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GrowBiz Team Members Travel to Zamora for RURACTIVE project
On 16 September, team members Graeme and Becca travelled to Zamora in the Northwest of Spain, a city and municipality close to the Portuguese border, to attend a 3-day Knowledge Transfer Workshop and Peer-to-Peer Exchange with the Dynamos and Technical Partners involved in the RURACTIVE project.
The GrowBiz Team Share #NoWrongPath Advice
Read what members of the GrowBiz team would tell their younger selves, and what advice they have for those receiving exam results on the 6th August.
Perth and Kinross Business Partnership New Hub Survey
Tthe Perth and Kinross Business Partnership is investigating the potential for a new hub at the former RBS premises at 131 South Street in Perth. We would appreciate your thoughts on the potential opportunities by answering this short survey.
Scotland’s Climate Week
This week is Scotland’s Climate Week, an event that encourages coming together to tackle the climate emergency. Encouraging sustainable living and working is a hugely important to GrowBiz, so we’ve published an article about what action we’re taking, as well as sharing personal progress and ideas from some of our team members.
REDS Business Services Showcase
GrowBiz initiative REDS has launched its first Business Services Showcase to support rural micro businesses and self employed who provide business services.
Supporting our volunteers running local Business Associations across the Cairngorms National Park
Supporting our volunteers running local Business Associations across the Cairngorms National Park
Caring Futures - Flexible Opportunities for Carers in Rural Perth & Kinross
GrowBiz has been supporting people to become carers for a number of years and is currently offering assistance and training for anyone wishing to provide care in their communities.
Advice and support is available if you're struggling to make ends meet.
Advice and resources from Perth & Kinross Council
Client Survey Results on the cost of living crisis and the vulnerability of rural communities
Our recent survey has revealed that businesses and social enterprises in rural Scotland are experiencing a crisis of confidence in their futures. Business owners are struggling with a ‘perfect storm’ of increased costs and reduced turnovers, further exacerbated by the additional challenges of operating in a rural area.
Jackie Brierton appointed as an entrepreneur-in-residence at SRUC
The appointment is part of the SRUC’s drive to become an enterprise university at the heart of the sustainable natural economy.