Do you have a new business idea or want to grow your business to make the most of the opportunities around the River Tweed Trail? There are free resources, tools, training and one to one support or mentoring from business advisers.
If you want to speak to a business adviser about your project, then use the following links as relevant to your location.
Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway
South of Scotland Enterprise providing access to support for businesses and enterprising communities in the South of Scotland. SOSE provides support for people in the south who want to create impact and help people and communities to flourish. Support is tailored to your situation and will vary depending on where you are on your enterprise journey.
Whether you are planning to start or strengthen your business:
Business Gateway – Dumfries & Galloway
Business Gateway – Scottish Borders
Find Business Support in Scotland is a resource to direct your business to Scotland's public sector support. See your options for grants, funding, advice, help, events and more – all in a single location.
Northumberland
The Northumberland Small Business Service is a fully-funded service that delivers a range of business support services to ambitious innovators, creative thinkers and small and micro businesses across Northumberland. The service has a particular focus on supporting businesses to unlock the barriers to growth.
The following support is available:
- Growth & Resilience Support
- Enterprise & Start Up Support
- Grant Investment Fund
- Farming Advisory Service
More details on the Farming Advisory Service is available on their website.
A series of free events covering the above areas of support are also available to attend.
The Northumberland Small Business Service, is delivered by Advance Northumberland on behalf of Northumberland County Council. The project is part funded by the North East Combined Authority and by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Rural England Prosperity Fund with the North East Combined Authority as the lead authority until 31st March 2026.
NEW
First Tracks Outdoor Business Incubator Programme is a brand new first of its kind 8 week programme focused on supporting entrepreneurs with the development of innovative products and services in the Bicycle, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Industries. The core programme delivery is co-hosted between South Of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) and Edinburgh Napier University (ENU).
The programme is accepting applications from November 8th to December 31st 2024.
For Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders or companies actively looking to set up or relocate in these areas then your 1-2-1 sessions will be delivered by a experienced business coach from SOSE.
Anyone in the rest of the UK can still apply, and their 1-2-1 support will be delivered from the team at Edinburgh Napier’s Bright Red Triangle entrepreneur and business specialists.
