As mentioned in our September newsletter, SME's are the green shoots of recovering economy. Many small businesses can operate with lower costs, minimal premises and fewer staff but still provide the same fantastic service as some of the larger national or multi-national corporations. These benefits are being recognised more and more and funding support is being put in place specifically for SMEs. On a local level funding for SME's and in some cases - specifically female led SME's - is available as follows:

Scottish Enterprise has a range of schemes available to provide grants, equity funding or support for SME's. A range of their funding assistance can be found at the following site:

http://www.scottishbusinessgrants.gov.uk/rsa/208.html

The Aberdeen business gateway offers guidance, support and access to funding! Details can be found at:

http://www.bgateway.com/bdotg/action/gsdChoosePurpose?site=202&r.lc=en

And for specific female friendly initiatives:

http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/channels/women-in-business/news/815106/government-launches-25-million-business-fund.thtml

If you are interested in finding out more about funding opportunities or would like some help making applications then please feel free to get in touch with us and we will help as much as possible - 0845 838 8738