launched to spark fresh ways to engage young people in entrepreneurship.  This will complement the existing support on offer from Business Gateway Fife.

The Entrepreneurial Education Pathways Fund offers public and private sector organisations grants of up to £250,000 to deliver new and innovative courses and projects to under-18s to encourage more young people, from a wide range of backgrounds, to choose business ownership as a career path.

Start-Up Support to Creative Businesses

Business Gateway Fife working in partnership with OnFife, is delivering Start-Up Support to Creative Businesses.  

If you are a passionate creative looking to turn your talent into a thriving business? Let us be your guide! As experienced business advisers specialising in the creative industry, we offer tailored support to help you launch your dream venture with confidence and success.

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Fully-Funded Consultancy Support For Fife-based Businesses

Fife’s Specialist Business Advice programme can provide small and medium-sized businesses 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 from sales and marketing to finance, social media and legal issues.

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Fife Businesses take off on learning journey to Farnborough Airshow

Fife businesses recently participated in the successful learning journey to Farnborough Airshow 2024. 

Cerebral Ape, Eurospray, Quality Precision Electronics, and Flightplan Aviation seized the opportunity to establish significant industry connections and explore new market opportunities at the Farnborough Airshow. Their attendance was made possible through the support of Fife Council's Economic Development Team via the Trade Development Programme and funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. 

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Fife Strategic Events Fund

Fife Council recognises the cultural and economic importance of events in Fife and we want to attract new events and also encourage existing events to grow.

This programme will support new or existing events with the capacity to grow and the ability to generate significant economic benefits for the area, attract new visitors to Fife and increase Fife’s profile on the national or international stage.

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Managing People for Growth

This programme of six workshops is designed to help you and your team develop excellent people management skills.

The interactive sessions cover key topic areas such as empowering teams, communication and influencing. Choose from a selection of dates and locations.

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Webinar - Finance for the Fainthearted

This online webinar aims to improve your understanding of basic business finance. It is designed for individuals who find finance intimidating or overwhelming.

The course aims to demystify key financial concepts and provide practical tools for better financial decision-making.

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Enterprise Hub Fife, The Place To Do Business 

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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Mastering Selling Skills Webinar

This webinar aims to improve your selling skills, thereby increasing sales.

By the end of the webinar, you will have a better understanding of why people buy, improved persuasive skills and more confidence in successful selling techniques.

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Forth Green Freeport appoints Sarah Murray as Chief Executive 

Forth Green Freeport has announced that it has appointed Sarah Murray as the first Chief Executive of the public/private consortium to to lead its ambitious green growth strategy.

Forth Green Freeport officially opened for business last month with a commitment to deliver an ambitious green growth strategy to re-industrialise Scotland, bringing economic and net zero benefits for the country as a whole and the local communities in Fife, Falkirk, Leith and beyond.

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Scotmid Community Grants

Scotmid has recently launched two new funding streams that may be of interest to partners.

The Scotmid Community Grant offers small grants of up to £500, applications are ongoing.

Scotmid Community Connect allows members to decide how £75,000 is shared between nine projects in Scotland. Every time a Scotmid member shops in a Scotmid store they scan their Community Connect Card to receive one Community Connect vote.

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International Trade Pathway - Smart Duty Management Part 1 - Inward And Outward Processing

Does your business import to the UK?

Fife Chamber is offering a free International Trade course that will teach you how to save money on customs fees and import tax for goods you bring in from abroad to be processed in the UK. Processing can include things like building, sorting, and packaging goods or fixing and refurbishing them.

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Amazon Innovation Accelerator Programme

Grow your business with the free Amazon Innovation Accelerator Programme.

Fife Chamber is working in partnership with Amazon to deliver two onsite workshops and one virtual master class to help small business leaders innovative and grow their businesses.

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