Latest News
11 August 2009
Jobs Boost for Scots Economy
Jim Mather, Enterprise Minister, during a visit to ScoMac Catering Equipment Ltd, Livingston, announced the publication of the latest
RSA quarterly report (PDF, 69Kb) detailing RSA accepted offers during the 3 months between April and June 2009. During this period, 24 businesses accepted offer of RSA totalling over £19m for projects plan to create and safeguard over 1,250 jobs.
Read the full press release here (PDF, 47Kb)
16 July 2009
RSA Continues to Support Recovery
Finance Secretary, John Swinney, during a visit to NPI Solutions, Irvine announced the publication of the
RSA Annual Summary 2008/09 (PDF, 55KB). The summary showed that 88 businesses in Scotland accepted RSA offers totalling over £52 million in the last financial year.
Read full press release here (PDF, 45KB).
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).
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)
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.
Click here to access the findings (PDF, 775Kb).
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).
