DEADLINE TODAY FOR TOP-UP GRANTS Fife Businesses who have not already applied for the Strategic Framework Business Fund are being urged to take immediate action to ensure they receive the top-up payments with the deadline today (5th February 2021).
If you have already applied to the Strategic Framework Business Fund, you do not need to reapply for the top-up grant. It will be issued automatically.
In most cases, eligible businesses that have already applied for the four-weekly payment from the Strategic Framework Business Fund will get an automatic top-up. |
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Over £1 million Funding Available for Fife businesses to Train Staff The Scottish Government announced that a further £212,000 would be provided as part of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund taking the total monies available to over £1 million now available for Fife businesses to use to retrain and upskill their staff. Click here to find out more |
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Free Membership to Food from Fife Now Available The regional food group, Food from Fife, is offering free membership to any food or drink related business based in Fife until May 2021 in a bid to support food, drink and hospitality businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The group has more than 80 members, representing a diverse spread of the industry: from food and drink producers of all sizes, large hotels and small B&Bs, colleges, food consultants, caterers, restaurants, pubs and distributors. |
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Investing Jobs and Skills is the Heart of Rebuilding the Economy Supporting people into employment and equipping them with skills they need will be at the heart of the economic recovery, backed with £1.1 billion of investment under the proposed Scottish Budget 2021-22. An additional investment of £125 million will go towards the Young Person’s Guarantee, the National Transition Training Fund and other initiatives ensuring the future workforce has the skills needed for a green recovery and supporting those at risk of long term unemployment. Click here to find out more |
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Award Winning Haggis Takes Off to Hong Kong Fife artisan business, The Farmer’s Son, has secured a listing with high-end supermarket, City Super, to export its award-winning Black Pudding, Haggis and White Pudding across the globe to Hong Kong.
Read the full story now at https://www.fifebusinessmatters.co.uk/ |
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Funding Available for Charities and Community Groups in Fife Foundation Scotland offers a diverse range of funding programmes for organisations working to benefit a range of communities across Scotland.
Some programmes are Scotland wide and some are restricted to particular sectors and/or geographies. Each programme has its own unique criteria and/or outcomes. See what is available in Fife and Find out more |
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Record Funding to Deliver Scotland’s Green Recovery The Scottish Government will invest a record £1.9 billion in tackling climate change and creating good, green jobs in 2021/22. Delivery of a ground-breaking £1.6 billion investment to transform heat and energy efficiency of buildings will get underway, directly supporting up to 5,000 jobs and tackling fuel poverty while rapidly accelerating the decarbonisation of an area which makes up a quarter of Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions. Find out more |
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£4 Million Fund to Improve Lives Of Those In Or on Edges of Care Care-experienced young people will be at the heart of a £4 million fund to help improve the lives of those in or on the edges of care. The Promise Partnership Fund will help organisations to implement changes so they can better support children, young people and families who need it. Private, public and third sector organisations can apply and care-experienced young people will assist in the final funding decisions. Find out more |
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Scotland Coach Operators – COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund The £10 million fund is being delivered by VisitScotland on behalf of the Scottish Government and has been developed with input from the Confederation of Passenger Transport. It will support these businesses, who incur significant costs for vehicles which cannot operate while restrictions on travel are still in place and to help prepare for recommencing operations when restrictions are lifted. Find out more |
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New Chair of the Board for Business Gateway Fife The Board of Business Gateway Fife has welcomed the appointment of Mark Jones as its new Chair following the stepping down of Mark Cameron.
Mark has already spent several years as vice-chair of the Board and brings a wealth of experience to the role. He has spent the last 12 years in the Construction sector following several years in Senior Management within the Retail Sector.
Click here to find out more |
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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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Free Online Workshops and Seminars Our exciting events programme is packed with workshops and training seminars which will help you to learn new skills, implement new ideas and improve your operations, as you look to rebuild your business.
Featuring new seminars on key topics such as managing your online reputation and producing your own video content, as well as some of the most popular courses to take control of your website, marketing activities and bookkeeping, we are here to support your business and help upskill your team.
Find out more and download the brochure now |
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SUPPORT PACKAGES AVAILABLE
Business Rates Support for Fife Businesses
Businesses are being offered a range of relief or discount schemes. To check if your business qualifies, please visit Fife Council's Business Rates Reduction page.
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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