Business Glasgow

07/08/2026

📢 Business Growth & Productivity specialists – could your expertise help Glasgow's businesses grow?

We're looking to appoint experienced consultants to join our Sustainable Growth & Productivity framework, providing specialist support to ambitious businesses across Glasgow.

We're keen to hear from consultants with expertise in:
✅ Strategic Planning
✅ Sales & Marketing
✅ Change Management
✅ Pitching & Procurement
✅ Operations Management
✅ Business Turnaround
✅ Mergers & Acquisitions

We're looking for specialists who can help businesses identify opportunities to improve performance, increase productivity, strengthen resilience and achieve sustainable growth. Whether that's developing growth strategies, improving operations, winning new customers and contracts, managing change, or supporting businesses through transformation, your expertise could make a real difference.

Whether you're an established consultancy, a specialist SME, or a sole trader, we'd like to hear from organisations of all sizes with the experience to support Glasgow's business community.

The new framework has been designed to be accessible, proportionate, and open to suppliers of all sizes.

Find out more and register your interest 👇

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05/08/2026

📢 Finance specialists – could your expertise help Glasgow's businesses grow?

We're looking to appoint specialist consultants to deliver expert financial support to ambitious SMEs across Glasgow.

We're keen to hear from consultants with experience in areas such as financial management, financial readiness, preparing for investment, alternative finance, company valuation and taxation, helping businesses strengthen financial resilience, access funding, make informed decisions and achieve sustainable growth.

Whether you're an established consultancy, a specialist SME, or a sole trader, we want to hear from organisations with the expertise to support businesses at every stage of their growth journey.

The new framework has been designed to be accessible, proportionate, and open to suppliers of all sizes.

Find out more and register your interest 👇
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04/08/2026

📢 Business Governance, Legal & IP specialists – could your expertise help Glasgow's businesses grow?

Phase 4 of the Glasgow Business Growth Programme is launching soon.

We're looking to appoint specialist consultants to deliver expert support in Business Governance, Legal and Intellectual Property.

We're keen to hear from consultants with experience in areas such as board development, company structuring, business succession, franchising, company governance, ethical management and intellectual property, helping businesses strengthen leadership, improve governance, manage growth and plan for the future.

Whether you're an established consultancy, a specialist SME, or a sole trader, we want to hear from organisations with the expertise to support ambitious businesses across Glasgow.

The new framework has been designed to be accessible, proportionate, and open to suppliers of all sizes.

Find out more and register your interest 👇
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29/07/2026

📢 Could your expertise help Glasgow's businesses grow?

Phase 4 of the Glasgow Business Growth Programme is launching soon.

We're looking to appoint a diverse range of specialist consultants to deliver expert support to ambitious SMEs across Glasgow.

Whether you're an established consultancy, a specialist SME, or a sole trader, we want to hear from organisations with the skills and experience to help businesses grow.

The new framework has been designed to be accessible, proportionate, and open to suppliers of all sizes.

Find out more and register your interest 🔗 https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560407

22/07/2026

Spotlight: Collective Communities CIC 🌍

We're delighted to shine a spotlight on one of our 2026/27 Social Innovation Challenge Fund delivery partners, Collective Communities CIC.

Through the Rolling Circle programme, up to 45 underrepresented early-stage entrepreneurs will receive practical, evidence-led support to help develop their ideas and build sustainable businesses.

Participants will take part in a 12-week programme covering business planning, funding, marketing, ecosystem navigation and peer learning, with continued access to workspace, cross-cohort networks and ongoing support for up to 10 months.

By creating inclusive opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs, Rolling Circle is helping to strengthen local enterprise, build confidence and foster lasting community connections.

Find out more about the Social Innovation Challenge Fund and this year's delivery partners 👉 https://ow.ly/FBHY50Zj9tN

17/07/2026

Spotlight: Gilded Lily Inspiring Enterprise CIC 💜

We're delighted to shine a spotlight on one of our 2026/27 Social Innovation Challenge Fund delivery partners, Gilded Lily Inspiring Enterprise CIC.

Through the Her Future Enterprise programme, aspiring women entrepreneurs from trauma-experienced backgrounds will receive tailored enterprise support to help them start or grow their own businesses.

Participants will benefit from training, mentoring and access to practical resources, helping turn business ideas into sustainable enterprises while creating new opportunities for ethnic minority women-led businesses in Glasgow.

Find out more about the Social Innovation Challenge Fund and this year's delivery partners 👉 https://ow.ly/FBHY50Zj9tN

15/07/2026

Meet our 2026/27 Social Innovation Challenge Fund delivery partners 👇

Spotlight: Community Renewal Trust 🌍

We're delighted to re-introduce Community Renewal Trust, one of our 2026/27 Social Innovation Challenge Fund delivery partners.

Through the Roma Start Ups – Inclusive Enterprise Pathways programme, Community Renewal Trust will provide culturally tailored enterprise support for Roma adults, women and young people in Govanhill, helping more people take the first steps towards starting and growing their own businesses.

Participants will benefit from one-to-one mentoring, business training, financial literacy support and guidance on accessing funding opportunities, with multilingual, culturally competent support designed to break down barriers to entrepreneurship.

By creating trusted pathways into Glasgow's wider business support ecosystem, the programme will help ensure more aspiring entrepreneurs can access the advice, resources and opportunities they need to succeed.

Find out more about the Social Innovation Challenge Fund and this year's delivery partners 👉 https://ow.ly/FBHY50Zj9tN

08/07/2026

📣 The Business Glasgow Summer Newsletter is out now! 🌞

Packed with funding, business support, inspiring success stories and the latest updates from across the city, this edition includes:

✨ The Glasgow Business Growth Programme
✨ Digital Expert Support for Glasgow SMEs
✨ Green Business Grant & Carbon Baseline Reporting
✨ University of Glasgow's GRID Civic Grant Fund
✨ Case studies featuring Adaptocare Ltd and Rachael McLean Therapy & Training
✨ The latest Glasgow 2026 business opportunities and Glasgow Business Awards updates

Whether you're looking to grow, innovate, become more sustainable or access new funding, there's plenty of support available.

📰 Read the full newsletter here: https://re-url.uk/WGTJ

Business Glasgow is Glasgow City Council’s Business growth team within Economic Development. Business Glasgow has a team of dedicated business advisers to support both new and existing businesses, including social enterprises and co-operatives, in Glasgow who are looking to grow.

01/07/2026

🌟 Supporting Glasgow's next generation of entrepreneurs 🌟

The Social Innovation Challenge Fund is returning for 2026/27, helping more people from under-represented communities turn their business ideas into reality.

Following a successful year that saw over £230,000 invested to support more than 100 entrepreneurs, four organisations have been selected to deliver tailored business support programmes across the city.

Congratulations to:

✅ Collective Communities CIC
✅ Community Renewal Trust
✅ Gilded Lily Inspiring Enterprise CIC
✅ Strange Field

These programmes will support aspiring entrepreneurs from under-represented groups, including women, disabled people, minority ethnic communities and those from financially disadvantaged backgrounds.

Find out more here 👉 https://ow.ly/Mg0w50Zj9uK

23/06/2026

The Glasgow Business Growth Programme provides tailored support to help ambitious businesses overcome challenges, unlock opportunities, and achieve their growth ambitions.

Through the programme, Glasgow-based retailer GoArmy worked with experienced consultants to review its operations, assess market opportunities, and develop a refreshed business plan aligned with its long-term ambitions.

The support enabled the business to:

✅ Analyse its current position and growth potential
✅ Identify key strengths and challenges
✅ Undertake market analysis and competitor benchmarking
✅ Refine its strategic direction and future priorities

The result was greater clarity around future growth opportunities and a stronger roadmap for the next stage of the business's development. Read the full case study here 👉 https://www.business-glasgow.co.uk/CaseStudies/goarmy---glasgow-business-growth-programme

Find out how the Glasgow Business Growth Programme could support your business here 👉 https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/5656/Glasgow-Business-Growth-Phase-3