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New entrepreneurs wanted in Kirkcaldy

New businesses are encouraged to start up in Kirkcaldy via the new “Ready, Steady, Start-Up” initiative

For more information please click here

Contact: Andrew Walker Fife Council 08451 55 55 55 Ext: 442274 or Bill Harvey Kirkcaldy 4 All 01592 640040

Friday, 10 May 2013

Fife Council The Future for Supported Employment in Fife (A Job...it's a GOAL!)

PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE

Fife Council The Future for Supported Employment in Fife (A Job...it's a GOAL!) event was due to take place on Thursday 25th April at Dunfermline Athletic Football Club.

Please note the venue has been changed to Carnegie Conference Centre, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, KY11 8DY

Places for this free event are on a first come first served basis by contacting linda.clark@fife.gov.uk

Monday, 15 April 2013

Easter Holidays

The office will be closed on Friday 29th March & Monday 1st April 2013 for Easter Holidays.

The office will open again Tuesday 2nd April 2013.

Have a good Easter from all at Business Gateway Fife

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Fife’s young entrepreneurs to show what they can offer the business community

Twenty of Fife’s young entrepreneurs will take over the Old Kirk in Kirkcaldy on 20th February to showcase their companies to the business community. Aged between 21 and 33 the entrepreneurs are running businesses in a range of sectors including traditional trades, creative and professional services. They hope that by inviting the business community to come and see for themselves the quality and diversity of what they are doing they can forge useful business connections.

Monday, 04 February 2013

Local Companies learn how to make Public Contracts Scotland work for them

Public Contracts Scotland has been the focal point for companies looking to secure contracts in the public sector since 2008, but many still find it a daunting process.

A half-day workshop run by Business Gateway Fife and Fife Council Economic Development, as part of the Supplier Development Programme, will steer companies through the system. The workshop will include how to tender for work through Quick Quotes and e-tendering. The Supplier Development Programme is delivered by Fife Council to SMEs the opportunity to grow and diversify through procurement.

Monday, 04 February 2013

Tailor made Information Sessions

Business Gateway Fife will host a visit from the Business Information Service on 30th January 2013.

The Business Information Officer (BIO) will run a 1-2-1 appointment service (30 minutes each) to discuss issues such as market intelligence, import/export, statistics, demographics, property and land searches, company lists and reports, credit reports, etc.

To book an appointment for this popular event please call Business Gateway on 01592 858333.

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

News and Updates Tailor Made Information Sessions

Business Gateway Fife will host a visit from the Business Information Service on 30th January 2013.

The Business Information Officer (BIO) will run a 1-2-1 appointment service (30 minutes each) to discuss issues such as market intelligence, import/export, statistics, demographics, property and land searches, company lists and reports, credit reports, etc.

To book an appointment for this popular event please call Business Gateway on 01592 858333.

Saturday, 01 December 2012

Modern Apprenticeship in Enterprise launched – A First for Scotland

SCOTLAND’S first Modern Apprenticeship in Enterprise has been launched this week in Fife. The qualification is being piloted by Cupar business, the Careers Studio.

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Event Fife Chamber & Fife Economy Partnership- The Inside Track with Sir Brian Soutar

We are delighted to announce that our guest speaker for our February Networking lunch will be Sir Brian Soutar Stagecoach Group Chief Executive and co-founder.

Sir Brian and his sister Ann started with two second hand buses on October 9, 1980 and thirty years later Stagecoach has 13,000 buses, coaches, trains and trams in the UK and North America and more than 30,000 employees worldwide.

In the UK alone, two million passengers use Stagecoach services each day while in North America, the group employs 4,400 people and operates a fleet of 2,800 buses and coaches.

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Event Fife Chamber & Fife Economy Partnership-Top Flight Businesswoman Talks Business and Communication

The first meeting of 2013 will take place at The Bay Hotel, Burntisland on Wednesday 23rd January where we will welcome Nora Senior as our guest speaker.

Nora is Executive Chair UK Regions and Ireland of global public relations and public affairs consultancy, Weber Shandwick. She has over 22 years experience of agency, specialising in corporate, public sector and government communications, advising both large organisations as well as start-up companies, across a wide range of sectors, including property/construction, finance, healthcare, technology and FMCG.

Thursday, 22 November 2012

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