Renfrewshire Council Town Centre Premises Grant
Renfrewshire CouncilScotlandup to £25k
Who can apply
Small to medium-sized businesses moving into empty, ground-floor commercial premises in town centres across Renfrewshire, including Paisley, Johnstone, Renfrew, Linwood and Erskine.
What it funds
This grant can provide up to 50% match funding, to a maximum of £25,000, to help small and medium-sized businesses move into empty, ground-floor commercial premises in Paisley, Johnstone, Renfrew, Linwood or Erskine town centres. The grant aims to bring new types of businesses and services into vacant ground-floor, town-centre commercial premises in Renfrewshire. These businesses will help attract customers, diversify the area, and create new jobs with contracted hours. The grant can be used to
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