Click on the doors below to discover 12 exciting funding opportunities that your West Lothian business could be eligible for...
The Innovation Grant is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. With a contribution between £2,000 and £5,000, eligible businesses can use the grant to assist with the following: costs of a new project or idea; workplace, product and process innovation; a feasibility study.
The Digital Development Grant is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and is aimed at enhancing the digital capabilities of Scottish businesses. VAT registered business may be eligible for a grant of up to £7,500.00 against a total project cost of £15K (please note all VAT costs are excluded from the grant sum awarded).
Businesses that are not VAT registered can apply for grants of up to £1,000 against a project spend of £2K. All grant awards will be paid retrospectively. Businesses must be SMEs and have been trading for a minimum of 6 months.
The High Growth Start Up Grant is exclusive to businesses within the first 18 months of trading. Businesses can receive grant support of up to £4,000 to bring new products to market, attend trade events and build capacity within the business.
With our Economic Development Fund, your business could receive funding of up to £5000 to be spent towards training and upskilling employees. There is a wide variety of courses to choose from, all delivered by the fantastic West Lothian College team!
With this grant, eligible West Lothian businesses could receive funding of up to £8,000 towards strategic business change which can evidence a clear link to low emissions.
The Project Grant is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and is aimed at businesses looking to enhance their competitive edge through capacity building and efficiency improvements. Eligible businesses will receive a grant of up to £7,500, against at least £15,000, towards eligible capital expenditure costs such as purchasing new equipment (excluding vehicles).
This voucher scheme aims to support businesses to improve their knowledge, understanding and strategy towards handling cyber security and protecting valuable information for the company.
An award of up to £1,000 is available to businesses in West Lothian to help them to achieve the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) endorsed Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certificate.
We are offering eligible West Lothian businesses the opportunity to enrol their management team in our fully funded, CMI-recognised ‘Leadership Bootcamp’. Delivered by Jeff Lockhart from the St Andrews Management Centre, this bootcamp focuses on exploring and mastering those skills that take leadership to the next level.
Your business could receive funding of up to £10,000 if you employ someone in the following 3 categories for a position longer than 12 months, that pays £25,000 and over: Cyber Security Champion, Green Champion, STEM role.
With the Expert Help Programme, eligible West Lothian businesses can access fully or partly funded consultancy support from a specialist who would provide tailored, expert advice in order to develop strategies in selected business disciplines.
Exhibitions are the ideal way to market your goods and services and raise your company's profile. With this in mind, the Trade Development Grant has been developed to help businesses grow their business wider than the local market.
Funding is available for business to attend exhibitions in a wide range of industry sectors. Funding of up to 50% of eligible costs (ex VAT) up to a maximum of £2,000 is available for businesses which meet the criteria. The minimum grant will be £250.
A Training Needs Analysis helps you to identify the skills and knowledge your company needs to succeed. West Lothian's Business Gateway Growth Advisors can help you accurately map your organisation's skills to identify gaps and training needs. We will help you focus your training budget on the right areas, training people to meet both their needs and the needs of the organisation.