Information from Councillor Martin Earl
Business support /new funding opportunities
• £34 million Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund, managed by Local Authorities, will be allocated to the newly self-employed facing hardship through £2,000 grants
• £20 million Creative, Tourism & Hospitality Enterprises Hardship Fund, managed by the Enterprise Agencies in partnership with Creative Scotland and VisitScotland for creative, tourism and hospitality companies not in receipt of business rates relief
• £45 million Pivotal Enterprise Resilience Fund, managed by the Enterprise Agencies for vulnerable SME firms who are vital to the local or national economic foundations of Scotland
Fund to support newly self-employed applications via Stirling Council
https://www.stirling.gov.uk/jobs-business-investment/business-advice-support/
Visit Scotland, Business gateway Scottish Enterprise pages with further info on the other two as well as other information
https://www.visitscotland.org/supporting-your-business/advice/coronavirus/financial-support
https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/support-for-businesses/coronavirus-covid-19-advice
Details of live streamed events and other workshops from Stirling’s Tolbooth music venue and the National Theatre.
