GrowBiz’s experience supporting micro-enterprises across rural and island areas of Scotland in the last two years has confirmed what we already knew:

• most rural businesses are agile, innovative and very resilient

• they’re committed to their local communities

• micro businesses support each other and work collaboratively to develop local purchasing and supply chains
  

But in the current cost-of-living crisis, many of them are struggling to get the support and advice they need to survive, sustain and grow.

You can help to support rural enterprise development by:

• Making a donation

• Volunteering your time as a mentor - find out more here

• Providing your free support and expertise to our network of businesses - email to find out more

Small and micro-businesses are the backbone of Scotland’s rural and island economies. With your support GrowBiz can continue to provide tailored one to one advice, mentoring, peer and networking events to entrepreneurs across Scotland who want to start or develop innovative and much needed rural enterprises.

And if you are in a position to contribute to a new Scotland-wide Rural Enterprise Fund providing small grants to rural businesses, please contact GrowBiz’s CEO, Jackie Brierton, in confidence at jackie@growbiz.co.uk

Thank you.