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Looking ahead
Welcome to the latest edition of Fife Business Matters.
Business Training Workshops
Over the next few months, we’re running a series of half day events which are practical, interactive - and free of charge.
The future is green
There are a number of advantages associated with going “green” one of which is a reduction in energy overheads which are threatening to have an adverse affect on many businesses.
Enterprise Network changes
The main impact in Fife is the winding up of Scottish Enterprise Fife, with other organisations, including Fife Council, Scottish Enterprise and Skills Development Scotland taking over responsibility for its activities.
Beating the water bugs
Shaw Water Engineering Ltd is helping to keep people safe -by developing an online system to detect nasty bugs in
Fare Deal for BYOB Taxi Driver
He started up luxury taxi firm Saltire Transport Services after he was made redundant. Thanks to help from BYOB workshops, he had access to a business advisor and financial help with marketing.
Award hopes for Fife Fabrications
The Glenrothes-based company has been shortlisted at the MWP Awards for Best Subcontractor (Assembly and Finishing), Best Subcontractor (Forming and Fabrication), Best Subcontractor (Supply Chain Partnerships) and Best Health, Safety and Environmental Practice.
Storage centre is really ACE
The Methil-based company, which specialises in recovering vehicles on behalf of major motoring organisations and Fife Constabulary, now has additional premises situated in a secure unit at Dalgety Bay.
Aircraft contract for Brand Rex
The firm will create ‘blown fibre’ networks for the two new vessels after being selected from a shortlist of five by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.
Incubator open for business
Provost of Fife, Councillor Frances Melville, cut the red tape at the building, which is based at Kirkcaldy’s Mitchelston Industrial Estate.
Wrestling idea is just champion
Stacey Lyons, 23, set up Wrestlezone in the town’s Michelson Industrial Estate, to run training classes for adults and kids over 10.
Current Issue
- Funding boost for SMEs
- Chamber campaigns on business rates
- New President means business
- FMC's Green Team set the standard
- Do Be tune in
- Fife Business Week - Coming soon
- Success on a plate - Fife’s food is big business
- Green light for Golf Alliance
- Open visitors welcomed to Fife
- Ambassador calls for partnership
- Fife: A great place to live, work, visit and invest
- Promoting Fife
- Small businesses to lead Scotland out of recession
- Preparing to succeed
- New enterprise club for Lochgelly
- Business Gateway making a difference to Fife start-ups
- Record results for Business Gateway Fife
- Budget message: "UK is open for business"
- UK first for Carnegie
- New Assistant Principals take the helm
- Adam Smith celebrates success!
- 2kt delivers for SMEs
- College welcomes Chinese delegation
- Tesco looks forward with Dunfermline traders
- It’s a double for students at Diageo
- Premier support for east coast renewables alliance
- Skills gap could put energy ambitions at risk
- McKinnon & Clarke powers up with £6.25m energy acquisition
- Turbine signals project landmark
- Partnership the key to sustainability
- College donation secures new energy centre
- High powered partnership
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