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Posted in: General News

Please find this month’s latest e-newsletter from the team at Ready for Business! Sign up to receive this bulletin directly to your inbox. News New public sector procurement rules come into force New procurement legislation that came into force in Scotland transforms public sector procurement and means that public sector contracts can no longer be […]


Project Management - A Free Practitioners Workshop

Posted in: Events

Places are available for more FREE capacity building workshops coming up for SMEs and Social Enterprises at: GRREC Temporary Visitors Centre, 425 Polmadie Road, Glasgow, G42 0PJ. Details below, click the links for the flyers (PDF format). Registrations details are also below. Project Management - A Practitioners Workshop Tuesday 24th May 2016 | 10:00 – 12:00 hrs […]


New public sector procurement rules come into force

Posted in: General News

Procurement legislation that came into force in Scotland this week means public bodies now have to consider more than just price when awarding contracts. New regulations that came into force this week that transform public sector procurement in Scotland mean that public sector contracts can no longer be awarded solely on the basis of price […]


Tendering Opportunities for Social Enterprise / SMEs

Posted in: General News

Below are some selected  future contract and tender opportunities that may be of interest to social enterprise / third sector organisations to apply for either individually or in partnership with each other or private sector organisations. Where possible we will include opportunities that contain a Community Benefits approach. You may be required to register at […]


Understanding CSR & Introduction to Sustainability Workshops

Posted in: Events

Places are available for two more FREE capacity building workshops coming up for SMEs and Social Enterprises at: GRREC Temporary Visitors Centre, 425 Polmadie Road, Glasgow, G42 0PJ. Details below, click the links for the flyers (PDF format). Registrations details are also below. Introduction to Sustainability Tuesday 10th May 2016 | 10:00 – 12:00 hrs This […]


Trading Securely - Scottish Business Resilience - FREE Event

Posted in: Events

Your business has an online persona and it’s highly likely that you do too. It’s also highly likely that you or your business may one day be the subject of an online attack. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre aims to help you avoid that attack or, at the very least, ensure that no valuable information […]


Free capacity building workshops for SMEs and Social Enterprises

Posted in: Events

Places are still available for FREE capacity building workshops coming up for SMEs and Social Enterprises taking place at: GRREC Temporary Visitors Centre, 425 Polmadie Road, Glasgow, G42 0PJ. Details below, click the link for the flyer (PDF). Registrations details are also below. Making Organisations more Entrepreneurial Thursday 21st April 2016 | 10:00 – 16:00 hrs In this […]


Tendering Opportunities for Social Enterprise / SMEs

Posted in: Tenders

Below are some selected  future contract and tender opportunities that may be of interest to social enterprise / third sector organisations to apply for either individually or in partnership with each other or private sector organisations. Where possible we will include opportunities that contain a Community Benefits approach. You may be required to register at […]


FREE Digital Marketing capacity building work for SME’s & Social Enterprises

Posted in: Events

There is a FREE capacity building workshop coming up for SMEs and Social Enterprises this month taking place at: GRREC Temporary Visitors Centre, 425 Polmadie Road, Glasgow, G42 0PJ. Details below, click the link for the flyer (PDF). Registrations details are also below. Digital Marketing for Small Businesses: 3 steps to transforming your business online Tuesday 3rd […]


Current and Future Tendering Opportunities for Social Enterprise / SMEs

Posted in: Tenders

Below are some selected  future contract and tender opportunities that may be of interest to social enterprise / third sector organisations to apply for either individually or in partnership with each other or private sector organisations. Where possible we will include opportunities that contain a Community Benefits approach. You may be required to register at […]