Circular Economy Business Support Service
The Circular Economy Business Support Service delivers tailored, expert, one-to-one consultancy directly to small and medium sized businesses across all sectors in Scotland.
It’s designed to help companies explore more circular ways of doing business which can result in resource efficiencies, improved profitability, higher quality products, increased customer base and alternative supply chains for your business.
The business support service can help to develop and / or implement new business models, technologies, practices, products or services which can embed circular economy principles, including circular economy business models around sharing resources, modular design, re-use and repair, remanufacturing and reprocessing.
Specifically the Circular Economy Business Support Service can help with
- Market assessment
- Innovation/opportunities identification
- Stakeholder engagement
- Business plan support
- Lifecycle analysis
- Business case development
- Commercial case development
- Support in identifying funding opportunities
- Communications and marketing support
- Implementation support
Upon completion of the service, and for eligible projects nearing commercialisation, the Circular Economy Investment Fund may be available.
If you have an idea for a circular product or business model and would like to benefit from the Circular Economy Business Support Service, contact us at team@circulartayside.co.uk