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• Fast-track planning support • Professional, bespoke property searches • Assistance to access training grants, loans and funding including Regional Selective Assistance


• Access to Commonwealth Initiatives subsidies for graduates and apprentices


• Dedicated aftercare. This professional, collaborative approach


addresses the needs of investors and businesses alike and facilitates access to a range of partners across the city: Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Development International, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, property agents and other Council services such as planning and business services. In 2012/2013 this helped the city attract nearly


1,000 new jobs across financial and business services, life science, engineering, design and manufacturing, and low carbon industries. Companies that recently chose to expand or


locate in Glasgow include Webhelp TSC (HERO TSC), Albion Automative, KPMG, Ashurst and the prestigious Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. They secured more than £9 million in support and brought more than 350 new jobs to the city, safeguarding another 800. For more information on Invest Glasgow, visit: www.investglasgow.com


MADEBRAVE® SPONSOR OF THE GLASGOW BUSINESS AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN BUSINESS


We’re MadeBrave®, a brand-led digital creative agency here in Glasgow. Since our beginning as one of


Scotland’s most exciting start-ups, we’ve gone from strength to strength. Today we serve both business and consumer


brands, generating creative ideas that make them bigger, bolder and stronger. We tailor our expert services in design, digital and social media to each specific need – so while branding is in everything we do, not everything we do is branding. Businesses that have already benefitted from


our brand-led approach include Beam Suntory, Sky, IBM, TedX, Aggreko and Scottish Renewables – to name but a few. For more information on MadeBrave®, visit: www.madebrave.com


SCOTTISH WATER SPONSOR OF THE GLASGOW BUSINESS AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


Scottish Water is trusted to serve Scotland, providing vital services that are essential to


daily life. We provide high quality drinking water to households and business premises across Scotland and we treat their waste water before returning it safely to the environment. Our investment programme in 2015-21 will enable Scottish Water to continue providing


first-class customer service, while supporting the Scottish economy and creating jobs in the construction industry. We provide a safe and reliable supply of high


quality Scottish drinking water and we continue to deliver value for our customers. In 2016/17, the average household charge in Scotland continues to be £38 lower than the average charge in England and Wales. We are working hard to ensure that protection


of this precious natural resource is always a key consideration in our wide variety of operations. We are also continuing to invest in renewable technologies to drive forward our green agenda. This is part of our commitment to become a sustainable, low carbon business. We are committed to acting responsibly in how


we deliver our services and to making the right choice in terms of service, cost and carbon. We believe that this is the right thing for our


customers, the economy and the environment. For more information on Scottish Water, visit: www.scottishwater.co.uk


SCOTTISHPOWER SPONSOR OF THE GLASGOW BUSINESS AWARD FOR GREEN CHAMPION


ScottishPower has been at the heart of energy generation and


distribution in Glasgow and beyond for more than 100 years. Providing energy services to around 200,000 businesses throughout the UK, ScottishPower recognises that, as a supplier of one of the essential services, it plays a key role in helping small businesses grow and develop. With this in mind, ScottishPower has developed


a range of services specifically designed to support the small business community. ScottishPower values its business customers and aims to provide them with competitively priced, tailored deals


supplemented by the support of a dedicated UK- based Business Energy Team. From contracts of varying lengths, to online


account management and a personalised welcome programme, we keep the needs of our business customers at the heart of everything we do. For more information on ScottishPower, visit: www.scottishpower.co.uk/smallbusiness


EVENING TIMES MEDIA PARTNER AND SPONSOR OF THE EVENING TIMES AWARD FOR GLASGOW’S FAVOURITE BUSINESS


Nobody Knows Glasgow Better...


For more than a century the Evening Times has been keeping Glasgow up-to-date with everything that happens across the city. Every month, through our print and online editions, more than 1.2 million people are kept informed with all the latest in news, business, sport and entertainment. The Evening Times has been media partner of


The Glasgow Business Awards for over a decade, and since our involvement we have supported a unique category in the competition – The Evening Times Award for Glasgow’s Favourite Business. Voted for by our readers, previous winners


include Auchentoshan, the Pavilion, Slater Menswear, The Q Club, Barrhead Travel, Glasgow Taxis, Glasgow Credit Union, The Business Incentives Group and The Pets’n’Vets Family – all firms close to the heart of the public. The Evening Times is dedicated to promoting


the very best of Glasgow and, in particular, in promoting, celebrating and supporting the businesses that help make this city the economic heart of Scotland. Once again we are proud and privileged to be


involved in The Glasgow Business Awards and to help celebrate the success and achievements of our top companies. For more information on Evening Times, visit: www.eveningtimes.co.uk


ENHANCING ENVIRONMENTS FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS


Enhancing Environments is a unique and exciting new business. Inspired by non


inspiring business environments, office receptions, restaurants, clubs, even cafés, it offers clients a free consultation to discuss “breaking empty spaces” with specially selected beautiful paintings, eye catching flowers, quirky plants and interesting object d’art that add that certain je ne sais quoi. And they don’t have to cost the earth.


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