Business Growth and Resilience Fund

A package of support to businesses is to be released by Stirling Council from the Scottish Government’s Local Authority COVID Economic Recovery Fund (LACER).

Proposals to allocate £547,899.50 from this fund towards the creation of a Business Growth and Resilience Fund were approved at the Finance, Economy and Corporate Support Committee on the 17th of November 2022. Full details of the LACER spend are on the Stirling Council website.

The Business Growth and Resilience Fund will focus on supporting businesses to: grow through innovation, use of new and digital technology, create employment opportunities, improve business energy efficiency and deliver carbon savings.

This new fund is open to micro and small to medium sized businesses that meet the criteria of the fund. Businesses can access up to £25,000, the fund will remain open for applications until Friday, 6 January.

For full details on the funding click here – Business Growth and Resilience Fund.