Invest in West Lothian - March Newsletter
Welcome to the March edition of the Invest in West Lothian newsletter! In our newsletter, we will be sharing the latest news stories, funding opportunities, and events for businesses in West Lothian.
Here at Invest in West Lothian, we are committed to helping businesses in West Lothian grow by providing confidential and impartial advice, highlighting funding opportunities, and sharing helpful resources. We can help new and established businesses that are currently based in West Lothian, or are looking to relocate to the area. You can learn more about the support we offer by visiting www.investinwestlothian.com .
Celebrating Good News Stories in West Lothian
Sibbald Training Achieves its Growth Goals with Funding Support
Sibbald Training Ltd is a leading provider of professional training in construction, logistics, health and safety, and engineering. The business has two state of the art training facilities in Armadale and Blackridge that allow trainees to experience hands on training under the guidance of experts.
We are thrilled to have provided the business with a wide range of support to help it achieve its growth goals. This has included support with creating a net zero plan and funding towards developing training areas and implementing a new working at heights tower.
You can read the full story here.
Funding for Businesses in West Lothian
The Invest in West Lothian team have extensive experience of preparing funding packages for local businesses of all sizes. Each month, we will highlight a new funding opportunity that is currently available to eligible businesses in the area.
The Project Grant
The Project Grant is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and is aimed at West Lothian businesses that want to enhance their competitive edge through capacity building and efficiency improvements.
With this exciting grant, eligible businesses can receive funding of up to £7,500, against a spend of at least £15,000, towards eligible capital expenditure costs, such as purchasing new equipment (excluding vehicles).
To learn more and register your interest, please email invest@westlothian.gov.uk
Upcoming Events
We are delighted to be hosting the following free events in March:
Get Ready for Investment: Sources and Types of Funding Workshop
During this in person workshop, our hosts Martin Aitken & Co Ltd will be breaking down topics including: types and sources of finance, equity vs debt, valuation, and due diligence. This is perfect for female entrepreneurs that are ready to move forward with their businesses. This is taking place on Thursday, the 13th of March, from 9:30am – 12:30pm at the Voluntary Gateway West Lothian office in Bathgate. This workshop will also be repeated in webinar format on Tuesday, the 25th of March, from 9:30am – 12:30pm. Please note, the workshops are part of our Women in Entrepreneurship project.
Simplifying the Business Start Up Process
Are you thinking of starting, or have you recently started, a business in West Lothian? If so, you don’t want to miss this exciting in person event on Tuesday, the 18th of March! The Business Gateway West Lothian team will be highlighting the wide range of support that is available for new businesses. This is taking place from 5:00pm – 7:00pm at West Lothian College in Livingston.
To learn more and book your free space at any of our events, please click here.