Get Your Tickets For The Fife Tourism Conference 2024

The Fife Tourism Conference is back for 2024 with the theme of "Developing New Markets".

Gain insights from experienced speakers and leaders shaping the future of tourism in Scotland. Explore the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in our dynamic industry.

Small Business Bonus Scheme

This Scottish Government scheme helps owners of non-domestic properties, including businesses, with a lower rateable value to claim non-domestic rates relief.

For businesses with two or more properties, if the total rateable value for all properties is less than £35,000, then you can claim 25 per cent relief on individual properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or less.

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Adam Smith Centre Welcomes Business Community After Multi-Million Pound Refurbishment

Thanks to a multi-million-pound refurbishment, the newly reopened Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy is the star of the show as cultural charity OnFife steps up its commercial ambitions in the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions market.

Reinforcing the venue’s position as a creative hub is The Design Suite, which is encouraging and supporting start-up businesses and creative entrepreneurship. It offers a range of working areas, including fully equipped creative workstations and flexible spaces. There are also meeting areas, relaxed working zones and a dedicated edit suite.

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Fully Funded Consultancy Support For Fife-based Businesses

Fife’s Specialist Business Advice programme can provide SMEs in Fife that are looking to develop with consultancy support. Tailored, expert advice is available from specialists across a range of topics, from business strategy to sales and marketing and from financial planning to IT. 

The Specialist Business Advice programme is delivered by Business Gateway Fife on behalf of Fife Council. It is fully funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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Phoenix Decorating Scotland Continues To Rise

Phoenix Decorating Scotland Ltd, based in Markinch, Glenrothes, provides painters and decorators to housebuilders and commercial developers for large building contracts.  The business, run by Iain Matthew, started in April of this year, after the previous owners of Phoenix Decorating Services retired. 

After many discussions over the years, prior to the buyout, it was agreed that Iain would join the company to see how they did things, but more importantly, to start networking with the clients.

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SMART: SCOTLAND Grants

Are you a small or medium-sized business seeking to develop a new product, process or service?

SMART: SCOTLAND grants from Scottish Enterprise can support technically focused feasibility studies to help discover if your idea will work in the real world. 

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Marketing Your Business - Webinar

This webinar will help you create a realistic marketing plan. It is designed to improve how you market your business and increase sales.

In this webinar, you will identify what your customers need and want, begin to produce forecasts for your business, decide what type of marketing you will use and calculate how much your marketing will cost.

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Business Guide: How to Increase Your Profitability

Every business can improve its profitability. Sometimes, a single factor can significantly increase profitability, but for most businesses, increasing profitability means gradually implementing several small improvements.

There are four key areas that can help drive profitability. These are reducing costs, increasing turnover, increasing productivity, and increasing efficiency.

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Working Health Services Scotland

If your employee has a health condition that affects their work, they could benefit from Working Health Services Scotland (WHSS).

This service provides free and confidential advice and health support for staff in companies with fewer than 250 employees, as well as self-employed people.

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The Perfect Flexible Events Space at Enterprise Hub Fife

Whether you are planning a strategy session, looking to host a training workshop or require offsite meeting space, Enterprise Hub Fife offers bright and spacious areas with modern facilities in the heart of Fife.

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Fore Trust Offers Grants of Up to £30,000

The Fore offers development funding and strategic support to early stage charities and social enterprises. It makes unrestricted grants which have the potential to have a transformational impact on an organisation. For example enabling your organisation to take a step forward in its development or giving you the chance to do something you couldn’t before.

It will also match successful applicants with friendly professional support, including ongoing mentoring, strategic advice, governance support or other assistance.

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