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Scottish Government funding to help you pay for your energy efficiency projects
New businesses in Argyll and Bute can apply for funding of up to £1000 to help with start-up costs. Find out more here.
Argyll and Bute Council Business Start-up Grant
New businesses in Argyll and Bute can apply for funding of up to £1000 to help with start-up costs. Find out more here.
HIE New Product Development Programme
For established businesses in the Highlands and Islands to bring a new product or service to market. Find out more here.
Tasting Tayside and Fife 2024
This networking event on 14 May from 10am will allow guests to experience world class local food and drink. Find out more here.
Perth & Kinross Green Recovery Capital Development Grant
Businesses in the area can apply for up to £25,000, covering up to 50% of eligible costs, to invest in capital projects.
Find out more here.
Argyll and Bute Small Business Development Grant
Up to £5000—for up to 50% of your approved costs—to help you develop your business.
Find out more here.
The Catalyst Fund
Loans of £50,000 or more to social enterprises through a flexible, revenue-based repayment model.
Find out more here.
SMART: SCOTLAND Grant
Grant from Scottish Enterprise to enable small or medium-sized businesses to conduct feasibility studies for technological projects.
Find out more here.
Fife Council Business Efficiency Grant
Between £3,000 and £20,000, to cover up to 90% of net zero or digital development project costs.
Find out more here.
Graduate Placement Programme Argyll and Bute
Small to medium sized enterprises and social enterprises can take on a graduate and get up to 50% of their salary covered by HIE.
Firstport Build It Award
Up to £40,000 in grant funding for salary costs for early stage social enterprises.
Technology Placement Programme
Enterprises in the Highland Council area can get up to 70% of the salary for a graduate or student placement.
Next Generation Practical Training Fund
This fund, managed by Lantra, aims to support new entrants to farming (less than 5 years) by providing up to £500 per course.
Find out more here.
Shetland Islands Council Coastal Communities Fund
A grant of between £5,000 and £100,000 is available to organisations with projects that support the community and economic development of Shetland.
Find out more here.
The Highland Council Growing Business Growth Fund
This fund is designed to support the development of existing small and medium-sized businesses in the Highlands that are looking to grow or diversify.
Parental Employer Recruitment Incentive
This incentive offers businesses in Perth and Kinross funding to recruit parents facing barriers to employment
Workforce Innovation Voucher Scheme
This voucher scheme, the value of which is between £1,000 and £7,500, is for small or medium-sized business or social enterprise in Scotland.
WES Crowdfunding Platform for Women-led Businesses
Women’s Enterprise Scotland has launched a crowdfunding platform for women-led businesses.
Fife Start-Up Grant
Individuals intending to start a business in Fife, or who started one in the past 6 months, can apply for up to £500. Find out more here.