Advice

Whatever issue your business has, the East Renfrewshire Council Economic Development are there to provide you with advice and information.

You may also find it useful to visit the Business Gateway website in the first instance which is a useful source of information on a wide range of business issues."

Website: Business Gateway

Eligible Companies

You need to have been in business for around 6 months or more.

You must also be willing to share information about your business e.g. you may be asked for a copy of your business accounts if seeking financial support.

The more open you are, the more you will get out of the process.

If you cannot find what you are looking for or wish to speak to an adivser
Telephone: 0141 577 8545.

Level of Support

One of our business advisers can visit you (or you can come in to our local office if you prefer.

Based on this face to face session, your business adviser will:

• Assess your areas of weakness

• Prioritise the most important issues

• Refer you on to the people and organisations best placed to help you

They may refer you to

• A Business Information Officer (BIO) for relevant information

• Seminars and workshops to develop particular skills

• Other Business Gateway services they think will be particularly helpful.

Contact

Economic Development
Council Offices
2 Spiersbridge Way
Spiersbridge Business Park
Thornliebank
G46 8NG

Telephone: 0141 577 3773
Fax: 0141 577 3781
Email: business@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

Frequently Asked Questions

• Question: Where can I find information and statistics about this area?
• Answer: Census information from East Renfrewshire is available on the Scotland's Census Results OnLine website at www.scrol.gov.uk. Local employment and economic information can be found at www.slims.org.uk.