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Fife Manufacturing Business Breakfast - Business Resilience in a Challenging Climate

Fife Manufacturing Business Breakfast - Business Resilience in a Challenging Climate and hear from Ernst Young, UK Specialist Recovery Team for Oil and Gas Sector

15 March - 8.30am to 10.30am at the Dean Park Hotel, Kirkcaldy

Fife Council Economic Development are hosting a business breakfast workshop session for local SME manufacturing (engineering) businesses to discuss the current oil and gas position and impact on Fife.

Thursday, 18 February 2016

THE BUDGET – GET THE ANALYSIS!

Thomson Cooper 2016 Budget Briefings - Friday 18 March

The Hilton Grosvenor, Haymarket, Edinburgh from 8am or
The Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline from 11am

We have pleasure in inviting you to our annual Budget briefing. Against the background of uncertainty over EU membership, falling oil prices and the impact of Scottish taxes, the experts at Thomson Cooper will analyse and evaluate the real impact of the Budget on you and your business.

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Lift Off at New Pilot Training School in West Fife!

The sky’s the limit for a new pilot training school in West Fife launched by four enterprising pilot training instructors. Newly formed Pathway Pilot Training Limited, based at Liberty Business Centres in Rosyth, was created by highly experienced instructors previously employed in Perth to provide a continuation of commercial pilot ground school training in Scotland that was in serious danger of closing.

Friday, 12 February 2016

Grow a greener business today with funding from £1k-£100k

Apply for an interest free, unsecured loan for business now.

The Scottish Government's Resource Efficient Scotland SME Loans Scheme provides your business with a great opportunity to access financial support to help you cut operating costs and increase your competitiveness.

The Scheme can help to fund the installation of a range of carbon reducing measures, such as;

Thursday, 04 February 2016

Limited night time access for HGVs to begin this week for FRB

Phased reintroduction of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to the Forth Road Bridge is due to begin tonight (Thursday 4 February)

Structural monitoring installed at the truss end links of the structure show the bridge can now allow a limited number of HGVs to cross – up to around 600 northbound between 11 pm and 4 am nightly, starting February 4, 2016 subject to weather conditions.

Thursday, 04 February 2016

SIGN PLUS ACHIEVES INVESTORS IN YOUNG PEOPLE ACCREDITATION

Sign Plus Ltd have achieved the Investors in Young People Accreditation, the only people management standard that focuses on an employer’s recruitment and retention of young people. This represents a true commitment to the training and development of young people and demonstrates Sign Plus Ltd as an employer of choice for young people.

Thursday, 04 February 2016

NEW DIVIDEND TAX RULES: WHAT THEY MEAN FOR YOU

Important changes being made to company dividends are coming into force in the next few months. What are they, and how will they affect you? If you’re the owner of a small to medium sized business, now’s the time to act, advises Lisa Bray, a director of Eden Fyfe Accounts.

The current arrangement

Thursday, 04 February 2016

Dunfermline Business On Track To Cut Transport Emissions By 70%

Dunfermline business on track to cut transport emissions by 70 percent, urges others to Pledge

A Dunfermline business is once again leading the way in energy efficiency after becoming one of the first to gain its Resource Efficient Scotland Silver Pledge certificate.

Managed IT Experts, an IT solutions consultancy, was the first business in Scotland to achieve a Bronze Resource Efficiency Pledge when the programme was launched in 2014.

Thursday, 04 February 2016

Win up to £100,000 for your Business…

Win up to £100,000 for your Business…

Are you considering applying for Scottish EDGE Round 8?... then come along to the Fife workshop on 22 February 2016 from 9.30am to 11.30am, to find out what makes a strong Scottish EDGE application, what the judging panel look for when assessing your application and how to deliver a 3 minute video pitch.

Wednesday, 03 February 2016

Changes to Empty Business Rates - April 2016

The Scottish Government have indicated an intention to make some changes to the empty property rates relief with effect from 1 April 2016.

They are of particular interest to owners/occupiers of large business property (RV in excess of £35,000) and those with empty property.

Large Business supplement:

Tuesday, 02 February 2016

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