We Are Ready To Help your Business

Rebuilding, restructuring and upskilling are three of the key priorities for businesses at the moment and we are here to help. Our business advisers are helping many businesses to get through the current situation and plan for the next few months.
Whether its helping build cashflows, help to find new customers or simply guidance on reopening, our team can support you as we all come to terms with the new normal.
Business Gateway is here to provide you with tailored 1:1 support (via phone, Zoom, Facetime or Skype), route you to the right national and local support, offer free webinars, guides, checklists and advice.
There is a lot of Covid and non-Covid support available to businesses of all sizes and we want to be able to direct and help you to access what support is appropriate for you.

Further Funding for Tourism

Two new funding packages worth £15 million will support the tourism sector as it looks to recover from the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Eligible businesses can apply for individual grants of up to £250,000 in addition to a suite of wrap-around business support and advice.
Further details and opening dates for both funds will be announced in due course.

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Eat Out to Help Out Starts Next Week

The government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme starts next week, which enables restaurant customers to save 50 per cent up to £10 per person on their meals and non-alcoholic drinks from Monday to Wednesday throughout August.
Click here to see the Fife restaurants participating

Vital Support for Museums and Galleries

A new funding stream for the independent museums sector to help bolster resilience following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been announced by the Scottish Government.
The £4 million Museums Resilience and Recovery Fund will provide support for Scotland’s museums and galleries and will be administered by Museums Galleries Scotland.

New Funding to Keep Scotland Centre Stage

A funding package of £10 million has been established to help the events sector recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Funding streams will be set up to provide direct support to organisers of cultural, community, and sporting events, as well as to supply chain firms facing hardship, to help keep them in business while restrictions on events are still in place.

Phase 3 Continues with Further Indicative Reopening Dates

the Scottish Government has announced Scotland will remain in Phase 3 of the route map out of lockdown due to the ‘fragile position’ the country faces.

However, two sets of indicative dates have been announced for sectors that remain shut as a vital part of the country’s public health measures in tackling COVID-19.
These include the reopening of gyms, indoor pools and sports courts as well as routine eye care services able to resume within community optometry practices and in patients’ own homes

Funding for More Teachers

Funding of £50 million will be ring-fenced for the recruitment of approximately 850 extra teachers and around 200 additional support staff as local authorities plan for the reopening of schools.

Free Webinars to Upskill and Rebuild Your Business

Our webinar programme covers a wide range of topics that can help you rebuild your business. From restructuring finance, choosing e-commerce platforms, setting a digital marketing plan, HR, using Facebook for business and much more. Book on to our free sessions today.
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Safety at Work - New Tool to Calculate COVID-19 Risk

People returning to work after coming out of shielding are to benefit from new risk assessment guidance.

The guidance includes a tool which helps the wider workforce to identify how seriously they might be affected by coronavirus (COVID-19), using information about their sex, ethnicity, age and underlying health conditions.

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Expansion of services in NHS dental practices

NHS dental practices are to re-introduce a range of procedures, such as the use of drills, on a limited basis.

Now dental practices, if they are ready, will be able to provide aerosol generating procedures (AGP) on patients with urgent dental problems from 17th August.

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SUPPORT PACKAGES AVAILABLE
COVID-19 Self-Employment Income Support Scheme FAQs

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Business Rates Support for Fife Businesses

The Creative Sector