Dundee

Business Gateway Dundee offers a range of support and advice to individuals looking to start a business, newly formed businesses, and existing businesses looking to grow and develop.

At Business Gateway Dundee, we’re here to provide personalised, one-to-one business advice in person, by phone, or through email. Our experienced team offers business workshops throughout Dundee, covering business planning, financial planning, marketing strategy, and more. We also host online webinars and networking events to support you from initial setup to business expansion. Get in touch with your local team here.

Thinking of Starting a Business?

There are many ways we can support your start-up journey.

Our Planning To Start tool is a great place to begin. It takes just 10 minutes to complete and provides you with an instant toolkit with key resources & information. We'll then connect you with a member of the team at our local office for further support.

Our website offers a business plan guide and template to download when you’re ready, market reports and research, as well as handy online guides and articles, video tutorials and podcasts. Plus, we have a great range of webinars to hone your start-up skills – from writing a business plan to marketing on a budget.

With our help, you could be in business sooner than you imagined.

Running a Business?

Our resources and one-to-one support can help you strengthen your business.

Whether you’re looking to take on premises or learn more about digital marketing, we can help you take the next step. Get started by taking 10 minutes to complete our Strengthen Your Business Tool and get a personalised dashboard of online resources and webinars.

We know that your time is in short supply, so we also offer one-to-one advice at a time and day to suit you. Together, you and your business adviser can create a strategic action plan to suit your ambitions.

Our online resources and webinars can help you learn new skills, create opportunities and gain confidence. From HR to restructuring, innovation and digital marketing - we can help. And if specialist input is required, we can connect you to other sources of support.

Improve your Digital Skills

Access webinars, online guides and a Digital Health Check.

From digital marketing strategy to social media, e-Commerce, cyber security and more, we can help boost your digital performance.

Our Digital Health Check is a great place to start. It will help pinpoint your digital strengths, areas you could improve, and how we can help, and it only takes 5 minutes to complete.

Developing your Workforce

Taking on new staff can be a challenging process, but we can help.

Our specialist HR adviser, Ann Kerr, can help with any aspect of taking on and employing staff from recruitment through to training and performance management. Leigh will also be able to point you to financial support such as the Skills Development Scotland Flexible Training Grant.

Expert Help

At Business Gateway Tayside we believe in providing you with the advice and support that you need in order to develop your business to its fullest potential.

If required, Business Gateway's growth clients may access additional time from local professionals through “Expert Help” in order to develop business strategies in particular areas of business specialisms.

Women into Business Tayside

Women into Business is a networking group for women who are developing a business idea, or those who have recently started their business.

Young Entrepreneurs

We’re always delighted to help young entrepreneurs. Contact us to find out more about advice and connections for those aged 18-30.

Intermediaries

We understand that your relationship with your clients is important. We’d like to make it even better by connecting you to local information, activities and funding.

Dundee City Council

The £1 billion transformation of Dundee city waterfront, which encompasses 240 hectares of development land stretching 8km along the River Tay, is a strategic, focused and forward-looking 30 year project (2001-2031) that is propelling the city to international acclaim.

The Economic Development Division in the city work towards the goals of building a strong and sustainable city economy and key sectors in Dundee include digital media, life sciences, contact centres and business tourism.

Funding support includes the Small Business Finance Dundee.

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise, together with Business Gateway form Scotland's main interface with start-up and growing businesses.

Scottish Enterprise run events and can provide specialist information within the areas of innovation, funding and international business development.

Skills Development Scotland

SDS is the national skills body providing support through advice, resources and funding for individuals and employers.

Key initiatives include the "Flexible Training Opportunity" grant and the "Skills For Growth" training needs evaluation.

Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce

The Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce is a membership organisation committed to improving opportunities for Dundee and Angus local businesses, providing training, networking, a regular newsletter and business directory.

The Women's Business Centre

The Women's Business Centre is a website designed to support women at the pre-start and start-up through to growth stages of their business journey.

Operated by Women’s Enterprise Scotland, the Women's Business Centre website is free to access and offers dedicated, needs-based content on starting and growing a business, including stories, encouragement and top tips from leading business owners across Scotland.

Supplier Development Programme (SDP)

The Supplier Development Programme provides support through a range of free tender training, e-learning modules and Meet the Buyer events to help Scottish SMEs, social enterprises and third sector organisations in bidding for public sector opportunities.

Redundancy Support

Your local Business Gateway office can offer free support to any business considering making redundancies.

Our advisers can help you look at your business challenges and then help you make the next practical steps. Along with that we can introduce you to PACE – Partnership Action for Continuing Employment.

Other Business Support across Scotland

Information on the free advice and support available from Scotland’s public sector business support organisations is available to find, all in one place, at Find Business Support.

Find your nearest office

Business Gateway Dundee

27-28 Camperdown Street
City Quay Business Centre
Dundee
DD1 3JA
Get directions
01382 443 400

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday

09:00 to 17:00