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South of Scotland Enterprise — Business Grants

South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE)

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Worth

Varies

Deadline

Rolling — no fixed deadline

What it is

Discretionary, adviser-led grant support — no fixed scheme amounts are published — for businesses, social enterprises and community organisations in the South of Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders). The route in is booking a free advice session with a SOSE business adviser and shaping the ask around growth, innovation, diversification or community benefit; awards are assessed per project and published in quarterly grant-award reports.

Verified 2026-08-21 on southofscotlandenterprise.com/resources/grants-opportunities: page live; adviser-led discretionary grant support confirmed ('Want to discuss your grant application with a SOSE business adviser? Get in touch to book a free advice session'); quarterly grant-award reports published through Apr–Jun 2026, proving active awards; enquiry form covers expansion, innovation, improvement, diversification and community development. NO named strands or £ amounts appear on the live page — the Notion-rescued 'Pathways Pre-Start up to £1,000' was NOT found today and stays unverified. capture is deliberately an empty tiered formula: publishing any £ figure would be invented. Geography is stricter than the engine can express: Dumfries & Galloway + Scottish Borders only, not all of Scotland.

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