Even More Free Webinars to Help Your Business
As Fife Business Week 2021 draws to a close today after an incredibly successful week of events, Business Gateway Fife is delighted to unveil that even more online business webinars are now available.
Whether you're already in business, or you're just getting started, there's a session to suit each stage of your journey. Get guidance, key tips and signposting to useful resources for starting up, enhancing your business with digital, marketing your business on a budget, using social media platforms to create brand engagement, increase your audience and generate sales and more. |
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Time to Kickstart Your Business With Expert Help Support. Our Expert Help solution enables businesses to access fully or partly-funded consultancy support from a specialist who would provide tailored, expert advice in key business areas such as: - digital marketing and websites
- finance
- IT
- legal
- business strategy
- HR
If you are looking at a potential new project or support to kickstart a key area of your business, click here to find out more |
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Business Loans Scotland Reopens with Additional £1.5 Million Funding. Business Loans Scotland is a consortium of Scotland’s Local Authorities, set up to manage loan funds providing funding to new and growing small and medium-sized businesses across Scotland.
The Fund has now reopened for applications from eligible SMEs following an additional £1.5 million of funding from The Scottish Government!
Click here to find out more and apply online. |
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New Glasshouse For Glenrothes Plant Nursery Fife garden centre, Hedgehogs Nursery, has been transformed into an oasis with a major investment in the business by installing impressive glasshouses at the centre based in Southfield, Glenrothes. Supported by Business Gateway Fife’s Financial Support to Businesses (FSTB), this major renovation project has provided a safe and attractive location for visitors to the Nursery, along with additional space for protecting and displaying shrubs, trees and flowers. Click here to find out more. |
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Energy Market Expert Support for Low Carbon Transport Energy Market Expert Support (EMES) helps businesses consider opportunities in the low carbon transport sector by providing them with up to four days of support from expert consultants at Cenex. This support is funded by Scottish Enterprise.
The support is targeted at companies with no experience of working in low carbon transport that are looking to diversify into the sector, as well as companies with some experience of low carbon transport that are looking to grow their business in the sector. Click here to find out more |
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Creative Scotland - Radical Care Many people who wish to work or progress in the arts, screen and creative industries have experienced barriers due to their caring responsibilities. Radical Care is an action research project for organisations in these industries to help them try out new approaches to support those with caring responsibilities. Through this fund, Creative Scotland can help offset the risk of the initial investment in your project, to encourage you to test theoretical ideas and share best practice, as well as any common pitfalls, to help others avoid similar challenges in the future. The aim is to learn from the actual impacts and challenges involved in practical solutions.
Click here to find out more |
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£500,000 Scottish Veterans Fund Opens A support fund for initiatives that improve the lives of former service personnel and their families is now open. A priority for this year’s Scottish Veterans Fund – which has doubled to £500,000 – is projects that support veterans who have left the Services early. Click here to find out more |
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£1Million Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Fife The Community Health and Wellbeing Fund is open to grassroots community groups and organisationsand aims to support adult community-based initiatives to help address the impact of distress and mental ill-health caused by social isolation and loneliness, as well as addressing the mental health inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fife Voluntary Action will be responsible for managing the fund and is hosting an informal information session to discuss who can apply and what the fund can be used for. Click here to find out more |
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Business Is Better With Cake For Yellow Cheesecake Company Starting up in business with a small café and a soft play area was always the dream for husband and wife partnership, Maighan and Ewen Brand.
They achieved that in May 2016 when they opened Coloured Café in Rosyth, and instantly the family café was a huge hit – as was Maighan’s cheesecake! Before long, they were selling 2,000 slices of cheesecake a month. Read the full story now at https://www.fifebusinessmatters.co.uk/ |
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DYW Employer Workshop: Mentoring Young People Whether you’re mentoring young people through work placements, apprenticeships or jobs this free training webinar offers practical insights and guidance to hone the skills required.
During the session, you will explore key mentoring skills and will also receive a detailed guide to mentoring that is packed full of practical hints and tips as well as sources of reference for further self-directed learning.
Click here to find out more |
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International Trade Pathway - Technical Export Training This course provides an in-depth look at export processes and requirements, giving delegates a more-detailed view of the exporting processes.
Commencing with the initial enquiry, moving through the contractual and legislative requirements, and concluding with securing payment, this course delivers an end-to-end guide to exporting.
Click here to find out more and to book your place |
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Here to Help - Request a Call Back from a Business Adviser We understand things may be extremely challenging at the moment whether it's dealing with financial issues, supporting your employees, or understanding what needs to be in place to enable you to safely reopen.
If you have any questions or just need someone to talk to, our business advisers are here to help.
Request a call back now |
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SUPPORT PACKAGES AVAILABLE
Funding for Social Enterprise Businesses from Firstport Firstport has a range of funding solutions available for Social Enterprise organisations from start-up funding to growth funding and for individuals aged 16-26 looking to make a positive change in the issues that matter to them.
The Creative Sector
Creative Scotland still has funding available to help support the country's creative industries against the impact of COVID-19.
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