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NEW SERVICE: Working Health Services- Ayrshire & Arran
New service supporting healthy working lives...

Ayrshire Engineering Forum
Forum to be held on 9th June 2010 at Ayr College, 5-7pm...

Supplier Development Programme latest
Latest SDP events and news...

Company Focus: Oricom Ltd
Rapidly expanding local technology experts move into new Irvine premises...

Sail West Success for North Ayrshire Sailing
Sail West Success for North Ayrshire Sailing...

Part-European funded programmes launched!
Business Development is delighted to announce the launch of it's new business support programmes- the Business Growth Programme and Skills for Growth Programme...

Tendering support for North Ayrshire businesses
Our department provide ongoing tendering support for companies bidding for public sector contracts...

New partnership with Locations4Business
This national website portal will provide potential investors with detailed information on moving to North Ayshire...

Register for SDP now!
Find out how the Supplier Development Programme can benefit your business...

Company Focus: Access Plus
Going up in the world- Stevenson company set for “lift”...

e-Biz Expo 2010
Become an e-SUPERHERO at the FREE e-Biz Expo 2010!

Quality Management Wokshop a great success.
Recent successful events and what's coming in 2010 from SDP...

Supplier Development Programme
SDP honoured at esteemed Scottish awards...

Merry Christmas
Seasons Greetings from the team...

Congratulations to Nicolson Maps!
Largs company win large contract...

West of Scotland Loan Fund secure new funding!
New European funding key to success for North Ayrshire businesses...

Supplier Development Programme update
SDP latest...

Company Focus: Hay and Anderson
New move for one of Ayrshire's largest fencing contractors...

How can the Local Development Plan deliver positive change for your business?
Give your views in this quick on-line survey...

UP TO £5,000 GRANT FOR TAKING ON A NEW EMPLOYEE!!!
Next approval date for the GlaxoSmithKline Enterprise Fund is 20/04/10...

Become more energy efficient, and save £'s now!
Find out how The Local Energy Advice Forum can save £'s for your business...

Dear Mr Burns...
New Irvine Burns Club exhibition coming soon...

Ayrshire & Arran Food Clinic
Free drop-in event on Thursday 8th October at The Gailes Hotel, Irvine.

Company Focus: Prontoport Ltd
Local mechanical engineering company continues to grow...

Looking to GROW your company, and UP-SKILL your people? WE CAN HELP YOU NOW!
WE CAN HELP YOU NOW...

Graduates For Business
A source of new skills to benefit your business...

Dalgarven Mill is Four Star Attraction!
Dalgarven Mill is a Four Star Attraction!

Clyde Marina Hosts Hugo Boss
Hugo Boss Yacht visits Ardrossan...

Swine Flu
Links to important information on the Swine Flu pandemic...

The Secret's Out
North Ayrshire's maritime campaign sets sail...

Supplier Development Programme
Annual Meet The Buyer event on the 24th June...

John Urquhart set to retire
John to retire on the 3rd of July...

Company Focus: LAH Travel
West Kilbride based travel agency celebrates it's 5th birthday...

Ayrshire Business in the Community Football Challenge.
Do you have a Winning Team?

Business Gateway: Arran and Cumbrae
Relaunch of Business Gateway services on Arran and Cumbrae...

Company Focus: The Arran Knitting Company
Going from strength to strength since starting in 2006...

Local Energy Advice Forum (LEAF)
Find out how this free Forum could help your business cut costs...

Science of Securing Investment Masterclass
Recent event on raising investment a huge success...

West of Scotland Loan Fund update.
Further £6 Million of capital injected by Scottish Government...

Ayrshire Employment Task Force
Multi-agency task force formed in responce to recent announcements of redundancies in companies across Ayrshire.

Improve your presentation skills!
This FREE seminar will equip you to have tough conversations and make the right decisions in this grim economic climate...

Important changes in Trading Standards...
Make sure your business is up to date with new trading regulations!

Local print company in top 1% of British printing firms...
Irvine-based printing firm Brown Brothers beat 1300 other companies to reach the final 13 to become official printers for the Olympic Games.

Company Focus: Sercon Group
Faced with a rapidly changing market place, Sercon Group are a North Ayrshire company who's growth strategy has taken them from strength to strength.

Investments for sale!
New property investment opportunities in North Ayrshire...

Are you hiding an entrepreneur?
We thought you would be interested in the Enterprise Island Challenge that starts in Irvine Bay in February this year...

Changes in Business Gateway
Management of Business Gateway service transferred to Local Authorities...

Company Focus: Restructa Ltd
Scottish glass recycling company at cutting edge...

Websites that could help your business!
Want to get more business from public bodies? These websites are all free and should be of interest to all local SME's...

'Meet the Buyer' event
With over 280 business professionals and variety of public bodies in attendance, the 'Meet the Buyer' event was a huge success...

Company Focus: Allenwest Wallacetown Ltd
Local success story Allenwest Wallacetown Ltd continue to go from strength to strength...

Ayrshire 'Meet The Buyer'
SDP to hold FREE ‘Ayrshire Meet the Buyer’ event at the Gailes Hotel on Tuesday 18th November...

Sign up for NetRegs FREE e-alerts!
Find out how your business could drive better environmental performance, and potentially reduce your costs...

'Love Me Tender'
Over 90 local SME's and 130 people attended SDP's most recent FREE event, aimed at helping SME's learn more about the tendering process...

Company Focus: JRG Group
Irvine based JRG Group has just successfully implemented a new strategy to help compete against suppliers in the far-east...

SDP hold most succesful event so far
Over 700 people attended the Supplier Development Programme's most recent event...

Are you paying unnecessary business rates?
Approximately 35,000 small businesses in Scotland are needlessly missing out on a government business rates handout...

E-marketing your business
Are you marketing your company effectively? E-marketing can be a useful method...

We have re-designed our web site!
Have a look to find out how we could help your business develop...