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6 August 2008

Grants to Support Job Creation

Around 2,000 Scottish jobs are to be created or safeguarded with the help of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grants. Enterprise Minister, Jim Mather announced the publication of the latest Link opens in new window RSA Quarterly Report (PDF, 85Kb) detailing accepted RSA offers in the three months from April to June 2008. During this period 25 businesses in Scotland accepted RSA grant offers totalling over £13.5 million. Read the full press release here (PDF, 73Kb)

30 May 2008

RSA Support for Financial Services

Around 2,500 financial services jobs are to be created with the help of the Scottish Government said the Finance Secretary, John Swinney after today's Global Financial Services Business Breakfast in Dundee. He made the statement following the publication of the Link opens in new window RSA Annual Summary (PDF, 94KB), which showed that 164 businesses accepted RSA offers totalling over £87 million in the last financial year. Read the full press release here (PDF, 49KB).

30 April 2008

Mather Toasts Whisky Venture

Whisky production at the disused Annandale Distillery in Dumfires and Galloway is to be revived for the first time in 90 years. Jim Mather, Enterprise, Energy and Tourism Minister today announced that Annandale Distillery Company Ltd, with the aid of a £150,000 RSA grant, plan to invest £4m in the project which is expected to lead to the creation of 18 new jobs.

Annandale Distillery Company Ltd is one of 24 companies to accept an RSA offer in the 3 months between January to March 2008. Details of all these awards are published in the latest Link opens in new window RSA quarterly report (PDF, 84Kb). The report shows that these companies accepted RSA offers totalling over £4m. Read the full press release here (PDF, 58Kb).

10 April 2008

RSA Customer Survey

The results of the RSA Customer Survey, conducted in February 2008, are now available. Link opens in new window Click here to access the findings. (PDF, 165Kb).

25 March 2008

RSA Evaluation

The results of the evaluation research project to assess the impact of the RSA scheme in Scotland over the period 2000 to 2004 are now available. Link opens in new window Click here to access the findings (PDF, 775Kb)

21 January 2008

Funding Boost

Jim Mather, Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism today announced the publication of the latest Link opens in new window RSA quarterly report (PDF, 81Kb), detailing RSA accepted offers in the 3 months from October to December 2007. During this period, 22 businesses in Scotland accepted RSA offers totalling over £5.4m. Read the full press release here (PDF, 50Kb).

17 October 2007

Job creation aided by RSA cash

Enterprise Minister, Jim Mather, speaking on a trade mission to Canada, announced the publication of the latest Link opens in new window RSA quarterly report (PDF, 160Kb).

The report shows that during the 3 month period, July to September 2007, 55 businesses in Scotland accepted RSA offers totalling over £28.7m. Link opens in new window Read the full press release here (PDF, 41Kb).

28 June 2007

New Members appointed to Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board

The Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism, Jim Mather, announced the appointment/reappointment of five members to the Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board (SIDAB). Link opens in new window Read the full press release here (PDF, 42Kb)

21 December 2006

New business support measures will deliver increased economic growth

Nicol Stephen, Former Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, announced details of the Executive's new simplified national grant scheme structure, including a new tier of Regional Selective Assistance grant for small and medium sized enterprises. Link opens in new window Read the full press release here (Word, 41Kb).