Investment Funding & Support
Locate Dundee offers local business support services delivered in conjunction with our partners at Scottish Enterprise, Business Gateway, Job Centre Plus and Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce
- Demographic, Geographic and Economic information for your business
- Fast tracking major planning application for developments
- Selling/Renting ‘off market’ land to increase the chance to get projects off the ground.
- Signposting sources of assistance
- Establish a range of growth funds to support development:
Check out the selection below for information on grants and sources of assistance and information:
The grant is delivered through Business Gateway, Dundee and has been designed to encourage those who want to start their own business to take the next step and formalise their business ideas.
Dundee City Council’s Economic Development Department operates a scheme of financial assistance in the form of a grant aimed at assisting and encouraging Dundee companies to access new overseas markets.
As an assisted area Dundee benefits from financial incentives aimed at encouraging investment and job creation of all sizes in designated areas of Scotland. Regional selective assistance on capital expenditure in Dundee can provide up to 15% assistance on capital expenditure. Small and medium businesses may also be eligible for an additional top up for the grant (10% small 20% medium)
Fund available to improve the availability of finance for start-up and young growing companies in Scotland
An equity investment fund established by Scottish Enterprise, partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund, to invest from £100,000 to £1 million in company finance deals of up to £2 million.
Funding set up by Scottish Enterprise in conjunction with the Scottish Government to invest £500,000 to £2 million, alongside private sector partners, in company finance deals of between £2 million and £10 million.
Locate Dundee website offers a comprehensive link to vacant commercial property in the city.
The SAA Portal provides all Scotland Valuation Rolls & Council Tax Lists on-line.
The aim of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust is to provide core finance and professional support to 18-25 year olds in Scotland so that they can set up and run their own businesses
Tens of thousands of small businesses will continue to pay no rates at all under the Scottish Government's small business bonus scheme
In an effort to boost the local economy and address the current credit crunch, Dundee City Council is introducing a mortgage scheme for first time buyers of Council owned housing stock
Fund will offer some businesses access loans of up to £50,000.
Scottish Government's national strategic partnership framework for responding to redundancy situations.
Skills Development Scotland are tasked with catalysing real and positive change in Scotland's skills performance by linking skills supply and demand more effectively and helping people and organisations learn, develop and utilise skills to greater effect.