Scottish Government

Three new funds worth £7.3 million to support businesses uniquely affected by the coronavirus pandemic will launch this week. From today, local authorities will start to approach brewers, travel agents and indoor football centres inviting them to claim grants of £10,000 or £25,000.

The blueprint for how Scotland will do business around the globe has been published by trade minister Ivan McKee, highlight focus on the country's economic, social and climate ambitions. Scotland’s Vision for Trade sets out five principles which will guide all future decisions on international

Measures promoting recovery and renewal will be at the heart of the Scottish Budget this week. New initiatives to drive economic growth, create jobs and tackle inequality will be included alongside further support for business, public services and families.

A £25 million Scottish Government fund to support the wedding sector and its supply chain will open to applications this week.

The Scottish Government has unveiled proposals for a new model of green ports focused on inclusive growth, fair work practices and delivering a net-zero economy. The Scottish Government is developing plans to establish fair, sustainable, green ports. These would adapt the UK government’s freep

The Scottish Government has announced an additional £750,000 investment in local carer centres to increase support for unpaid carers of all ages, helping them to take a break from caring and access other much-needed help. This recognises some of the challenges faced by unpaid carers, with many

The Scottish Government has awarded a £2.32 million contract to KPMG on behalf of NHS Scotland.

More than £55 million in coronavirus support has been paid out to businesses between October and December through Scottish Government funds. Statistics show 13,462 grants totalling £31.4m were processed through the Strategic Framework Business Fund (SFBF) between 2 November and 28 Decemb

The Scottish Government has announced further measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus and limit non-essential contact. From Saturday, non-essential click and collect retail services will be prohibited in Level 4 areas and further changes will be put in place to how services open for ess

Finance secretary Kate Forbes is urging the UK Government to release £21.3 billion of reserves to help tackle the impact of coronavirus. She has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak asking that the Scottish Government be given its share of the funds now. This would total around £1.7bn if th

A significant top-up to the grant support available for hospitality, retail and leisure businesses across Scotland closed by level 4 restrictions will be paid following an announcement by finance secretary Kate Forbes. In addition to the grants businesses receive through the Strategic Business Frame

Over £1 million of funding is now available to Fife businesses to retrain and upskill their staff. It comes after the Scottish Government announced that a further £212,000 would be provided as part of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has said that the Scottish Government is both 'surprised and disappointed' over Chancellor Rishi Sunak's business support announcement made yesterday. The chancellor announced that UK businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-of

Projects in Scotland with a specific focus on efficiency, cutting emissions and improving environmental performance have been selected by the Scottish Government as part of the next round of the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF). The new funding worth almost £63,000, will support p

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the Scottish Government will receive a further £375m to offer direct support to Scottish businesses.