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Glasgow delivers a range of business support services through a number of partnerships. The aim is to encourage innovation, entrepreneurship, enhance the local skills base and enable competitive advantage for companies operating in both domestic and international markets.
www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Business/Businesssupport/
The Glasgow Works Employer Engagement Team aims to support employers by creating a smarter, more streamlined approach to recruitment, which meets the needs of businesses. For more information contact the team on: Tel: +44(0)141204 8327
A new website - the Glasgow Business Portal - will allow businesses to compete for more than £1 billion worth of public and private sector contracts in the city. Organisations will be able to bid through the new portal for contracts associated with the likes of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the New South Glasgow Hospital, the first phase of the Glasgow School of Art’s Garnethill campus redevelopment, 185-221 Buchanan Street (opposite Buchanan Galleries) and the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre. These projects alone represent contract opportunities worth well over one billion pounds.
Examples of the contract opportunities on offer include everything from service contracts like catering and security to the different elements necessary to deliver massive construction projects. Companies of all sizes can compete for these contracts.
Businesses interested in registering for the Glasgow Business Portal should visit www.glasgow.gov.uk/businessportal
Business Gateway offer practical help, advice and support for new and growing businesses. www.bgateway.com Tel: +44(0)141 572 8484
A free, dedicated online business reference and enquiry service, to facilitate and support access to world-class business databases. Resources include published market research, statistics, financial and company information. www.glasgow.gov.uk/businessinfo Tel: +44(0)141 287 2904
The SDP us a capacity building programme which delivers a range of business support, information and training. www.sdpscotland.co.uk E: sdp@glasgow.gov.uk
A new initiative designed to ensure that Scotland's community capitalises on the country’s ambitious events programme in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and beyond. www.businessclubscotland.co.uk
The Chamber has served the business community in the City for over 225 years and offers a comprehensive range of business services, products and expert training, to help business realise its potential. www.glasgowchamberonline.org
SCDI's membership network seeks to strengthen Scotland's economic competitiveness and sustainable prosperity by influencing Government policy at all levels (in Scotland, the UK, the European Union or globally). www.scdi.org.uk Tel: +44(0)141 332 9199
SDI's aim is to broaden Scotland's international appeal and to assist the growth of the Scottish economy by encouraging inward investment and helping Scottish companies develop international trade. www.sdi.co.uk
Scottish Enterprise help businesses in Scotland to grow and become more successful. They support key industry sectors and develop the business environment to enhance Scotland's economy. www.scotent.co.uk
Smart Exporter offers international trade support to get Scottish companies thinking and operating at a global level. A range of FREE services is available to businesses of any size, regardless of exporting experience. www.smartexporter.co.uk
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