Grants for Fife businesses
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Who can apply
Small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) based in Fife.
What it funds
The SME Development Grant provides financial support to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Fife to develop and grow. The grant is open for applications. The deadline to apply is 31 January 2027. The fund provides small non-repayable grants to help with costs in 7 areas: trade development workforce upskilling the transition to net zero research and development (R&D) and innovation support agriculture business diversification support for studies digital development Trade development
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