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16 Jan

FSB Awards 2020: Enter by 29/01/20 and Celebrate Local Business Success

FSB Scotland’s Celebrating Small Business Awards 2019 was a tremendous success, seeing businesses from right across the country scooping prizes across a range of categories. With hundreds of small Scottish firms entering the awards last year, they are becoming a sought-after prize in the small business sector. This year’s awards […]

14 Jan

Scottish Improvement Districts: 2019 Snapshot

Scotland’s Improvement Districts has published an infographic providing a national snapshot of improvement districts in Scotland. Drawing on a survey of all improvement districts and other data (including business improvement districts – BIDs), the infographic shows the current profile of these partnerships, as well as the current levels and sources […]

13 Jan

Edinburgh West End BID Publishes Annual Report

Edinburgh West End BID (Business Improvement District) has published its annual report for 2019. This contains details of the organisation’s performance and activities in the areas of Events, Marketing and Promotions, Placemaking, Safe and Clean, and Helping BID Businesses and Communications. The report can be viewed in the resources section […]

Notice of Updated Privacy Policy

We have recently conducted a routine review of our privacy policy and data storage practices, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016. This has involved some incremental updates to how we manage and store personal information. For more information about these practices, you can view our privacy policy […]

19 Dec

‘Cupar Now’: UK’s First Digital Business Improvement Initiative Heralded by Communities Secretary

Local business in Cupar vote to establish leading digital improvement district Businesses in Cupar, Fife, have made history by voting to create the UK’s first Digital Improvement District in the town. The trailblazing scheme will give companies and the community a stronger identity online and will fuel the creation of […]

17 Dec

Christmas Lights Shine Spotlight on Nairn

Thousands of people enjoyed the switching on of Nairn’s Christmas lights, the turn-out believed to be the biggest in a decade. Chosen to assist Santa in turning on the lights were 7-year-old Jill Sinclair and 8-year-old Emilee Hastie both from Rosebank Primary School. They won the opportunity to perform the […]

17 Dec

Scotland’s Towns Partnership is Hiring! Part Time Contracted Project Director [Closes 31/01/2020]

Scotland’s Towns Partnership, the national agency for Towns and Improvement Districts in Scotland, is seeking a Project Director to support the Chief Executive Officer and Board to deliver the Scottish Government’s agenda on the regeneration and revitalisation of our towns, high streets and city districts. The post offers a flexible […]

10 Dec

STP and FSB: Support for Small Business Crucial to Town Centre Futures

Scotland’s Towns Partnership and Federation of Small Businesses host Cabinet Secretary in Lanark for Small Business Saturday. — A leading town centre expert has said that support for small businesses is crucial if Scotland’s towns centres are to thrive in the future amidst the continued growth of online retail. Speaking […]

03 Dec

Smarter Choices, Smarter Places (SCSP) Fund: Open to Business Improvement Districts

The Smarter Choices, Smarter Places (SCSP) Open Fund aims to encourage people to change their behaviours to walk or cycle as part of their everyday short journeys. The fund, supported by Transport Scotland and administered by Paths for All, also encourages people to use sustainable travel choices, including buses, trams, […]

03 Dec

Elgin BID Wins Backing of Local Businesses for Further Five Years

Local traders in the Moray town of Elgin have voted to extend Elgin BID’s term for another five years. The ballot saw 150 out of the 206 businesses who voted support the renewal of the town’s business improvement district, an increased ‘yes’ vote to 72.82% from 56.48% in 2014. Turnout […]