Local Business Groups
Advice and Support for North East Businesses
Free energy reviews and interest free loans of up to £100,000 available to help Scottish businesses reduce their energy costs. Call your Energy Saving Scotland advice centre on 0800 512012 and ask to speak to our business advisor Louisa Coursey. Or go to www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/smallbusinessloans for more information
Energy Saving Scotland is working in partnership with the Banchory Energy Reduction Initiative.
Business Skills for Growth
The Robert Gordon University in partnership with the European Social Fund has launched Business Skills for Growth to provide free short courses to small and medium enterprises in Aberdeen City and Shire in areas such as finance, creative marketing, leadership, e-business, law, enterprise skills and sustainability.
In total twelve short courses will be delivered through three hour workshops at Aberdeen Business School with additional learning materials available online. All the short courses will be repeated and Business Skills for Growth will run until August 2010.
Further information can also be found at www.stepsforgrowth.co.uk