PACE Redundancy Support

If you are facing redundancy or are newly unemployed, there is help at hand.

PACE (Partnership Action for Continuing Employment) is a Scottish Government initiative provided by public sector organisations - mainly Skills Development Scotland and Jobcentre Plus.

It can help you to take an objective view of your options

Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS)

Chambers and SMAS to help manufacturers boost productivity

 

A new partnership between the Chambers of Commerce and the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS) invites manufacturers to discover how to make their businesses more efficient, more productive and more profitable by becoming a Lean Enterprise. 

ICASS

You have an idea and think that it has commercial potential but don't know what to do next?

Contact ICASS

ICASS is a government initiative which provides specialist counselling and advice for Scotland's inventors and small innovative companies.

Innovators can get advice on how to develop their ideas in to actual products and processes.

The John Logie Baird Awards Programme

The John Logie Baird Awards
If innovation is important to you or your business we would like to hear from you. By entering the Programme you will gain:
Access to a unique network of support and development tools that could take your innovation to the next level
Entry in to the national awards scheme and the chance to win a coveted John Logie Baird Award for Innovation

Business Mentoring Scotland

“You’ll never walk alone...” with a mentor by your side. Dumfries & Galloway Chamber can offer you a dedicated business mentor - FREE! D&G Chamber can offer you a business mentor on a one-to-one basis, who will take an outsiders look at your business and listen to your ideas and offer you honest, constructive opinion. All free of charge!

Healthy Working Lives

The Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives provides expert, free and confidential advice and support to employers to help improve health and well-being in the workplace. Keeping up to date with all the latest health promotion advice, health and safety legislation or occupational health advice can be a real challenge when you are juggling lots of different responsibilities. 

Healthy Working Lives provides:

Introduction to Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP's)

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is Europe's leading programme helping businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of the knowledge, technology and skills that are available within the UK knowledge base.

A Partnership works by employing one or more high-calibre "Associates" (graduates), transferring the knowledge the company is seeking, into the business. Each Associate works in the company on a project,

Regional links

• 7stanes
  Official 7stanes website which gives information on the 7stanes mountain bike trails and the Business Development Pack available to businesses throughout the region