Business Loans Scotland can provide loans from £25,000 to £250,000 which could be the essential finance you need to start or expand your business.

The loans can be used for a variety of purposes including working capital, property, purchasing assets and expansion into new markets. 

Dunimarle Castle Investment Bearing Fruit

Dunimarle Castle is a hidden gem, located high above the historic village of Culross in Fife.It has been refurbished and upgraded by the current owners in 2010.

One of the major developments in the estate is the creation of the Orangery café, a stunning large event space, which has just received final approval from Fife Council Planning.

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Scotland’s electric vehicle charge point network is set to receive a boost with the launch of a new fund aimed at tourism businesses.

The move is designed to improve the network of charge points across Scotland and encourage responsible tourism practices with both visitors and businesses.

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Many companies have now moved to remote working however, how do you ensure new staff get off to the best start possible with a proper face to face induction?

Enterprise Hub Fife offers flexible meeting space with screen sharing facilities to help you provide the personal touch in a safe and professional setting.

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Husband and wife partnership, Lloyd and Fiona Greenaway, have a busy working week running Thornton’s highly successful vintage tearoom, café and giftshop, Serendipi-Tea, as well as Greenaway Productions, a video content and editing business for golf, travel and tourism.

Serendipi-Tea continues to thrive with customers travelling from near and far to sample its award-winning offering. The business was voted the best place to have a scone in Scotland in 2021, which adds to other accolades, including winner of Fife Café of the Year (2020) and grand finalist in the Food Awards Scotland 2021.

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BBC Scotland's topical TV programme Debate Night is searching for people to be part of the big studio audience.
 
If you would be interested in joining the studio audience, the BBC is filming in Edinburgh next week, on Wednesday 25th May.

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Mara Seaweed is hosting a Pre-Application Consultation Event to discuss their plans for their new Algal Farm site, in St Andrews Bay off Fife's east coast.

The event will offer discussion, charts and plans for their proposed Seaweed Farm and include an open Q&A session. 

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A new round of funding to support fishing businesses and wider marine organisations in coastal communities is open for applications with an overall budget of up to £14 million.

Marine Fund Scotland will support projects which contribute to innovative and sustainable marine sectors, reduce carbon emissions and support coastal communities.

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Book Your Place on our Mastering Selling Skills Webinar

This fantastic webinar will help you to increase sales by helping you to understand why people buy, improve your persuasive skills and provide you with successful selling techniques.

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Congratulations to The Adamson on celebrating ten years in business. In the heart of St Andrews, the historic building was given a new lease of life by the Dalton family.
 
Since April 2012, The Adamson has had three refurbishments, expanded to create its cocktail bar, established HATCH, and won an abundance of food and drink industry awards. It is now firmly focused on further growth.

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Attention all Exporters and future Exporters!  Fife Chamber are going Back to Basics with e-Cert and will be teaching you how to process a UK Certificate of Origin, and EUR 1 from scratch. 

This will include, what backup evidence is required for your application, the difference between the certificates and some hints and tips on how to make your application as simple as possible.

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If you have any questions or just need someone to talk to, our business advisers are here to help.

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