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11 June 2009

Protecting Jobs Through Government Grant Scheme 

John Swinney, Finance Secretary announced the publication of the latest  RSA quarterly report (PDF, 65Kb) detailing RSA accepted offers during the 3 months between January and March 2009.  During this period, 20 businesses accepted offer of RSA totalling over £14m for projects plan to create and safeguard over 800 jobs.  Read the full press release here. (PDF, 46Kb)

16 February 2009

Members reappointed to Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board

The Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism, Jim Mather, announced the extension of appointment and the reappointment of two members of the Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board (SIDAB).  Read the full news release here. (PDF, 39Kb) 

20 January 2009

Shot in the arm for Scottish jobs

Jim Mather, Minister for Enterprise announced the publication of the latest RSA quarterly report (PDF, 63Kb) detailing RSA accepted offers during the 3 months between October and December 2008.  During this period, 18 businesses accepted offer of RSA totalling over £16m for projects plan to create and safeguard over 1,300 jobs.  Read the full press release here. (PDF, 48Kb)

29 December 2008

Increased Support for Small and Medium-sized Businesses

Enterprise Minister, Jim Mather today announced that the Scottish Government has extended coverage of Tier 3 RSA type assistance to the whole of Scotland (outwith Tier 1 and Tier 2 areas).   Read the full press release here.  

20 November 2008

RSA Customer Survey

The results of the RSA Customer Survey, conducted in August 2008, are now available.  Click here to access the findings (PDF, 152kb)

18 November 2008

Government Support for Glasgow Jobs Expansion

Finance Secretary John Swinney today welcomed the creation of 100 new jobs at Glasgow-based BiP Solutions.  On a visit to the company's new pemises at Pacific Quay, Mr Swinney announceded that an £800,000 RSA grant would help the company with its expansion.

Read the full press release here (PDF, 48kb)

29 October 2008

Grants to Support Job Creation

Enterprise Minister, Jim Mather today announced the publication of the latest RSA quarterly report (PDF, 70Kb) detailing RSA accepted offers during the 3 months between July and September 2008.  During this period, 25 businesses accepted offer of RSA totalling over £8m for projects plan to create and safeguard over 1,000 jobs.   Read the full press release here (PDF, 46Kb).

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 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 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).

25 March 2008

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. Read the full press release here (Word, 41Kb).