Business Support.  
In this section we have highlighted additional areas of support. 

These agencies now have web sites providing full details of services and products and in some cases allow visitors to interact with their information.

Principal sites are:

www.scottish-enterprise.com

This site has links to Scotland's Local Enterprise Companies and specialist services on funding e-commerce and exporting.

www.bgateway.com

Information Service and links to Business Gateway Providers.

Useful Sites Include:

www.bes.org.uk

Information about the role of Business Enterprise Scotland and the work of Scotland's Enterprise Trusts and their locations.

www.psybt.org.uk

Supporting young entrepreneurs in Scotland.

www.scottishbusinesswomen.com

The online business community for enterprising Scottish women.

Business Support (Stirling).  
In this section we have highlighted some of the the various business support services in Stirling and some general information resources in the Stirling and wider Forth Valley Area. Business support in the  Forth Valley area is supported via activity from the Forth Valley Consortium

Forth Valley Business Gateway Providers.

The three Enterprise Trust of STEP, FEAT (Falkirk) and CETERIS (Clackmannan) deliver Business Gateway Services under a Consortium Partnership ( The Forth Valley Consortium). The contact web pages are as follows:

www.stirling-enterprise.co.uk

www.ceteris.co.uk

www.falkirkforbusiness.org

Useful Sites Include:

www.stirling.gov.uk

A range of business support and training services for businesses.

Stirling Business Panel

The Stirling Business Panel gives local businesses a voice in strategic planning, and is an effective way to raise important subjects and discuss their concerns on issues and services that affect their business.

Highland & Islands Enterprise
HIE is the equivalent of Scottish Enterprise but handling economic support for the highland regions of Scotland. HIE handle a massive geographical area which stretches from The Mull of Kintyre right up the west coast to the Orkney and Shetland Islands. The HIE offices are based in Inverness, which is itself an area seeing rapid growth with plans to establish a Highland university Web Site: www.hie.co.uk Health and Safety - Healthy Working Lives Free occupational health and safety advice for employers in Scotland, covering a range of health and safety issues. www.healthyworkinglives.com   Back to Top
Contact Details:
Contact:
Stirling Enterprise Park
John Player Building Stirling FK7 7RP
Phone:	01786 463416
Fax:	01786 479611
Contact Email:	step@stirling-enterprise.co.uk