Enterprise
The 2017-18 Rural Leadership programme is now open for applications.
The programme is aimed at business managers and employees from rural businesses who want to develop their leadership skills and grow their business. It is delivered on behalf of Scottish Enterprise by SAC Consulting.
To date, over 450 people have completed the programme, including farmers, vets, estate managers, tourism managers, and managers from processing and supply businesses.
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Ten UK towns, including Whitburn in West Lothian, have been selected for a new domestic ‘twinning’ project undertaken by the Carnegie UK Trust.
The trial is designed to reinvigorate local economies by pairing towns with others within the UK facing similar challenges. The idea is that over the coming 18 months the towns will build their connections, receive support, and devise a twinning action plan to access funding to kick-start new commercial, voluntary and social enterprise activities - building positive growth for both.
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The current funding round for the Food Processing, Marketing and Cooperation (FPMC) scheme closes for applications on 5 March 2017.
The FPMC scheme can provide support to suppliers and producers to contribute to the Scottish Government’s overall vision for food and drink in the country, which is to be a Good Food Nation, where it is second nature to produce, buy, serve and eat fresh, healthy food.
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- Read more about Move to a new purpose-built bakery
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Move to a new purpose-built bakery
Name of organisation/business:
Breadwinner Bakery
Funding:
Food Processing, Marketing and Cooperation scheme: £19,650
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Upgrading equipment at Aberdeen & Northern Eggs
Name of organisation/business:
Aberdeen & Northern Eggs trading as Farmlay Eggs
Funding:
Food Processing, Marketing and Cooperation scheme: £286,828
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Stoddarts Further Processing
Name of organisation/business:
AK Stoddart Ltd
Funding:
Food Processing, Marketing and Cooperation scheme: £132,778.33
After a successful Local Action Group (LAG) assessment meeting on Tuesday 24 January when eight further project applications were approved, Scottish Borders LEADER have now committed to funding totalling £705,000.
So far Scottish Borders LEADER LAG have awarded grants to 15 projects:
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The Lanarkshire LEADER programme has made its first funding award.
The programme opened in late 2016 and now the LEADER Local Action Group have made a grant offer of £18,220 to Lanark-based award-winning social enterprise CCI Scotland.
With the funding, CCI will carry out feasibility and business planning on a number of potential social enterprise ventures.
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Tyne Esk LEADER approved six projects in their first round of funding.
A total of £267,000 was awarded to the six projects, which include community, farm diversification and enterprise projects. The Tyne Esk LEADER programme covers Mid- and East Lothian.
You can find information on the approved projects below.
And you can find out more about the Jerba Campervans' project in their Case Study.
- Read more about First funding awards from Tyne Esk LEADER
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